SUMMARY - Tuesday, May 20, 2025 - 1 p.m.

Geneva, 20 May (TASR) - The World Health Assembly, a body of the World Health Organisation (WHO) on Monday (19 May) endorsed the text of a global pandemic agreement, with 124 countries voting in favour. https://etasr.sk/article/22086395 Bratislava, 20 May (TASR) - Slovakia didn't vote against the pandemic agreement, Health Minister Kamil Sasko (Voice-SD) stated on Tuesday in connection with the outcome of the vote at the World Health Organisation (WHO), adding that the fact that Slovakia abstained in the vote, along with ten other countries, provides an opportunity for further active steps. https://etasr.sk/article/22086788 Leopoldov, 20 May (TASR) - The hearing on the motion for the conditional release of former mob boss Mikulas Cernak has been postponed indefinitely. https://etasr.sk/article/22086952 Bratislava, 20 May (TASR) - Unemployment in Slovakia fell to its lowest ever level in April, at 3.71 percent, with the unemployment rate calculated from the total number of job-seekers standing at 5.79 percent, said Labour Minister Erik Tomas (Voice-SD) on Tuesday. https://etasr.sk/article/22086693 Bratislava, 20 May (TASR) - A total of 28 Slovak villages will compete this year for the title of 'Village of the Year', the Environment Ministry's communications department told TASR on Tuesday, adding that the winner should be announced in the autumn and will represent Slovakia at a European competition. https://etasr.sk/article/22086688 Bratislava, 20 May (TASR) - Foreign Affairs Minister Juraj Blanar (Smer-SD) is scheduled to attend the European Union (EU) Foreign Affairs Council in Brussels on Tuesday and the EU-African Union ministerial meeting on Wednesday (21 May), the ministry's communications department told TASR on Tuesday, adding that Ukraine and the Middle East will also be discussed. https://etasr.sk/article/22086543 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