SUMMARY - Thursday, April 3, 2025 - 9 p.m.

Rome, April 3 (TASR) - Thousands of Slovaks have come to Rome and the Vatican for a national pilgrimage, uniting together regardless of age or opinion and showing that it is possible to unite on values and faith, which is the message that could be sent from Rome to Slovakia during these days, President Peter Pellegrini said on Thursday following the Mass in the Basilica of St. John Lateran, TASR was told by the President's Office on Thursday. https://etasr.sk/article/21913388 Prague, April 3 (TASR-correspondent) - The Czech Republic will introduce stricter measures to prevent the spread of foot-and-mouth disease onto its territory, with all lorries weighing above 3.5 tonnes and heading from Slovakia to the Czech Republic required to use the Hodonin-Holic border crossing if their cargo is nonveterinary and four other select crossings if there's a veterinary cargo, TASR's correspondent in Prague has learnt from spokesperson of the Czech State Veterinary Administration Petr Vorlicek on Thursday. https://etasr.sk/article/21912956 Bratislava, April 3 (TASR) - The Economy Ministry will have access to socio-economic data of the population on request, based on which it will assess the need for compensating energy costs, according to a new law on the provision of data for the purpose of targeted energy assistance that MPs finally approved on Thursday. https://etasr.sk/article/21912849 Brussels/Bratislava, April 3 (TASR) - Foreign and European Affairs Minister Juraj Blanar (Smer-SD) asked Spain to provide its air defence system to Slovakia, on the basis of NATO rotation system, until Slovakia acquires its own airspace defence, TASR learnt on Thursday. https://etasr.sk/article/21913381 Bratislava, April 3 (TASR) - A protest march against a new legislation on NGOs is being held in Bratislava on Thursday evening, with the organisers claiming that the purpose of the bill is to muzzle the people and organisations that dare to criticise the government. https://etasr.sk/article/21912855 Bratislava, April 3 (TASR) - The coalition wants to submit to the current House session a resolution on an amendment to the Act on Non-Profit Organisations, Parliamentary Vice-chair Tibor Gaspar (Smer-SD) stated on Thursday. https://etasr.sk/article/21912967 Bratislava, April 3 (TASR) - The opposition Progressive Slovakia and 'Slovakia'-For the People-KU parties called on Premier Robert Fico (Smer-SD) on Thursday to take action in response to the 25-percent tariffs imposed by the USA that will heavily impact Slovakia due to its high level of car exports, threatening around 250,000 to 300,000 jobs in the automotive sector. https://etasr.sk/article/21912786 Bratislava, April 3 (TASR) - The Culture Ministry has cancelled the selection procedure for the post of Slovak National Theatre (SND) general director, the ministry has reported on its website, adding that this happened based on Culture Minister Martina Simkovicova's (a Slovak National Party/SNS nominee) decision without providing further details. https://etasr.sk/article/21912688 Bratislava, April 3 (TASR) - Culture Minister Martina Simkovicova (a Slovak National Party/SNS nominee) appointed on Thursday four new members of the Art Support Fund (FPU) Council, the fund posted on a social network on the same day. https://etasr.sk/article/21913291 Bratislava, April 3 (TASR) - The 25-percent tariffs imposed by the United States on all goods and services from the EU will adversely impact both the economic growth and prices of goods, Slovak Central Bank Governor Peter Kazimir declared on Thursday. https://etasr.sk/article/21913287 Kosice, April 3 (TASR) - The railway hospital in Kosice will be taken over from Penta Hospitals Slovensko by the Agel health-care network, the two sides announced on Thursday, adding that they've agreed not to disclose the value of the transaction. https://etasr.sk/article/21913036 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