SUMMARY - Friday, May 16, 2025 - 5 p.m.

Prague, May 16 (TASR-correspondent) - The Czech Republic is set to lift its ban on imports of animals susceptible to foot-and-mouth disease from Slovakia and Hungary as of Sunday (May 18), TASR was told by Petr Vorlicek, spokesman for the Czech Republic's State Veterinary Administration, which adopted the decision. https://etasr.sk/article/22068137 Bratislava, May 16 (TASR) - Mayor of Bratislava's borough of Petrzalka Juraj Hrcka held a news conference on Friday to announce his intention to step down from his post as of May 31. https://etasr.sk/article/22067746 Bratislava, May 16 (TASR) - Chair of the 'For the People' party Veronika Remisova is repeating the same unfounded accusations and misleading the public, said Agriculture and Rural Development Minister Richard Takac (Smer-SD) on Friday in response to Remisova's statements made earlier on the same day, adding that instead of a factual discussion, she's engaging in political theatrics with the sole aim of making herself visible. https://etasr.sk/article/22068397 Bratislava, May 16 (TASR) - The Democrats party is calling on Interior Minister Matus Sutaj Estok (Voice-SD) to quit his post for exceeding his powers and misusing the police for the sake of a political struggle, Democrats' deputy chairman Juraj Seliga told a press conference on Friday, criticising the minister for publishing an accusation against a member of their party even though he hadn't yet been informed of it. https://etasr.sk/article/22068378 Sobrance, May 16 (TASR) - Parliamentary Chair Richard Rasi (Voice-SD) handed over for use a shared services centre in the town of Sobrance (Kosice region) on Friday. https://etasr.sk/article/22068071 Bratislava, May 16 (TASR) - President Peter Pellegrini has been engaged in a private programme in Croatia this week, with the two other top constitutional officials being informed about it in advance, the President's Office has told TASR in reaction to claims made by the opposition 'Slovakia' party that the head of state is on holiday in Croatia while reporting on his unofficial working agenda on his website. https://etasr.sk/article/22067982 Bratislava, May 16 (TASR) - The opposition Freedom and Solidarity (SaS) party on Friday filed a criminal complaint with the Prosecutor-General's (PG) Office over a contract for the purchase of computers signed by the Interior Ministry. https://etasr.sk/article/22067504 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