SUMMARY - Wednesday, May 7, 2025 - 1 p.m.

Bratislava, May 7 (TASR) - Slovakia's general government deficit reached €6.9 billion last year to make up 5.27 percent of GDP. The result was better than the one approved in the budget, projecting the deficit at 5.97 percent of GDP, states the Finance Ministry in the draft final state account of the Slovak Republic for 2024 due to be discussed by the Cabinet at its session on Wednesday. https://etasr.sk/article/22024806 Bratislava, May 7 (TASR) - Parliamentary Chair Richard Rasi (Voice-SD) left for Prague on Wednesday morning for his first official trip abroad. https://etasr.sk/article/22024921 Bratislava, May 7 (TASR) - Retail sales in Slovakia decreased by 2.5 percent year-on-year (y-o-y) in March, the Statistics Office reported on Wednesday, adding that this was the second drop in a row. https://etasr.sk/article/22025013 Prague, May 7 (TASR-correspondent) - As part of his first foreign visit in the post, House Chair Richard Rasi (Voice-SD) met Chamber of Deputies Speaker Marketa Pekarova Adamova in Prague on Wednesday, TASR has learnt from its special correspondent in Prague. https://etasr.sk/article/22025123 Bratislava, May 7 (TASR) - Slovakia recognises the strategic goal of reducing the European Union's (EU) energy dependence on third countries, but the proposal to completely halt gas, oil and nuclear fuel imports from Russia, presented by the European Commission (EC) on Tuesday (May 6), is unacceptable for Slovakia in its current form, said Premier Robert Fico (Smer-SD) on Wednesday, adding that such a step would significantly damage the competitiveness of both the EU and Slovakia. https://etasr.sk/article/22025234 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. ko