SUMMARY - Tuesday, July 23, 2024 - 5 p.m.

Trencin, July 23 (TASR) - The Investment, Regional Development and Informatisation Ministry announced a new call for support of the 2026 European Capital of Culture (EHMK) - Trencin on Tuesday, Investment Minister Richard Rasi (Voice-SD) told a news conference in Trencin on the same day. https://etasr.sk/article/20939769 Bratislava, July 23 (TASR) - Petra Flach has become the new director of the International House of Art for Children Bibiana, Culture Ministry communications department head Petra Bacinska has informed TASR. https://etasr.sk/article/20939976 Teplicka nad Vahom, July 23 (TASR) - The Kia car plant in Teplicka nad Vahom in Zilina region managed to produce more than 188,000 vehicles in the first half of 2024, an increase of almost 3,000 cars in yearly terms, TASR has learnt from Kia Slovakia spokesman Tomas Potocek. https://etasr.sk/article/20939980 Brussels, July 23 (TASR-correspondent) - Slovak MEP Lubica Karvasova (Progressive Slovakia/Renew Europe) was elected as a vice-chair of the European Parliament's Committee on Regional Development (REGI) in Brussels on Tuesday. https://etasr.sk/article/20940055 Boleraz , July 236 (TASR) - Two people were injured in a glider crash at Boleraz airfield near Trnava on Tuesday, TASR learnt from the rescue corps on the same day. https://etasr.sk/article/20940223 Bratislava, July 23 (TASR) - Had a general election taken place in the first half of July, it would have been won by Smer-SD on 23.5 percent of the votes, a poll carried out by AKO agency on behalf of television channel Joj 24 has shown. https://etasr.sk/article/20940349 Bratislava, July 23 (TASR) - Opposition Freedom and Solidarity (SaS) party called on Health Minister Zuzana Dolinkova (Voice-SD) to present specific measures to address what it sees as the crisis situation prevailing at the Trencin Faculty Hospital's department of cardiology, SaS MP Tomas Szalay stated on Tuesday. https://etasr.sk/article/20940395 Bratislava, July 23 (TASR) - The Doctors' Labour Union (LOZ) urged on Tuesday the management of the Trencin Faculty Hospital and the Health Ministry to resolve the current crisis situation prevailing in the hospital department of cardiology, TASR was told by LOZ head Peter Visolajsky. https://etasr.sk/article/20940465 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. zel