SUMMARY - Tuesday, May 27, 2025 - 5 p.m.

Bratislava, 27 May (TASR) - Inclination towards authoritarian regimes is dangerous, and Slovak Premier Robert Fico (Smer-SD) is giving others the example of Vietnam, which kidnapped its own citizen using a Slovak government plane, MP Frantisek Miklosko (Christian Democrats/KDH) told a news conference on Tuesday. https://etasr.sk/article/22115261 Bratislava, 27 May (TASR) - The News Agency of the Slovak Republic (TASR) issued 250,865 news stories and 730 direct broadcasts in 2024, met all of its legal obligations and ended the year in the black, according to the annual report on TASR's activities and performance in 2024, which was discussed and acknowledged by the parliamentary culture committee on Tuesday. https://etasr.sk/article/22115408 Bratislava, 27 May (TASR) - MPs met to begin the last regular parliamentary session before the summer break on Tuesday afternoon. https://etasr.sk/article/22115479 Bratislava, 27 May (TASR) - We are losing our relationship with European partners on whom Slovakia's security and prosperity depend, opposition Progressive Slovakia (PS) leader Michal Simecka told a news conference on Tuesday, lambasting Premier Robert Fico (Smer-SD) for heavily criticising statements by German Chancellor Friedrich Merz. https://etasr.sk/article/22115550 Bratislava, 27 May (TASR) - Sixty-seven Slovak ambassadors representing Slovakia abroad have arrived at the Foreign and European Affairs Ministry for a working meeting that began on Monday (26 May) and will run until Wednesday (28 May), focusing on the promotion of Slovakia's foreign policy priorities, current European and global political issues and practical matters related to the running of Slovak diplomatic missions worldwide, TASR learnt from the ministry's communications department on Tuesday. https://etasr.sk/article/22115867 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