SUMMARY - Thursday, May 15, 2025 - 9 p.m.

Bratislava, May 15 (TASR) - Police have charged a man wielding a shepherd's axe with incitement, after he allegedly threatened Prime Minister Robert Fico (Smer-SD) in a video, Interior Minister Matus Sutaj Estok (Voice-SD) announced in his social media post on Thursday. https://etasr.sk/article/22064382 Bratislava/Handlova, May 15 (TASR) - Prime Minister Robert Fico (Smer-SD) views in positive light Wednesday’s (May 14) talks with US officials and representatives of the nuclear company Westinghouse regarding the possible construction of a new reactor at the Jaslovske Bohunice power plant, TASR learnt on Thursday. https://etasr.sk/article/22064296 Bratislava, May 15 (TASR) - The current negotiations on trade relations between the European Union (EU) and the United States were the fulcrum of a meeting of trade ministers from EU member states, which took place in Brussels on Thursday, TASR learnt from the Economy Ministry on the same day. https://etasr.sk/article/22064207 Bratislava, May 15 (TASR) - Prime Minister Robert Fico (Smer-SD) will take part in only the necessary steps related to the investigation of the last year's assassination attempt on him. https://etasr.sk/article/22064137 Bratislava, May 15 (TASR) - The assassination attempt on Prime Minister Robert Fico (Smer-SD) a year ago was a strong reminder of where things can lead when respect, decency, and the willingness to listen to one another are lost in politics and public discourse, vice-chair of the Christian Democratic Movement (KDH) Viliam Karas told TASR on Thursday. https://etasr.sk/article/22063831 Bratislava, May 15 (TASR) - The government will decide on Slovakia's stance in the vote on the so-called pandemic agreement on Monday (May 19), said Prime Minister Robert Fico (Smer-SD) after the cabinet meeting on Thursday. https://etasr.sk/article/22063602 Handlova, May 15 (TASR) - A total of €195 million from the recovery plan will be spent on constructing a new military hospital in Presov, and the remaining €255 million will be funded by the state from its own budget, namely by the Defence Ministry, according to a proposal approved by the government at its away-from-home session in Handlova (Trencin region) on Thursday. https://etasr.sk/article/22063574 Bratislava, May 15 (TASR) - The assassination attempt on Prime Minister Robert Fico (Smer-SD) last year showed how far hatred can go, Parliamentary Chair Richard Rasi (Voice-SD) posted on a social network on Thursday, calling for calm, respect and dialogue. https://etasr.sk/article/22063400 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