SUMMARY - Tuesday, April 15, 2025 - 9 p.m.

Bratislava, April 15 (TASR) - The coalition Slovak National Party (SNS) insists on exempting sole traders and small companies with a turnover of up to €100,000 from the transaction tax, SNS chairman Andrej Danko said at a press conference on Tuesday, adding that SNS will ask its coalition partners to reconsider its intention, while SNS also believes that the entire tax should be scrapped. https://etasr.sk/article/21954055 Bratislava, April 15 (TASR) - The tax on financial transactions can't be scrapped even partially due to consolidation, and exempting sole traders and small entrepreneurs from this tax would mean a significant loss of state budget revenues of up to €200 million, said Finance Minister Ladislav Kamenicky (Smer-SD) on Tuesday in response to criticism of the tax and calls for it to be modified. https://etasr.sk/article/21953811 Bratislava, April 15 (TASR) - Prime Minister Robert Fico (Smer-SD) has objected to the words of EU High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy Kaja Kallas, who warned EU leaders against visiting Moscow on the occasion of the Victory Day celebrations in May, describing them as disrespectful and announcing that he'll attend the visit to Moscow, TASR was told by the Government Office's press and information department on Tuesday. https://etasr.sk/article/21954006 Bratislava, April 15 (TASR) - Up to two hundred people came to a rally of the opposition Freedom and Solidarity (SaS) party called 'Scrap the transaction tax' at the SNP Square in Bratislava on Tuesday. https://etasr.sk/article/21953951 Bratislava, April 15 (TASR) - House Chair Richard Rasi (Voice-SD) on Tuesday welcomed Apostolic Nuncio to Slovakia Nicola Girasoli in Parliament, expressing his appreciation for his active approach in the post of the apostolic nuncio and the doyen of the diplomatic corps in Slovakia, TASR was told by the Parliament's communications department. https://etasr.sk/article/21953889 Bratislava, April 15 (TASR) - Labour, Social Affairs and the Family Minister Erik Tomas (Voice-SD) has rejected information from the opposition that child benefits are set to be reduced or scrapped as part of financial consolidation measures. https://etasr.sk/article/21953790 Bratislava, April 15 (TASR) - I expect that the final location of a new national university hospital in Bratislava will be decided this month, said Health Minister Kamil Sasko (Voice-SD) at a press conference on Tuesday, noting that the final stage has been reached. https://etasr.sk/article/21953735 Bratislava, April 15 (TASR) - The Slovak Society of General Practical Medicine fundamentally rejects the approval of a law on compensation for fines imposed for violating measures during the COVID-19 pandemic, and it is asking President Peter Pellegrini to use his constitutional power to veto the legislation, TASR was told by the society's committee on Tuesday. https://etasr.sk/article/21953667 Bratislava, April 15 (TASR) - MP Lucia Plavakova (Progressive Slovakia/PS) has called on coalition lawmakers to withdraw the proposed amendment to the law on non-governmental organisations, as she believes that it cannot be fixed in any way. https://etasr.sk/article/21953624 Bratislava, April 15 (TASR) - The Slovak Medical Chamber (SLK) rejects the claims made by Government Proxy for Investigating COVID-19 Pandemic Management Peter Kotlar, underlining that it doesn't consider Kotlar to be an authority in the given field, TASR learnt from head of the Chamber's secretariat Daniela Vozarikova on Tuesday. https://etasr.sk/article/21953590 Bratislava, April 15 (TASR) - At its meeting on Tuesday, the Judicial Council elected Frantisek Mozner as the new Supreme Court chairman, with 15 of the 17 Judicial Council members voting for him. https://etasr.sk/article/21953542 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