Good evening. Here is theTuesday, April 30edition of Today in Slovakia - the main news of the day in less than five minutes.
May 1 is Labour Day. Also, Slovakia and nine other EU countries will mark 20 years since they joined the European Union. Enjoy your day off!
Bets on winner in EP elections starting to be placed
Brussels. (source: Vladimír Šimíček)
According to betting company Tipsport, the biggest favourite to win the European Parliament elections is the Progresívne Slovensko movement, with odds of 1.35:1.
It is also believed by bettors. Up to 82 percent have bet on the win of Progresívne Slovensko, writes the SITA news agency.
PS is followed by Smer. Currently, bettors can bet on its triumph in the elections at odds of 2.70:1. Other parties are further apart. The odds of victory for Hlas are currently 15:1, for the far-right Republika 88:1, for SaS 120:1, for KDH 130:1, and for Demokrati 135:1.
So far, the highest single bets have been worth €200 per PS win, which at odds of 1.35:1 means a potential win of around €270 for bettors.
On Saturday, June 8, Slovakia will elect 15 representatives to the European Parliament.
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FEATURE STORY FOR TUESDAY
ESG reporting will open firms' eyes
The ESG report is a comprehensive document which covers processes across a whole company. (source: Unsplash)
As companies prepare to meet new obligations to deliver ESG (environmental, social, governance) reports, experts have said the process of producing them is likely to present a challenge for many of organisations.
Advertorial: Who needs to have ESG?
EVENT FOR THE WEEKEND
Bratislavský Majáles
Majáles in Bratislava in 2023. (source: Facebook/Daša Šimeková)
The traditional two-day music festival by the Danube river will take place on May 3-4. You can see the line-up here, and there will also be food stands and children's theatres. Debates about the EU, food and clothes will also be held. As usual, visitors will not pay any admission fee. Come to Tyršovo Nábrežie embankment.
IN OTHER NEWS
Slovakia delivered four special drones for finding mines and unexploded ordnance underwater to Ukraine.
Deputy Speaker of Parliament Ľuboš Blaha (Smer) gave an interview to the state Russian TV channel, RT. Among other things, the deputy speaker said the US House of Representatives approved an aid package for Ukraine on Adolf Hitler's birthday. It is no coincidence, he said.
Progresívne Slovensko urged coalition MPs to withdraw the bill on NGOs, which parliament advanced to its second reading on Tuesday. Amnesty International Slovensko called the bill a direct attack against civic society. (TASR)
Tourists will be able to fly from Bratislava to a new far-flung destination in the next winter season. Direct charter flights will be available to Cancun in southeast Mexico.
Environment Minister Tomáš Taraba (SNS nom.) told Rádio Expres that it was the Hlas party that came up with the idea of boycotting political debates broadcast by TV Markíza.
A prosecutor of the General Prosecutor's Office discarded complaints asking for examination of the lawfulness of the Slovak government's resolution to approve extended statutes of the Slovak Information Service (SIS) and their related staff changes in SIS. In early March, Pavol Gašpar became the SIS deputy director with powers of the SIS director. The Fico cabinet changed the statutes after President Zuzana Čaputová announced that she might leave the decision of appointing the new director to her successor. (TASR)
The Education Ministry will move to a new building. Based on market research, the Money for Value department assessed two suitable locations: Westend Gate (Patrónka) and Spectrum Tower (Petržalka).
The traditional rafting season kicked off on the Váh river in the Žilina Region on April 30, 2024. (source: TASR - Erika Ďurčová)
WEATHER FOR WEDNESDAY: Clear skies. The highest daytime temperatures will rise to 26°C. (SHMÚ)
MAY 1 NAME DAY IN SLOVAKIA: Nobody. It is Labour Day, and Slovakia will also mark 20 years since it joined the European Union.
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