SUMMARY - Saturday, May 17, 2025 - 9 p.m.

Bratislava, May 17 (TASR) - Speaking on STVR's politics programme 'Sobotne dialogy' (Saturday Dialogues) Premier Robert Fico (Smer-SD) said that Slovakia does not plan to support the pandemic agreement at the World Health Assembly in Geneva, Switzerland, and intends to request that the treaty not be adopted by so so-called global consent but rather through a vote, adding that the government was expected to decide on the matter per rollam on Friday, May 16. https://etasr.sk/article/22073489 Bratislava/Handlova, May 17 (TASR) - Slovak and Czech emergency medical services will engage in cooperation in border areas, according to a framework agreement between the two countries on cross-border cooperation in emergency medical services, which was approved by the Slovak government at its away-from-home session in Handlova on Thursday (May 15). https://etasr.sk/article/22073713 Bratislava, May 17 (TASR) - Speaking on STVR's politics programme 'Sobotne dialogy' (Saturday Dialogues) Premier Robert Fico (Smer-SD) said that based on price, quality, and safety, Russia would be the leading choice for building a new nuclear reactor, but due to the political situation, this option is not viable, and therefore the only country currently able to ensure swift construction is the United States. https://etasr.sk/article/22073830 Bratislava, May 17 (TASR) - Speaking on STVR's politics programme 'Sobotne dialogy' (Saturday Dialogues) Premier Robert Fico (Smer-SD) expressed a desire to discuss reforms of democratic political systems, highlighting the "parliamentary chaos" in Slovakia and European countries, and mentioned China as an example of an efficient method of governing. https://etasr.sk/article/22074068 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