SUMMARY - Tuesday, May 6, 2025 - 9 p.m.

Bratislava, May 6 (TASR) - The Doctor Labour Union Association (LOZ) welcomes the plan to build a national university hospital in Bratislava, but it believes that the planned capacity of 950 beds does not reflect the needs of a nationwide medical facility. https://etasr.sk/article/22022916 Bratislava, May 6 (TASR-correspondent) - Slovakia disagrees with the European Commission's (EC) plan to halt gas, oil and nuclear fuel supplies from Russia, the Economy Ministry's press department stated on Tuesday, adding that such a plan is not in the interest of Slovakia or other EU member states. https://etasr.sk/article/22023128 Warsaw/Bratislava, May 6 (TASR-correspondent) - The Polish Foreign Affairs Ministry announced on Tuesday afternoon that Poland has granted permission for an aircraft carrying Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico (Smer-SD) to fly over its territory en route to Russia, but at the same time it reiterated its critical stance towards Fico's decision to participate in celebrations of the 80th anniversary of the end of WWII in Moscow on May 9, TASR has learnt from its special correspondent stationed in Warsaw. https://etasr.sk/article/22022463 Bratislava, May 6 (TASR) - An estimated €350,000 will be needed for the analysis of mRNA COVID-19 vaccines, Education Minister Tomas Drucker (Voice-SD) announced after his working meeting with Health Minister Kamil Sasko (Voice-SD), representatives of the Slovak Academy of Sciences (SAV) and the State Institute for Drug Control (SUKL). https://etasr.sk/article/22022717 Zilina, March 6 (TASR) - The opposition Christian Democrats (KDH) are calling on Premier Robert Fico (Smer-SD) to reconsider his planned trip to Moscow to celebrate the 80th anniversary of the end of the Second World War, said KDH deputy chairman Viliam Karas on behalf of the party at a press briefing following KDH's regional trip in Zilina. https://etasr.sk/article/22022716 Bratislava, May 6 (TASR) - The opposition Christian Democrats (KDH) welcome the fact that a conservative politician will be at the helm of a democratic power like Germany, the party said in response to the appointment of Friedrich Merz as Germany's new chancellor, TASR was told by the party's communications department on Tuesday. https://etasr.sk/article/22023022 Kosice/Bratislava, May 6 (TASR) - A protest against the financial transaction tax took place on Tuesday near in Kosice, organized by the opposition party Freedom and Solidarity (SaS) and attended by several dozen people. https://etasr.sk/article/22022786 Bratislava, May 6 (TASR) - The opposition Freedom and Solidarity (SaS) party has criticised subsidies worth millions of euros for the construction of private villas for people close to Robert Fico's (Smer-SD) government. https://etasr.sk/article/22022485 Bratislava, May 6 (TASR) - Parliamentary Chair Richard Rasi (Voice-SD) is set to leave for Prague on Wednesday (May 7) morning for his first official trip abroad, the Parliament Office's communications department told TASR on Tuesday, adding that he'll be received at Prague Castle by Czech President Petr Pavel and will also hold talks with Czech Premier Petr Fiala. https://etasr.sk/article/22022826 Bratislava, May 6 (TASR) - Foreign and European Affairs Minister Juraj Blanar (Smer-SD) is scheduled to travel to Warsaw on Wednesday (May 7), the ministry's communications department told TASR on Tuesday, adding that Poland, as the current presiding country of the Council of the European Union (EU), is hosting an informal meeting of the heads of diplomacy of EU-member states, known as Gymnich. https://etasr.sk/article/22022903 Roznava/Bratislava, May 6 (TASR) - The Pavol Dobsinsky Gemer Library in Roznava (Kosice region) is commemorating the 80th anniversary of the end of WW2 with a photo exhibition by Milan Malcek, Tatiana Bachnakova of the Roznava library told TASR on Tuesday. https://etasr.sk/article/22023152 Jelsava/Bratislava, May 6 (TASR) - In the town of Jelsava, located in the Banska Bystrica region, nearly a dozen war graves from WW2 have been preserved to this day. https://etasr.sk/article/22023027 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