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Bratislava, 27 May (TASR) - Slovakia plans to host a meeting of the Central 5 (C5) informal regional group in September, Foreign and European Affairs Minister Juraj Blanar (Smer-SD) announced following talks with Slovenian Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Tanja Fajon. https://etasr.sk/article/22116141 Bratislava, 27 May (TASR) - MPs from Voice-SD will propose an amendment to the draft revision of the Slovak Constitution to remove the provision that Slovakia forms a single electoral district for parliamentary election, party leader and Interior Minister Matus Sutaj Estok announced at a press conference on Tuesday, adding that the party is also ready to support President Peter Pellegrini's veto of the proposed special pension for the Prosecutor-General and is open to postponing the vote on the so-called COVID amnesties to September, pending a report from Government Proxy for Investigating COVID-19 Pandemic Management Peter Kotlar. https://etasr.sk/article/22116540 Bratislava, 27 May (TASR) - President Peter Pellegrini highlighted the need to modernise local government, calling it the greatest challenge that cannot be ignored, during his speech at the congress of the Slovak Towns and Villages Association (ZMOS) on Tuesday, assuring local representatives that they have a reliable partner in the Presidential Palace. https://etasr.sk/article/22116580 Bratislava, 27 May (TASR) - Slovaks are not German slaves, said Slovak National Party (SNS) leader Andrej Danko on Tuesday in response to German Chancellor Friedrich Merz's statement that Germany may propose in Brussels to cut EU funding to Slovakia if it continues to drift away from the EU's common direction. https://etasr.sk/article/22116692 Bratislava, 27 May (TASR) - Coalition parties distrust each other over the law proposals vetoed by President Peter Pellegrini, which is why they postponed them to the end of the current session, said opposition MP and 'Slovakia' party leader Igor Matovic, adding that Voice-SD leader and Interior Minister Matus Sutaj Estok is contradicting himself as his MPs initially voted for the legislation but now refuse to override the president's veto. https://etasr.sk/article/22116730 Bratislava, 27 May (TASR) - The German chancellor will not "play games" with Prime Minister Robert Fico (Smer-SD) over EU funds, said representatives of the opposition 'Slovakia' party in response to Chancellor Friedrich Merz's statement on Monday (26 May) that Slovakia could lose access to EU funds. https://etasr.sk/article/22116782 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