SUMMARY - Monday, May 5, 2025 - 1 p.m.

Bratislava, May 5 (TASR) - As many as 77 percent of entrepreneurs described the transaction tax as a flawed decision, while a further 20 percent viewed it rather negatively, and two-thirds said it would be reflected in the prices of goods and services, according to an April survey by the Slovak Business Alliance (PAS) of 101 respondents across Slovakia, 92 percent of whom represented companies and 8 percent freelancers. https://etasr.sk/article/22018096 Bratislava, May 5 (TASR) - The Biomedical Centre of the Slovak Academy of Sciences (SAV) has declared that it will approach the task of preparing an analysis of mRNA vaccines against COVID-19 with the utmost emphasis on expertise, transparency, and scientific integrity, and will do everything possible to meet the deadline, which is set for June 30 , TASR has learnt from SAV communication and media department's Katarina Galikova. https://etasr.sk/article/22018115 Bratislava, May 5 (TASR) - An exception allowing fire training in national parks expired in 2022, and the Environment Ministry now plans to reintroduce drills at all national parks, ministry State Secretary Filip Kuffa has stated on social media in connection with Saturday's fire in the Tatra National Park (TANAP). https://etasr.sk/article/22018213 Bratislava, May 5 (TASR) - African swine fever has been confirmed on a farm in Dolne Semerovce (Nitra region), with the Regional Veterinary and Food Administration in Levice implementing measures in the outbreak area as well as in three- and ten-kilometre restricted zones, Agriculture Ministry spokeswoman Veronika Danicova told TASR on Monday. https://etasr.sk/article/22018229 Bratislava, May 5 (TASR) - The opposition parties are calling for special House committee sessions to approve a parliamentary inquiry into suspicions that EU funds have been misused for the construction of luxury private facilities, with the necessary signatures from opposition MPs expected to be collected by Tuesday (May 6), as reported by the Progressive Slovakia (PS) party at a press conference on Monday. https://etasr.sk/article/22018380 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. lin