SUMMARY - Monday, May 5, 2025 - 9 p.m.

Bratislava, May 5 (TASR) - Opposition's MP Rastislav Kratky ('Slovakia'-For the People-KU alliance), a member of the House Committee on Agriculture and the Environment, has called on Environment Minister Tomas Taraba (SNS nominee) to fully disclose all documents related to the environmental impact assessment (EIA) for the planned battery production facility in the town of Surany (Nitra region). https://etasr.sk/article/22019784 Bratislava, May 5 (TASR) - Interior Minister Matus Sutaj Estok (Voice-SD) handed over new firefighting equipment to the Volunteer Fire Brigade of the village of Pobedim in the Trencin Region, TASR learnt from ministry spokesperson Matej Neumann on Monday. https://etasr.sk/article/22019752 Bratislava, May 5 (TASR) - On Monday afternoon, representatives of the non-parliamentary Slovak Revival Movement (SHO) submitted a citizens’ petition to the President's Office, calling for a referendum on the issue of lifting sanctions against the Russian Federation. https://etasr.sk/article/22019742 Bratislava, May 5 (TASR) - A special session of the Slovak government focused on the challenges facing the automotive industry is likely to take place at the beginning of July this year, Prime Minister Robert Fico (Smer-SD) announced on social media following Monday’s meeting with representatives of the automotive sector. https://etasr.sk/article/22019718 Bratislava, May 5 (TASR) - House Speaker Richard Rasi (Voice-SD) received Chinese Ambassador to Slovakia H.E. Cai Ge in Slovak Parliament on Monday, with their meeting revolving around Rasi’s upcoming working trip to China and efforts to strengthen economic cooperation between the two countries, TASR was told by Parliament's media department on the same day. https://etasr.sk/article/22019614 Bratislava, May 5 (TASR) - The TA3 television has reaffirmed its commitment to fulfilling its role as a news broadcaster, even in light of potential changes in how politicians approach the current structure of televised political debates, TASR learnt from TA3's Director of External Relations Igor Cekirda on Monday. https://etasr.sk/article/22019426 Bratislava, May 5 (TASR) - Health Minister Kamil Sasko (Voice-SD) plans to present a set of measures in June aimed at stabilizing human resources in the healthcare sector and intends to submit the material to the government for discussion later this year, TASR learnt on Monday. https://etasr.sk/article/22019417 Bratislava, May 5 (TASR) - Prime Minister Robert Fico's (Smer-SD) proposal to cancel televised political debates on Sundays is a sign of the incompetence and cowardice of the current governing coalition, chairman of Progressive Slovakia's (PS) parliamentary caucus Martin Dubeci declared on Monday. https://etasr.sk/article/22019316 Bratislava/Kiev, May 5 (TASR) - Three members of opposition party Progressive Slovakia (PS), Lucia Plavakova, Beata Jurik and Dana Kleinert, recently completed a working trip to Ukraine, Alec Borovy from PS's media department reported on Monday. https://etasr.sk/article/22019279 Bratislava, May 5 (TASR) - The opposition Freedom and Solidarity (SaS) party has filed a motion with the Prosecutor-General's Office to review the legality of Slovak Television and Radio Council’s (STVR) procedures for providing public access to its meetings, MP Ondrej Dostal (SaS) announced at a press conference on Monday. https://etasr.sk/article/22019192 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. mf