SUMMARY - Thursday, 9 April 2026 - 5 p.m.

Bratislava, 9 April (TASR) - A pilot audit concerning the functioning of state-run hospitals that was commissioned by the Health Ministry and carried out in five hospitals across Slovakia has revealed several key findings, while identifying potential for improvement, stated Health Minister Kamil Sasko (Voice-SD) at the 'Healthy Hospitals - Strong Health Care' conference held in Bratislava on Thursday. https://etasr.sk/article/23166831 Bratislava, 9 April (TASR) - Health Minister Kamil Sasko (Voice-SD) opened the 'Healthy Hospitals - Strong Health Care' conference at the Borik Hotel in Bratislava on Thursday, with President Peter Pellegrini, House Chair Richard Rasi (Voice-SD) and Prime Minister Robert Fico (Smer-SD) also present, TASR reported on Thursday. https://etasr.sk/article/23166528 Bratislava, 9 April (TASR) - A prosecutor of the Prosecutor-General's (PG) Office has dropped the charges against former environment minister Jan Budaj for violating obligations in the administration of someone else's property in connection with the inefficient, wasteful and purposeless use of money from the budgetary chapter of the Environment Ministry, PG Office's spokesperson Zuzana Drobova has confirmed for TASR. https://etasr.sk/article/23166752 Bratislava, 9 April (TASR) - The opposition 'Slovakia', and Freedom and Solidarity (SaS) parties stated on Thursday that the family of Government Proxy for Roma Communities Alexander Dasko is alleged to have benefited from EU subsidies via a project for a civil association called Lavuta, which is represented by Dasko's wife, Olga. https://etasr.sk/article/23166845 Bratislava, 9 April (TASR) - State-run water-management construction company Vodohospodarska vystavba (VV) has scrapped the tender for procuring project documentation for the Malinec pumped storage power plant project, according to a document published on the Public Procurement Office's website. https://etasr.sk/article/23166955 Prague/Bratislava, 9 April (TASR-correspondent) - Slovakia and the Czech Republic will engage in a joint exhibition project at the Venice Biennale art festival, titled 'The Silence of the Mole', for the first time in 20 years, TASR has learnt from its Prague correspondent. Bratislava, 9 April (TASR) - Labour Minister Erik Tomas (Voice-SD) held a news conference on Thursday to present a draft amendment to the Labour Code, sponsored by the Labour Ministry in cooperation with KOVO Trade Union, which aims to increase the protection of trade union leaders against unlawful dismissals by employers. https://etasr.sk/article/23166641 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