SUMMARY - Wednesday, May 28, 2025 - 6 p.m.

Bratislava, May 28 (TASR) - The Finance Ministry doesn't want to listen to arguments or back down when it comes to the coalition Slovak National Party's (SNS) proposals to adjust the transaction tax, SNS chair Andrej Danko declared on Wednesday. Bratislava, May 28 (TASR) - The police have launched a criminal investigation over threats made against Prosecutor-General Maros Zilinka and his wife, Bratislava regional police spokesperson Katarina Bartosova confirmed to TASR on Wednesday. Bratislava, May 28 (TASR) - The report delivered by Slovak President Peter Pellegrini on Wednesday offered a constructive and balanced view on the state of the republic, stated House Chair Richard Rasi (Voice-SD) on the same day. https://etasr.sk/article/22119314 Bratislava, May 28 (TASR) - The State of the Republic address delivered by Slovak President Peter Pellegrini on Wednesday was a good attempt at a balanced speech, even though its conclusion included an unbalanced part in which he spoke about the government's foreign policy, stated Prime Minister Robert Fico (Smer-SD) on Wednesday. https://etasr.sk/article/22119151 Bratislava, 28 May (TASR) - Current Interior Ministry State Secretary Michal Kalinak has become the government proxy for local government, with the government passing the decision to this effect at its session on Wednesday. https://etasr.sk/article/22118950 Bratislava, 28 May (TASR) - The government will help local governments to pay €800 bonuses to their employees, with municipalities and self-governing regions receiving more than €100 million for this purpose, Premier Robert Fico (Smer-SD) announced following the government session on Wednesday. https://etasr.sk/article/22118785 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. mf