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

Bratislava, 9 April (TASR) - The possibility of declaring a state of alert - which, if implemented, would grant the military greater powers and a legislative framework for its operations - may not be included in the Slovak Constitution. https://etasr.sk/article/23167573 Bratislava, 9 April (TASR) - The opposition has criticised the fact that the 'Healthy Hospitals - Strong Health Care' conference held in Bratislava on Thursday failed to offer any new or specific solutions to the problems facing hospitals, pointing out that the results of the pilot audit weren't published in full. https://etasr.sk/article/23167473 Bratislava, 9 April (TASR) - The Doctors' Trade Union Association (LOZ) welcomes the fact that the Health Ministry has launched audits in state-run hospitals, TASR was told by association's chairman Peter Visolajsky, in response to the 'Healthy Hospitals - Strong Health Care' conference held in Bratislava on Thursday. https://etasr.sk/article/23167698 Bratislava, 9 April (TASR) - The opposition 'Slovakia' party has criticised President Peter Pellegrini for not inviting it to Thursday's roundtable discussion on measures to strengthen the country's defence capabilities. https://etasr.sk/article/23167638 Bratislava, 9 April (TASR) - The fourth annual 'Sakura and Art Festival', due to take place in Bratislava on Friday and Saturday (10 and 11 April), will once again combine the themes of the arrival of spring and the blooming of Japanese cherry blossom trees with a rich cultural programme, the event's organisers informed TASR on Thursday. https://etasr.sk/article/23167251 Bratislava, 9 April (TASR) - Low-cost airline Ryanair has cancelled its scheduled flights from Bratislava to Milan and Naples and back on Friday (10 April) due to an air traffic controllers' strike in Italy, Bratislava airport spokesperson Veronika Demovicova confirmed for TASR on Thursday. https://etasr.sk/article/23167064 Hanoi/Bratislava, 9 April (TASR) - Prime Minister Robert Fico (Smer-SD) is scheduled to visit Vietnam in the coming days at the invitation of the new premier, Le Minh Hung, the Vietnamese Foreign Affairs Ministry posted on social media on Thursday. https://etasr.sk/article/23167025 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