SUMMARY - Monday, 2 June 2025 - 10 p.m.

Bratislava, 2 June (TASR) - The opposition SaS party claims that the Justice Ministry has been turned into a tool for protecting the powerful, asserting that the ministry has lost the ability to assess the state of the judiciary, whereas the 'Slovakia' party believes that people are increasingly fearful of growing lawlessness and cronyism, and called on the government to stop the injustice. https://etasr.sk/article/22136021 Bratislava, 2 June (TASR) - Leader of the Voice-SD coalition party and Interior Minister Matus Sutaj Estok welcomed the agreement among coalition partners regarding adjustments to the transaction tax, TASR learnt on Monday. https://etasr.sk/article/22136017 Bratislava, June 2 (TASR) - The European Parliament (EP) has no right to supervise the Slovak Republic or order us to do anything, Prime Minister Robert Fico (Smer-SD) said in his press statement on Monday following his meeting with the EP’s monitoring group for democracy, the rule of law, and fundamental rights. https://etasr.sk/article/22135994 Presov/Bratislava, 2 June (TASR) - Due to strong afternoon storms, firefighters in the Presov Region have had to respond to incidents in multiple locations, with the duty officer of the Regional Directorate of the Fire and Rescue Corps in Presov confirming to TASR that most call-outs occurred in the vicinity of the regional capital. https://etasr.sk/article/22135981 Bratislava, June 2 (TASR) - Several roads in the Presov region are flooded, with some cars having ended up in ditches between Presov and Dulova Ves, TASR learnt from Green Wave traffic broadcaster's social media post. https://etasr.sk/article/22135960 Bratislava, 2 June (TASR) - Opposition pressure for changes to the transaction tax is working, and Prime Minister Robert Fico (Smer-SD) partially capitulated, opposition leader Michal Simecka (Progressive Slovakia/PS) responded this way to the agreement forged among coalition parties Smer-SD, Voice-SD, and SNS to support the SNS proposal in the first reading during Tuesday’s (June 3) session of Parliament. https://etasr.sk/article/22135956 Bratislava, June 2 (TASR) - The coalition parties Smer-SD, Voice-SD, and SNS have reached an agreement on the transaction tax, and, as a result, the coalition will support the proposal, sponsored by SNS, to narrow the scope of the transaction tax at a session of Parliament on Tuesday (June 3), leaders of the tree coalition parties Robert Fico (Smer-SD), Matus Sutaj Estok (Voice-SD), and Andrej Danko (SNS) announced together on Monday. https://etasr.sk/article/22135926 Bratislava, June 2 (TASR) - The opposition's Progressive Slovakia (PS) party can envision the scrapping of certain public holidays as part of a broader package of consolidation measures, but it believes such steps should be considered only as a last resort, as it's necessary to find savings in the inefficient state administration first, said PS leader Michal Simecka at a press conference on Monday. https://etasr.sk/article/22135906 Bratislava, June 2 (TASR) - Since May 31, 2024, the Agricultural Payment Agency (PPA) has paid out more than 97 percent of direct payments to farmers under the 2024 campaign, Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development Richard Takac (Smer-SD), alongside PPA Director General Marek Cepko and President of the Slovak Agricultural and Food Chamber (SPPK) Andrej Gajdos announced at a press conference on Monday. https://etasr.sk/article/22135890 Bratislava, June 2 (TASR) - The Christian Democratic Movement (KDH), in agreement with other opposition parties, will initiate a special emergency session of the House Committee for Culture and Media over the transport of the bust of Cecilia Gonzaga, TASR learnt on Monday. https://etasr.sk/article/22135880 Bratislava, June 2 (TASR) - The delegation of the European Parliament (EP) that came to Slovakia to assess the state of the rule of law was not invited by the opposition and, at the same time, members of the European Parliament have the right to inquire about the state of affairs in Slovakia, leader of the 'Slovakia' party and MP Igor Matovic stated at a press conference on Monday. https://etasr.sk/article/22135678 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