SUMMARY - Wednesday, May 7, 2025 - 9.30 p.m.

Bratislava, May 7 (TASR) - Estonia won't allow a government aircraft with Prime Minister Robert Fico (Smer-SD) to fly over its territory, TASR learnt from premier's post on a social network on Wednesday. https://etasr.sk/article/22026788 Bratislava, May 7 (TASR) - The opposition is calling on Prime Minister Robert Fico (Smer-SD) to cancel his planned trip to Moscow for the 80th anniversary celebrations of the end of WWII in the interests of Slovakia. https://etasr.sk/article/22026242 Bratislava, May 7 (TASR) - President Peter Pellegrini on Wednesday signed an amendment to the law on non-profit organisations, as the President's Office hasn't found any reasons why this law in its approved wording could be in conflict with the Slovak Constitution or European law, TASR was told by the President's Office's communications department. https://etasr.sk/article/22026340 Bratislava, May 7 (TASR) - Public Ombudsman Robert Dobrovodsky will challenge the amendment to the NGO Act in the Constitutional Court, as he believes that the legislation still contains provisions that do not meet the constitutional test of proportionality. https://etasr.sk/article/22026632 Bratislava, May 7 (TASR) - Culture Minister Martina Simkovicova (a Slovak National Party/SNS nominee) on Wednesday appointed Andrea Predajnova to the post of Slovak National Museum (SNM) general director, doing so on the basis of the results of a selection procedure, TASR was told by the ministry's communications department head Petra Bacinska. https://etasr.sk/article/22026273 Prague, May 7 (TASR-correspondent) - Parliamentary Chair Richard Rasi and the Czech Republic's Chamber of Deputies Speaker Marketa Pekarova Adamova have discussed the further development of cooperation between the Slovak and Czech parliaments, the two stated at a press conference on Wednesday. https://etasr.sk/article/22026206 Prague, May 7 (TASR-correspondent) - Slovakia's aim is to resume intergovernmental consultations with the Czech Republic, which are a manifestation of the countries' above-standard relations, Parliamentary Chair Richard Rasi (Voice-SD) said during his visit to Prague, adding that the cooperation between the countries is fully functioning. https://etasr.sk/article/22026619 Bratislava, May 7 (TASR) - President Peter Pellegrini appointed five new judges to the general courts on Wednesday. https://etasr.sk/article/22026356 Bratislava, May 7 (TASR) - The police have dismissed a criminal complaint concerning Interior Minister Matus Sutaj Estok's (Voice-SD) trip to the Formula 1 (F1) race in Abu Dhabi, the Let's Stop Corruption Foundation, which filed the complaint, reported to TASR on Wednesday. https://etasr.sk/article/22026337 Bratislava, May 7 (TASR) - Slovakia's SPP gas utility disagrees with the European Commission’s new plan to end the import of Russian fuels, TASR learnt from SPP's statement on Wednesday. https://etasr.sk/article/22026275 Bratislava, May 7 (TASR) - The judges' Association For an Open Judiciary (ZOJ) has strongly condemned Wednesday’s attack on a judge in Turcianske Klacany, regardless of the perpetrators’ motives, TASR learnt from ZOJ spokesperson Katarina Javorcikova on the same day. https://etasr.sk/article/22026981 Bratislava, May 7 (TASR) - The opposition Freedom and Solidarity (SaS) party said on Wednesday that it strongly rejects Prime Minister Robert Fico’s (Smer-SD) efforts to return Slovakia to energy dependence on Russia. https://etasr.sk/article/22026123 Velky Saris/Bratislava, May 7 (TASR) - A ceremonial commemorative event was held on Wednesday in the town park near the Memorial to the Fallen in Velky Saris, marking the 80th anniversary of the end of WW2, TASR learnt from Veronika Lazorikova of the Velky Saris town authority. https://etasr.sk/article/22026841 Bratislava, May 7 (TASR) - The Interior Ministry is placing special focus on initiatives aimed at improving the care of war graves and other commemorative sites, particularly in the context of Slovakia gearing up to commemorate the 80th anniversary of the end of WW2 in Europe on Thursday (May 8) — one of the most devastating events in modern history, TASR learnt from the ministry press department on Wednesday. https://etasr.sk/article/22026868 Vysny Komarnik, May 7 (TASR) - The World War II memorials and cemeteries in Dukla and Svidnik (both Presov region), where heavy fighting of the Second World War took place, form part of the Dukla Battlefield National Cultural Monument. https://etasr.sk/article/22026761 Bratislava, May 7 (TASR) - On the occasion of the 80th anniversary of the end of the Second World War, Slovak Bishops Conference (KBS) head Bernard Bober has called for vigilance, responsibility and peace-building, the KBS press office told TASR on Wednesday. https://etasr.sk/article/22026442 Ruzomberok/Bratislava, May 7 (TASR) - In the town of Ruzomberok (Zilina region), a commemorative event was held on Wednesday to mark Victory Day over Fascism and the 80th anniversary of the end of WW2 in Europe, with the remembrance ceremony attended by representatives of the town, political parties, central and state government officials, as well as mayors of nearby towns and municipalities. https://etasr.sk/article/22026907 Martin, May 7 (TASR) - The national heritage organisation Matica Slovenska on Wednesday in its headquarters in Martin (Zilina region) awarded extraordinary decorations in memoriam to its members who actively participated in the anti-fascist resistance and the Slovak National Uprising (SNP), Matica Slovenska told TASR on Wednesday, adding that the awards were given on the occasion of the 80th anniversary of the liberation of Slovakia and the end of the Second World War. https://etasr.sk/article/22026916 Nitra, May 7 (TASR) - The Nitra Military History Club (KVH) was set up in February 2016 and currently has 20 members who perform at various events in uniforms and equipment of the Red Army, Wehrmacht or the army of the Slovak state. https://etasr.sk/article/22026980 Bratislava, May 7 (TASR) - The largest military operation during the liberation of Slovak territory from fascism at the end of WW2 began when Soviet troops crossed the Hron River between Levice and Zeliezovce, historian Pavol Steiner, who works at the Department of Archaeology of the Constantine the Philosopher University in Nitra, told TASR in an interview. https://etasr.sk/article/22026951 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. 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