SUMMARY - Friday, May 16, 2025 - 9 p.m.

Tirana, May 16 (TASR-correspondent) - Prime Minister Robert Fico (Smer-SD) held a number of joint and bilateral talks at the European Political Community (EPC) summit in Tirana, Albania, on Friday. https://etasr.sk/article/22069316 Bratislava, May 16 (TASR) - The government was voting remotely on Slovakia's stance on the so-called pandemic agreement on Friday, according to the information published on the Government Office's website, however, a resolution on the proposal for the participation of the Slovak delegation in the 78th session of the World Health Assembly, which will be held in Geneva between May 19-27, hasn't yet been published. https://etasr.sk/article/22069140 Presov, May 16 (TASR) - A second tube is needed for the Branisko tunnel, stated Transport Minister Jozef Raz (a Smer-SD nominee) on Friday, adding that this is among the priorities of the National Highway Company (NDS), which has already prepared a feasibility study for a second profile. https://etasr.sk/article/22068752 Trstena, May 16 (TASR) - The opposition Progressive Slovakia (PS) party drew attention to Slovakia's regional problems in Trstena (Zilina region) on Friday, with PS representatives pointing to issues that, according to them, are plaguing the inhabitants and entrepreneurs in the Orava area. https://etasr.sk/article/22068609 Bratislava, May 16 (TASR) - An investigator from the Internal Affairs Inspectorate (UIS) has charged a 25-year-old Bratislava police officer with possessing child pornography and participation in a performance of child pornography, spokeswoman for the police inspectorate Andrea Dobiasova told TASR on Friday, adding that the crime was revealed due to international cooperation between UIS and Europol. https://etasr.sk/article/22069037 Bratislava, May 16 (TASR) - The Foreign and European Affairs Ministry is adjusting its network of embassies in order to strengthen Slovak economic diplomacy, the biggest reform in recent years, general secretary of the ministry's service office Miroslava Vozaryova stated during a meeting with the Czech Republic's Foreign Affairs Ministry State Secretary Radek Rubes in Bratislava on Thursday (May 15), TASR learnt from the ministry's communications department on Friday. https://etasr.sk/article/22069220 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