Good evening. Here is theThursday, May 16 edition of Today in Slovakia - the main news of the day in less than five minutes.
Fico's condition remains serious
F.D. Roosevelt Hospital in Banská Bystrica. (source: TASR/AP)
Prime Minister Robert Fico (Smer) is currently in a serious health condition following the attack on Wednesday (May 15), President-elect Peter Pellegrini (Hlas) announced after visiting the premier at the F.D. Roosevelt Hospital in Banská Bystrica on Thursday afternoon.
Doctors were able to stabilise his condition, however, his life remains in danger.
"The prime minister narrowly escaped death," said Pellegrini, adding that his most difficult hours and days are awaiting him. The premier is able to speak, but can only manage a few sentences, according to Pellegrini. He is very tired, he noted.
The day after the shooting of the prime minister, the Security Council and the government also held meetings. It was agreed upon to enhance the protection of constitutional officials and other groups and individuals who may be at risk, including journalists. No state of emergency will be declared.
Also, the police charged the attacker with revenge homicide.
Related: "The attack on Robert Fico is an attack on all of us. It is a path of hatred that cannot control Slovakia, because it will move us to the darkest places on the map," reads a statement published by the editors-in-chief of Slovak media outlets.
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SLOVAK MATTERS
Winning and losing in Slovak
The joy of Slovak forwards, goal scorer Peter Cehlárik, left, and Marek Hrivík, right, during the Slovakia - Poland game at the Ice Hockey World Championship in Ostrava on May 15, 2024. (source: TASR)
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IN OTHER NEWS
The coalition's SNS party called on the media to disable all anonymous posts in comments sections of individual news websites and plans to propose the ban of anonymous online comments also with a legislative bill. "In the near future, SNS will table a legislation to ban all anonymous online comments. It's necessary to take each and every step in this period to prevent the further escalation of tension in society," said the SNS party. (TASR)
"An attempt on the Slovak PM's life was committed by a leftist activist. Robert Fico won't be active for work in the most important months to come. We hope for his recovery, but have been left standing alone in our fight for peace for the time being. We must fight twice as hard from now on. The European election has become more important than ever. The violence must end!" posted Hungarian PM Viktor Orbán.
Ján Hrubala ends at the helm of the Specialised Criminal Court. As he revealed in his statement, Justice Minister Boris Susko (Smer) summoned him on May 14 to present his objections to Hrubala's action regarding the disciplinary matter of Specialised Criminal Court Michal Truban pertaining to the range-finding of "police information" about a judge. "He opines that it is a flaw in my work and an error that justifies my dismissal from the post of the court president," Hrubala explained. He disagrees with this opinion. (SITA)
Only six countries of the European Union do not provide any incentives for the purchase of electric cars. Slovakia is one of them. As further follows from the data published by the European Automobile Manufacturers' Association, they also include Belgium, Bulgaria, Denmark, Finland and Latvia. (SITA)
The Slovensky Plynárenský Priemysel company has opened two new charging stations for electric cars offering three charging points each on its premises on Moldavská Street in Košice, the second largest Slovak city. Their output is 30 and 60 kW, respectively. (SITA)
Straník hill, Žilina Region. (source: TASR)
WEATHER FOR FRIDAY: It will be cloudy with rain in many places during the day. The daytime temperature will range between 13°C and 18°C. For the whole of western Slovakia, warnings against storms (12:00-22:00) and wind (00:00-14:00) have been issued.(SHMÚ)
MAY 17 NAME DAY IN SLOVAKIA: Gizela.
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