SUMMARY - Wednesday, 20 May 2026 - 1 p.m.

Bratislava, 20 May (TASR) - At its regular session on Wednesday, the government will deal with new rules for the provision of state aid in the remediation of environmental burdens, particularly in cases where the remediation is carried out by the state at its own expense. https://etasr.sk/article/23308641 Bratislava, 20 May (TASR) - Foreign Affairs Minister Juraj Blanar (Smer-SD) left for a working visit to Finland on Wednesday morning. https://etasr.sk/article/23308725 Bratislava, 20 May (TASR) - Measures aimed at supporting economic growth are likely to be discussed at the government session on Wednesday, said Agriculture Minister Richard Takac (Smer-SD) ahead of the meeting. https://etasr.sk/article/23308827 Bratislava, 20 May (TASR) - Year-on-year (y-o-y) inflation measured by the EU's Harmonised Index of Consumer Prices (HICP) amounted to 4.1 percent in April 2026, while monthly inflation stood at 0.5 percent, the Statistics Office reported on Wednesday, adding that both figures were the second-highest this year. https://etasr.sk/article/23308879 Bratislava, 20 May (TASR) - The government will deal with the first part of its package of measures aimed at supporting economic growth only after a tripartite meeting, said Labour Minister Erik Tomas (Voice-SD) following the cabinet session on Wednesday. https://etasr.sk/article/23308982 Bratislava, 20 May (TASR) - The provision of state aid in connection with removing environmental damage should be subject to new rules, primarily in justified cases in which such work is carried out by the state at its own expense, with a new mechanism to be put in place for determining the amount of excessive aid arising from an increase in the value of restored land, whereby the state would be required to recover such excessive aid from the beneficiary, according to a legislative amendment approved by the government at its session on Wednesday. https://etasr.sk/article/23309102 Presov, 20 May (TASR) - The Defence Ministry has announced a tender for completing the construction of the new hospital in Presov, according to information published in the Public Procurement Office's (UVO) bulletin. https://etasr.sk/article/23309108 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. ko