SUMMARY - Wednesday, May 28, 2025 - 10 p.m.

Bratislava, May 28 (TASR) - The doctor who has had a service apartment allocated to her by the Interior Ministry met all the prerequisites required by law and the amount she pays for it in rent is determined in accordance with a decree issued by the Transport Ministry, ministry spokesperson Matej Neumann stated for TASR on Wednedsay. https://etasr.sk/article/22120734 Bratislava, May 28 (TASR) - A daughter of an associate of Interior Minister Matus Sutaj Estok (Voice-SD) is reportedly using a state-owned apartment normally allocated to police officers, firefighters in public service, or other employees of the ministry, former interior minister (2020-23) and MP Roman Mikulec (Slovakia-For the People-KU alliance) warned at a press conference on Wednesday, adding it is questionable whether the woman is entitled to such housing. https://etasr.sk/article/22120717 Kosice, May 28 (TASR) - Part of the legislation on liability for damage caused while exercising public authority is not in compliance with the Slovak Constitution, with the provision in question relating to improper official conduct, the Constitutional Court decided on Wednesday. https://etasr.sk/article/22120674 Bratislava, May 28 (TASR) - Prime Minister Robert Fico's inspection at the Foreign and European Affairs Ministry took place on the very day when President Pellegrini "shattered and unmasked" the so-called foreign policy aimed in all four cardinal directions, former foreign affairs minister (2020-22) Ivan Korcok (Progressive Slovakia) noted on Wednesday. https://etasr.sk/article/22120646 Bratislava, May 28 (TASR) - At the end of the mission, I must admit that our concerns regarding the troubling reports about the alleged misuse of European Union funds and violations of rules have not entirely disappeared, head of the delegation of the European Parliament's Committee on Budgetary Oversight Tomas Zdechovsky (Czech Republic) stated at a press conference in Bratislava on Wednesday. https://etasr.sk/article/22120293 Bratislava, May 28 (TASR) - The foreign policy of Slovak Foreign Minister Juraj Blanar (Smer-SD) purportedly aimed in "all four directions" is not working at all, as in reality it's a policy oriented in only one direction — pro-Kremlin, MP Gabor Grendel (Slovakia-For the People-KU alliance) stated at a Wednesday. https://etasr.sk/article/22120018 Bratislava, May 28 (TASR) - The Ministry of Foreign and European Affairs is currently meeting nearly 47 percent of the tasks set out in the Government’s Manifesto and it's proceeding fully in line with the plan, Prime Minister Robert Fico declared after his Wednesday's meeting with Minister of Foreign and European Affairs Juraj Blanar (both from Smer-SD), which focused on monitoring the implementation of the Manifesto. https://etasr.sk/article/22119940 Bratislava, May 28 (TASR) - In analyzing anti-Russian sanctions, we start from the basic premise that as long as they do not threaten the national interests of Slovakia, we proceed by pursuing the unity of the European Union (EU), but as soon as sanctions arise that do threaten us, we have the right to say we want nothing to do with them, Prime Minister Robert Fico (Smer-SD) stated on Wednesday. https://etasr.sk/article/22119699 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