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Bratislava, 22 May (TASR) - Opposition MP Veronika Remisova ('Slovakia-For the People-KU') has been summoned by the police for questioning following a criminal complaint filed by Defence Minister Robert Kalinak (Smer-SD) over her disclosure of information regarding his undeclared property in Croatia, and at a press conference on Thursday she described the move against her as a deliberate attempt to criminalise the opposition. https://etasr.sk/article/22097463 Bratislava, 22 May (TASR) - MPs for the Christian Democratic Movement (KDH) along with other opposition lawmakers want a special session of the parliamentary health affairs committee to be convened over the issue of the new national hospital that should be built in Bratislava's borough of Vajnory, committee member Peter Stachura (KDH) told a news conference on Thursday. https://etasr.sk/article/22097604 Bratislava, 22 May (TASR) - The Interior Ministry is proposing that only those political parties that make it into parliament after a general election should receive a contribution from the state, said Interior Minister and Voice-SD leader Matus Sutaj Estok on Thursday, adding that a debate on the issue is just beginning and that the proposal will undergo a standard inter-departmental review. https://etasr.sk/article/22097883 Bratislava, 22 May (TASR) - The coalition Voice-SD party will hold a congress in Poprad (Presov region) on 21 June, where the party will "take a breath", Voice-SD leader and Interior Minister Matus Sutaj Estok announced at a press conference on Thursday. https://etasr.sk/article/22097931 Bratislava, 22 May (TASR) - In the first year and a half of the current government's term, the Transport Ministry has fulfilled 40 percent of the goals set out in the government manifesto, stated Prime Minister Robert Fico (Smer-SD) after a meeting with Transport Minister Jozef Raz (a Smer-SD nominee) focused on reviewing progress. https://etasr.sk/article/22097997 Thessaloniki/Bratislava, 22 May (TASR) - State Secretary of the Foreign and European Affairs Ministry Marek Estok officially opened Slovakia's honorary consulate in Thessaloniki on Wednesday, TASR has learnt from the ministry's communications department. https://etasr.sk/article/22098266 Trnava/Bratislava, 22 May (TASR) - The Association of Self-governing Regions (SK8) will continue to be headed by Trnava regional governor Jozef Viskupic, who was re-elected at its session in Trnava on Thursday. https://etasr.sk/article/22098292 NOTICE: If you click on the link or copy it into the search window, the browser will display the full text of the message in the new e-TASR client zone. If you have any questions, please contact obchod@tasr.sk. lin