SUMMARY - Monday, May 12, 2025 - 9 p.m.

Bratislava, May 12 (TASR) - Martina Flasikova has become the new general director of public broadcaster STVR. https://etasr.sk/article/22048820 Bratislava, May 12 (TASR) - The project of elected general director of public-service broadcaster STVR Martina Flasikova is quite well elaborated, but the question is how she'll be able to translate the vision in the project into reality, said House culture and media committee members Zora Jaurova and Dana Kleinert (Progressive Slovakia/PS) following the Monday's hearing and election of the STVR general director. https://etasr.sk/article/22049297 Bratislava, May 12 (TASR) - The opposition 'Slovakia' party considers the election of Martina Flasikova as general director of public-service broadcaster STVR to be a warning message for the objectivity of the public-service media, TASR learnt from party's spokesman Matus Bystriansky on Monday. https://etasr.sk/article/22049350 Bratislava, May 12 (TASR) - The Culture Ministry believes that under the leadership of new general director of public-service STVR Martina Flasikova, the public-service broadcaster will become independent and transparent, TASR was told by ministry's communications department head Petra Bacinska on Monday. https://etasr.sk/article/22049513 Bratislava, May 12 (TASR) - The police have charged J.B. (name abbreviated due to legal reasons) for the ongoing crime of violating obligations in the management of somebody else's property in connection with an inefficient, wasteful and purposeless use of Environment Ministry funds, the police reported on a social network on Monday, adding that this caused damage to the state budget worth a total of almost €570,000. https://etasr.sk/article/22048766 Bratislava, May 12 (TASR) - The charges brought against former environment minister J.B. (name abbreviated due to legal reasons) should be proof that the law should be above everyone in Slovakia, especially when it comes to politicians, Interior Minister Matus Sutaj Estok (Voice-SD) posted on a social network on Monday in response to the accusation, adding that Slovakia can only be a strong country if it has strong and independent police. https://etasr.sk/article/22049007 Bratislava, May 12 (TASR) - The indictment of former environment minister J.B. (name abbreviated due to legal reasons) is a case that is "more than clear", current head of the Environment Ministry Tomas Taraba (a Slovak National Party/SNS nominee) posted on a social network on Monday. https://etasr.sk/article/22049459 Bratislava, May 12 (TASR) - In connection with Premier Robert Fico's (Smer-SD) trip to Moscow last week, the opposition Christian Democrats (KDH) have stressed that the prime minister's foreign policy is harmful for Slovakia, the country's economic interests and its citizens. https://etasr.sk/article/22049147 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