SUMMARY - Friday, May 23, 2025 - 5 p.m.

Bratislava, 23 May (TASR) - The draft decree on medicines policy will be discussed at an expert level, and the decree won't enter into force until expert consensus and a sustainable solution is found, Health Minister Kamil Sasko (Voice-SD) told a press conference on Friday, stressing that his aim is to ensure that as many patients as possible will have access to the medicines that they need under fair and clear conditions. https://etasr.sk/article/22102451 Bratislava, 23 May (TASR) - Branislav Balogh, previously a manager for the promotion and dissemination of Slovak literature in the foreign projects department at the Slovak Literary Centre (SLC), was appointed to head this institution on a temporary basis on Friday, TASR has learnt from Balogh himself. https://etasr.sk/article/22102204 Bratislava, 23 May (TASR) - The opposition Freedom and Solidarity (SaS) party has urged Health Minister Kamil Sasko (Voice-SD) to establish systemic and adequate funding for mobile hospices, with MP Martina Bajo Holeckova (SaS) stressing that terminally ill patients need more hospice visits than the number currently covered by the state, meaning that they often having to pay out of their own pockets when the limits are exceeded. https://etasr.sk/article/22102327 Bratislava, 23 May (TASR) - Government Proxy for Investigating COVID-19 Pandemic Management Peter Kotlar should focus on the task assigned to him by the government — delivering a report on pandemic management, stated the Voice-SD party in response to Kotlar's statements at a press conference on Friday. https://etasr.sk/article/22102369 Bratislava, 23 May (TASR) - The coalition council has agreed on the course of the parliamentary session that is due to begin next week, stated Slovak National Party (SNS) chairman Andrej Danko after a meeting of the council on Friday, stressing that he'll do everything he can to ensure that the transaction tax is scrapped. https://etasr.sk/article/22102489 Casablanca, 23 May (TASR-correspondent) - My visit to Morocco has confirmed the beginning of a new era of cooperation between Slovakia and Morocco, Foreign and European Affairs Minister Juraj Blanar (Smer-SD) has said during his visit to Morocco, adding that the two countries are interested in expanding bilateral and political relations as well as economic activities. https://etasr.sk/article/22102412 Bratislava, 23 May (TASR) - The Voice-SD party via the remarks of its representatives is questioning the work of both Smer-SD and the Slovak National Party (SNS), said Government Proxy for Investigating COVID-19 Pandemic Management Peter Kotlar, pointing to the party's criticism of his COVID-19 vaccines review and its objections to the intention not to support the pandemic agreement. https://etasr.sk/article/22102293 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. am