SUMMARY - Wednesday, April 2, 2025 - 1 p.m.

Bratislava, April 2 (TASR) - The presence of two new epicenters of foot-and-mouth disease has been confirmed in Hungary: in the villages of Dunakiliti and Darnozseli, Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development Richard Takac (Smer-SD) announced before a session of the Government on Wednesday. https://etasr.sk/article/21907725 Bratislava, April 2 (TASR) - The government has declared a state of emergency in several districts of the country in response to the bear situation, which will come into effect as of 2 p.m. on Wednesday. https://etasr.sk/article/21907913 Bratislava, April 2 (TASR) - Slovakia's Recovery and Resilience Plan should support 200 projects aimed at strengthening relations with Slovaks abroad, according to information on a plan to conclude contracts for providing funds to non-governmental non-profit organisations under the remit of the Office of the Vice-premier for the Recovery Plan and Knowledge Economy, of which the government took note on Wednesday. https://etasr.sk/article/21907967 Kremnica, April 2 (TASR) - The 80th anniversary of the liberation of the town of Kremnica from fascism is to be commemorated with two events, with the town planning festivities on Friday, April 4, while an exhibition titled 'The 1945 Liberation of Slovakia' will be open to the public at the Banska Bystrica State Archive as well, TASR has learnt. https://etasr.sk/article/21907960 Bratislava, April 2 (TASR) - Justice Minister Boris Susko (Smer-SD) hopes that former crime boss Mikulas Cernak's request for parole will be considered by a court in a fair manner, with all aspects including the bereaved whose loved ones were murdered by Cernak taken into account. https://etasr.sk/article/21907950 Bratislava, April 2 (TASR) - Vladimir Dvoracek will continue to be a member of the Bank Board of Slovakia's central bank (NBS) after the government reappointed him to the post in line with NBS governor Peter Kazimir's proposal on Wednesday. https://etasr.sk/article/21907935 Bratislava, April 2 (TASR) - At its session on Wednesday, the government appointed Radoslav Stefanek to the post of Investment, Regional Development and Informatisation Ministry state secretary. https://etasr.sk/article/21907904 Bratislava, April 2 (TASR) - Environment Minister Tomas Taraba (a Slovak National Party/SNS nominee) said before the cabinet session on Wednesday that he believes the government will declare a state of emergency in response to the situation concerning bears on Wednesday. https://etasr.sk/article/21907802 Bratislava, April 2 (TASR) - Coalition Slovak National Party (SNS) welcomes the so-called COVID-19 amnesties that Parliament is supposed to discuss at its current session, whereas opposition Progressive Slovakia and 'Slovakia' parties reject the motion. https://etasr.sk/article/21907710 Bratislava, April 2 (TASR) - Slovakia borrowed €5.868 billion through the sale of government bonds in the first three months of this year, borrowing over €1 billion in this way in March alone, according to the latest monthly report published by the Debt and Liquidity Management Agency (ARDAL) on Wednesday. https://etasr.sk/article/21907668 Bratislava, April 2 (TASR) - Parliament was inquorate also on the second attempt on Wednesday morning, when a special emergency session was supposed to be held, with the no-confidence motion in Defence Minister Robert Kalinak (Smer-SD) as the sole point on its agenda. https://etasr.sk/article/21907664 Bratislava, April 2 (TASR) - Parliament didn't deliberate on the no-confidence motion in Defence Minister Robert Kalinak (Smer-SD) on Wednesday morning, due to a lack of quorum. https://etasr.sk/article/21907638 Bratislava, April 2 (TASR) - Education Minister Tomas Drucker (Voice-SD) will propose the government to appoint Jan Krisanda as one of the ministry's state secretaries, based on a deal with the junior coalition Slovak National Party (SNS), and at the same time propose the dismissal of incumbent state secretary Slavomir Partila, TASR learnt from the ministry's press department on Wednesday. https://etasr.sk/article/21907599 Bratislava, April 2 (TASR) - At its regular session on Wednesday, the Cabinet will deal with a proposal to increase spending on public universities by over €3 million. https://etasr.sk/article/21907548 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