SUMMARY - Monday, April 28, 2025 - 5 p.m.

Bratislava, April 28 (TASR) - Prime Minister Robert Fico (Smer-SD) and his Hungarian counterpart Viktor Orban signed on Monday a memorandum on cross-border development between Slovakia and Hungary. https://etasr.sk/article/21996324 Bratislava, April 28 (TASR) - President Peter Pellegrini welcomed Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban at the Presidential Palace during his official visit to Slovakia on Monday, with their discussions focusing on the development of bilateral relations at the political, economic and cultural levels, TASR learnt from the President's Office communications department on the same day. https://etasr.sk/article/21996151 Bratislava, April 28 (TASR) - Slovakia is isolated, with Premier Robert Fico (Smer-SD) having almost no international partners, the only exception being Hungarian Premier Viktor Orban, stated representatives of the opposition Progressive Slovakia (PS) party at a press conference on Monday, with PS leader Michal Simecka adding that Fico's Sunday (April 27) press conference revealed his coalition is falling apart and that he's politically "finished". https://etasr.sk/article/21996126 Bratislava, April 28 (TASR) - The National Highway Company (NDS) started reconstruction of seven motorway bridges at the beginning of the year, with repairs continuing on another nine as of April 2025, Transport Minister Jozef Raz (a Smer-SD nominee) told a press conference on Monday, with NDS director general Filip Machacek in attendance. https://etasr.sk/article/21996272 Bratislava, April 28 (TASR) - I believe that similar projects such as the Model Parliament of Slovakia (MPS) will also be created in regional cities, Parliamentary Chair Richard Rasi (Voice-SD) stated in his address during an MPS session in Parliament on Monday. https://etasr.sk/article/21996458 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