Bratislava, 9 November (TASR) - The President's Office received on Monday a letter from Prime Minister Robert Fico (Smer-SD), in which he requested that the mandate to manage the Environment Ministry should be revoked, TASR was told by the President's Office.
https://etasr.sk/article/23912857
Rimavska Sobota, 9 November (TASR) - The government intends to tackle the problem of drinking water shortages in some villages in Rimavska Sobota district located in the south of Banska Bystrica region by drilling new boreholes and raising the water levels of local watercourses, stated Tourism and Sport Minister Rudolf Huliak (Independent) following Monday's meeting of the crisis management team in Rimavska Sobota, adding that the measures are to be funded by the Environment Ministry.
https://etasr.sk/article/23912680
Bratislava, 9 November (TASR) - Members of the Slovak Armed Forces can travel by train free of charge, according to the agreement between the Defence Ministry and national passenger rail carrier ZSSK, announced by Defence Minister Robert Kalinak (Smer-SD) and Transport Minister Jozef Raz (a Smer-SD nominee) at a news conference on Monday, adding that this benefit will also apply to their immediate family members.
https://etasr.sk/article/23912846
Trencin, 9 November (TASR) - Rocks are falling from the castle cliff and the walls of Trencin Castle, so the city's crisis management team has convened and Mayor Richard Rybnicek has declared an emergency in Trencin as of 12 p.m. until further notice, TASR has learnt at Rybnicek's press conference on Monday.
https://etasr.sk/article/23912781
Bratislava, 9 November (TASR) - The feasibility study for the construction of a new National Institute of Children's Diseases (NUDCH) in Bratislava's borough of Vajnory is expected to be completed by the end of summer 2027 at the latest, and it will be co-financed by Dutch financial institution Invest International, Health Minister Kamil Sasko (Voice-SD) stated following the signing of a memorandum of cooperation on Monday between the ministry and Invest International, aimed at assessing the feasibility and financing of the project.
https://etasr.sk/article/23912984
Bratislava, 9 November (TASR) - Social-insurance provider Socialna poistovna (SP) has assessed the first wave of pension projections, which have been sent to 3.4 million people since May this year, Labour, Social Affairs and the Family Minister Erik Tomas (Voice-SD) and SP representatives told a press conference on Monday, adding that thanks to this initiative, 90,000 people of working age have subsequently amended and supplemented unrecorded periods, particularly years spent studying, in military service or registered with a labour office.
https://etasr.sk/article/23912491
Bratislava, 9 November (TASR) - Environment Ministry State Secretary Stefan Kuffa is not surprised by the decision of Prime Minister Robert Fico (Smer-SD) to return the mandate to manage the Environment Ministry, insisting also that the ministry should be headed by his son, Filip Kuffa, the current First State Secretary at the ministry.
https://etasr.sk/article/23913175
Bratislava, 9 November (TASR) – Foreign and European Affairs Minister Juraj Blanar (Smer-SD) will undertake a working visit to China and the Philippines from 9 to 16 November, accompanied by a business delegation, with the aim to promote Slovak exports, develop political dialogue and strengthen Slovakia's presence in key regions of Asia, the foreign ministry press department told TASR on Monday.
https://etasr.sk/article/23913165
Bratislava, 9 November (TASR) – The new government, due to take office following next year's parliamentary election, could save approximately €2 billion in its first year while also helping to kickstart the Slovak economy, opposition SaS party stated at a press conference on Monday.
https://etasr.sk/article/23912850
Bratislava, 9 November (TASR) - Opposition Freedom and Solidarity (SaS) leader Branislav Groehling rejected Premier Robert Fico's (Smer-SD) claim that the 52-percent turnout in the referendum on Slovakia's EU accession was 'pure fabrication' and called on the Statistics Office to defend itself by filing a criminal complaint.
https://etasr.sk/article/23912663
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