SUMMARY - Friday, May 2, 2025 - 5 p.m.

Michalovce, May 2 (TASR) - A new shared services centre has been officially handed over in the town of Michalovce (Kosice region) on Friday, with Parliamentary Chair Richard Rasi (Voice-SD), representatives of the Interior Ministry and Michalovce mayor Miroslav Dufinec in attendance. https://etasr.sk/article/22010002 Bratislava, May 2 (TASR) - President Peter Pellegrini will depart for Italy on Sunday (May 4) to pay tribute to the historical legacy of General Milan Rastislav Stefanik, meet with top officials in the city of Trieste, and later in Turin, the President's Office communication department reported on Friday. https://etasr.sk/article/22009985 Bratislava, May 2 (TASR) - Even railway employees are now stating that the government and Transport Minister Jozef Raz (a Smer-SD nominee) have no vision for modernising the railways, Progressive Slovakia's transport expert Martin Pekar stated on Friday. https://etasr.sk/article/22009784 Bratislava, May 2 (TASR) - The 'Slovakia' party has criticised the country's fall in the Freedom of the Press ranking, blaming the government of Robert Fico (Smer-SD), adding that Slovakia has dropped by 21 places compared to its best-ever 17th position in 2023, the party stated at Friday's press conference. https://etasr.sk/article/22009747 Bratislava, May 2 (TASR) - The Investment, Regional Development and Informatisation Ministry has signed contracts for six more projects worth €6.3 million from the Slovakia Programme, the ministry told TASR on Friday, adding that the projects mainly focus on modernising schools, developing local roads and improving infrastructure in the regions. https://etasr.sk/article/22010071 Stola, May 2 (TASR) - Soldiers and civilian victims of the Second World War are buried in the war cemetery in the village of Stola (Presov region) under the High Tatra mountains. https://etasr.sk/article/22010007 Bratislava, May 2 (TASR) - The V4 Business Conference will take place on June 10 in Bratislava with the participation of European Commissioner for Trade and Economic Security Maros Sefcovic, focusing on trade relations with the United States, the declining competitiveness of European companies, the automotive industry, and global trade partnerships with emerging markets, TASR learnt from conference founder Lukas Parizek on Friday. https://etasr.sk/article/22009857 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