SUMMARY - Monday, May 12, 2025 - 1 p.m.

Bratislava, May 12 (TASR) - As of Monday, the import of live animals susceptible to foot-and-mouth disease from abroad into farms in the Trencin, Zilina, Banska Bystrica, Presov, and Kosice regions is permitted, but the changes in measures against the spread of foot-and-mouth disease do not yet apply to the Bratislava, Trnava, and Nitra regions, the Agriculture Ministry has stated on social media. https://etasr.sk/article/22047268 Bratislava, May 12 (TASR) - The name of the new general director of public-service Slovak Television and Radio (STVR) should be announced on Monday afternoon, as the STVR Council is scheduled to hear the candidates at 10 a.m. and subsequently elect the director, according to the council's website. https://etasr.sk/article/22047703 Pezinok/Banska Bystrica, May 12 (TASR) - The trial in the case of the assassination attempt on Premier Robert Fico (Smer-SD) is set to begin at the Banska Bystrica branch of the Specialised Criminal Court on July 8, with Juraj C. charged with a terrorist attack, TASR has learnt from court spokesperson Katarina Kudjakova. https://etasr.sk/article/22047709 Bratislava, May 12 (TASR) - MPs from the culture and media parliamentary committee, Karol Farkasovsky (Slovak National Party/SNS), Tomas Szalay (Freedom and Solidarity/SaS), Zora Jaurova and Dana Kleinert (both Progressive Slovakia/PS) will take part in person in Monday's meeting of the Council of public-broadcaster STVR, at which candidates for the STVR general director post will be heard. https://etasr.sk/article/22047816 Bratislava, May 12 (TASR) - Former expert at the European Court of Auditors in Luxembourg Vladimir Cisar has been appointed head of the Slovak Hydrometeorological Institute (SHMU), replacing acting director Ivana Herkel, who will return to her previous role as an economist, TASR has learnt from the ministry's communications department. https://etasr.sk/article/22047847 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. lin