SUMMARY - Saturday, May 24, 2025 - 5.30 p.m.

Prague, 24 May (TASR-correspondent) - The attitude of Czechs towards Slovakia has significantly worsened, according to a STEM survey carried out between 8-17 April 2025 on a sample of 1,031 respondents aged 18 years and older. https://etasr.sk/article/22104978 Bratislava, 24 May (TASR) - Junior coalition Slovak National Party (SNS) believes that Slovakia has the right to demand financial compensation from Ukraine. It therefore calls on Premier Robert Fico (Smer-SD) to initiate the European Union's (EU) proceedings regarding the share in Ukraine's mineral wealth at the next meeting of the European Council, SNS spokesperson Zuzana Skopcova informed TASR on Saturday. https://etasr.sk/article/22105064 Nova Bana, 24 May (TASR) - An exhibition entitled 'Look Back! The Era of the Bloodiest Conflict' was opened earlier this week at the Pohronske Museum in Nova Bana (Banska Bystrica region) to mark the 80th anniversary of the end of WWII, TASR has learnt from museum director Jana Potocka. https://etasr.sk/article/22105205 Bratislava, 24 May (TASR) - Slovakia isn't considering withdrawing from the World Health Organization (WHO), Labour Minister Erik Tomas (Voice-SD) said on STVR's politics programme 'Sobotne dialogy' (Saturday Dialogues) in reaction to the statement by US Secretary of Health Robert F. Kennedy Jr., who's called on other countries to follow the suit of the USA and withdraw from the WHO. Opposition MP Irena Bihariova (Progressive Slovakia/PS), also on the show, called Slovakia's abstention from voting on the pandemic agreement shameful. https://etasr.sk/article/22105464 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