SUMMARY - Thursday, April 24, 2025 - 5 p.m.

Bratislava, April 24 (TASR) - The Environment Ministry has already warned the investor in a battery plant in Surany (Nitra region) for submitting unprofessional and inaccurate documentation, the ministry's communications department has told TASR in reaction to statements by the opposition 'Slovakia' party, adding that suspension of the environmental impact assessment (EIA) will be the next step. https://etasr.sk/article/21981059 Bratislava, April 24 (TASR) - Slovakia's public debt is rising significantly and now amounts to more than €14,000 per capita, meaning that since the incumbent government of Robert Fico (Smer-SD) took office it has increased by €1,500 per capita, said Stefan Kiss (Progressive Slovakia), a member of the House finance and budget committee, on Thursday. https://etasr.sk/article/21981367 Bratislava, April 24 (TASR) - The Interior Ministry will draw up further legislative changes concerning non-governmental organisations (NGOs), Interior Minister Matus Sutaj Estok (Voice-SD) told a press conference on Thursday in connection with the need to have three state secretaries in the leadership of the ministry. https://etasr.sk/article/21981368 Bratislava, April 24 (TASR) - The Interior Ministry on Thursday handed over the first 20 new police cars to the traffic police, Interior Minister Matus Sutaj Estok (Voice-SD) told a press conference on the same day alongside the leadership of the Police Corps. https://etasr.sk/article/21981193 Bratislava, April 24 (TASR) - Leader of the Voice-SD party and Interior Minister Matus Sutaj Estok believes that he and Health Minister Kamil Sasko (Voice-SD) will announce the final decision on the location for constructing the new national university hospital in Bratislava next week. https://etasr.sk/article/21981121 Bratislava, April 24 (TASR) - Bratislava City Council disagrees with the plan of the Slovnaft refinery to build a large-capacity incinerator for processing imported municipal and hazardous waste in the capital city, according to a declaration adopted by city councillors on Thursday. https://etasr.sk/article/21980908 Levice, Arpil 24 (TASR) - There is no geological study on the suitability of the military site in Levice for burying dead animals in connection with the outbreak of foot-and-mouth disease, according to the Freedom and Solidarity (SaS) party, which presented a statement from the Dionyz Stur State Geological Institute to support its claim in Levice on Thursday. https://etasr.sk/article/21980849 Bratislava, April 24 (TASR) - New House chair Richard Rasi (Voice-SD) will make his first official foreign visit to the Czech Republic on May 7, the MP stated during a meeting with Czech Ambassador to Slovakia Rudolf Jindrak on Thursday. https://etasr.sk/article/21981038 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