SUMMARY - Wednesday, April 9, 2025 - 9 p.m.

Bratislava, April 9 (TASR) - MPs on Wednesday advanced to its second reading a draft constitutional law that is aimed at enshrining two genders - a man and a woman - in the Slovak Constitution. https://etasr.sk/article/21934011 Bratislava, April 9 (TASR) - Lawmakers of the opposition 'Slovakia' party will lend their support to changes to the Slovak Constitution sponsored by the Christian Democrats (KDH), but they won't vote for the government-drafted proposal that Prime Minister Robert Fico (Smer-SD) came up with, 'Slovakia' party spokesperson Matus Bystriansky announced on Wednesday. https://etasr.sk/article/21933916 Bratislava, April 9 (TASR) - The opposition Christian Democrats (KDH) didn't receive sufficient support for their proposal to amend the Slovak Constitution in Wednesday's vote in Parliament. https://etasr.sk/article/21934130 Bratislava, April 9 (TASR) - A person who was fined for violating anti-pandemic measures in connection with COVID-19 or had to pay for meals in state quarantine facilities will be able to claim compensation, according to the law on redress for wrongs caused to natural persons in connection with anti-pandemic measures, which was approved by MPs on Wednesday. https://etasr.sk/article/21934325 Bratislava, April 9 (TASR) - The opposition Progressive Slovakia (PS) has called on President Peter Pellegrini to veto the law on the so-called "covid amnesty", which Parliament approved on Wednesday. https://etasr.sk/article/21934493 Trencin, April 9 (TASR) - State-owned Aircraft Repair Company Trencin (LOTN) will repair F-16 aircraft, with an agreement on setting up a joint organisation for repairing and maintaining F-16 aircraft being signed on Wednesday by LOTN director Juraj Laus and head of Norway's Kongsberg Aviation Maintenance Services (KAMS) Andre Jaegtvik. https://etasr.sk/article/21934281 Bratislava, April 9 (TASR) - The coalition Slovak National Party (SNS) will propose that the financial transaction tax should be scrapped for sole traders and companies with a turnover of up to €100,000 at the current or next parliamentary session, SNS chairman Andrej Danko stated on Wednesday, noting that the measure should come into force as of mid-year. https://etasr.sk/article/21934191 Bratislava, April 9 (TASR) - Prime Minister Robert Fico (Smer-SD) met President of India Droupadi Murmu at the old building of the Government Office (UV) on Wednesday and extended an invitation to Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi to visit Slovakia as well, TASR learnt from the Government Office's press department on the same day. https://etasr.sk/article/21933914 Bratislava, April 9 (TASR) - The European Union (EU) needs a frank discussion on democracy and on what is happening in Slovakia and Serbia, Premier Robert Fico (Smer-SD) posted on a social network on Wednesday, noting that he thinks that EU's institutions are lecturing and "lashing with the whip of democracy". https://etasr.sk/article/21934477 Banska Bystrica, April 9 (TASR) - The first-ever governor of Banska Bystrica region Milan Marcok has died at the age of 86, TASR learnt from incumbent Banska Bystrica region governor Ondrej Lunter's social media post on Wednesday. https://etasr.sk/article/21933827 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