SUMMARY - Tuesday, April 23, 2024 - 6 p.m.

Bratislava, April 23 (TASR) - Changes brought by the Government-sponsored bill on public procurement significantly erode transparency and fair competition, which is why Slovakia may run the risk of receiving fines or even having its EU Funds payments stopped, opposition MP Veronika Remisova ('Slovakia'-For the People-KU) claimed on Tuesday. https://etasr.sk/article/20626527 Bratislava, April 23 (TASR) - President-elect Peter Pellegrini had his presidential portrait taken at the News Agency of the Slovak Republic (TASR) on Tuesday by head of TASR photo desk Michal Svitok. https://etasr.sk/article/20626236 Bratislava, April 23 (TASR) - Parliament ended a debate on the Culture Support Fund bill on Tuesday. https://etasr.sk/article/20626219 Presov/Bratislava, April 23 (TASR) - The National Highway Company (NDS) launched the construction works on the 1.8-kilometre long Okruhliak tunnel on Tuesday, Transport Minister Jozef Raz Jr. (Smer-SD nominee) announced on the same day. https://etasr.sk/article/20625970 Bratislava, April 23 (TASR) - It will be difficult to find agreement within the coalition on Stefan Harabin's nomination as a Judicial Council member, said MP Tibor Gaspar (Smer-SD) on Tuesday. https://etasr.sk/article/20625942 Liptovsky Mikulas, April 23 (TASR) - An investigator of the police's environmental section will deal with a case in which a bear that injured five people in the centre of the town of Liptovsky Mikulas in March was shot, Police Corps Presidium spokesperson Denisa Bardyova confirmed for TASR on Tuesday. https://etasr.sk/article/20625839 Prague, April 23 (TASR-correspondent) - Websites of the Czech News Agency (CTK) on Tuesday were attacked by hackers, who released several pieces of fake news, including one about a failed assassination attempt on Slovak president-elect Peter Pellegrini. https://etasr.sk/article/20625757 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. mf