SUMMARY - Sunday, May 11, 2025 - 9 p.m.

Banovce nad Bebravou/Bratislava, May 11 (TASR) - The Hlas-SD party will not support any fiscal consolidation measures that would come at the expense of families, party chair and Interior Minister Matus Sutaj Estok declared during a Sunday press conference in Banovce nad Bebravou. https://etasr.sk/article/22045141 Bratislava, May 11 (TASR) - Prime Minister Robert Fico’s (Smer-SD) visit to Moscow for the anniversary of the end of WW2 was more of a personal initiative of Fico than an official state visit, leader of junior coalition Voice-SD party Matus Sutaj Estok stated on Sunday. https://etasr.sk/article/22045071 Bratislava, May 11 (TASR) - All of Slovakia and democratic Europe were holding their breath, wondering whether Robert Fico (Smer-SD) would go through with his "criminal" act — and he did, Igor Matovic, leader of the 'Slovakia' party, stated during a Sunday press conference in response to Prime Minister Fico’s trip to Moscow. https://etasr.sk/article/22044770 Bratislava, May 11 (TASR) – It is citizens and independent media who decide what gets broadcast and watched, Michal Simecka, leader of the opposition Progressive Slovakia (PS) party, stated on Sunday in response to Prime Minister Robert Fico’s (Smer-SD) proposal to ban Sunday political debates. https://etasr.sk/article/22044613 Bratislava, May 11 (TASR) - The two biggest economic challenges currently facing the Slovak government are the trade wars waged by the United States against other countries, including the European Union (EU), and the looming threat of a complete halt in energy supplies from Russia, with changes to the so-called "kurzarbeit" (short-time work) system expected to be approved soon through a fast-tracked legislative process in response to these issues, Prime Minister Robert Fico (Smer-SD) stated at his Sunday press conference. https://etasr.sk/article/22044416 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