SUMMARY - Monday, May 19, 2025 - 1 p.m.

Bratislava, May 19 (TASR) - Bratislava Zoo will reopen on Wednesday (May 21) following two months of closure due to foot-and-mouth disease-related measures. https://etasr.sk/article/22082038 Bratislava, May 19 (TASR) - The State Veterinary and Food Administration (SVPS) will relax some of the measures against the spread of foot-and-mouth disease as of Wednesday (May 21). https://etasr.sk/article/22082304 Bratislava, 19 May (TASR) - In the widely publicised case of the death of a man in Teplicka nad Vahom (Zilina region) in November last year, it has been found that police officers did not act improperly and did not cause his death through the use of a taser, and an investigator from the Internal Affairs Inspectorate halted the investigation on 5 May, TASR learnt from UIS spokesperson Andrea Dobiasova on Monday. https://etasr.sk/article/22082346 Bratislava, 19 May (TASR) - The coalition Smer-SD party strictly rejects the current wording of the pandemic agreement, as its members believe that the agreement doesn't take into account the basic comments of Slovakia, undermines its sovereignty and will create chaos and ambiguity, TASR has learnt from the party's press department. https://etasr.sk/article/22082471 Bratislava, 19 May (TASR) - Slovakia has borrowed almost €607 million in May's auction of government bonds, with total demand from investors reaching €1.626 billion, the Debt and Liquidity Management Agency (ARDAL) announced on Monday. https://etasr.sk/article/22082539 Bratislava, May 19 (TASR) - If Health Minister Kamil Sasko (Voice-SD) disagrees with the Slovak government's decision to reject the so-called pandemic treaty, he should resign, stated Freedom and Solidarity (SaS) leader Branislav Groehling on Monday, adding that otherwise Sasko would bear full responsibility for the government's stance. https://etasr.sk/article/22082600 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. ko