SUMMARY - Thursday, 5 June 2025 - 9 p.m.

Bratislava, 5 June (TASR) - President Peter Pellegrini appointed 24 new university professors on Thursday, handing over their appointment decrees to them at the Presidential Palace in Bratislava. https://etasr.sk/article/22145630 Bratislava, 5 June (TASR) - Children will have the right to be with an accompanying person when receiving health care as MPs approved on Thursday an amendment to the law on health care and services related to its provision doing so via an amendment to the Education Act. https://etasr.sk/article/22145694 Bratislava, 5 June (TASR) - The system of excusing missed classes of pupils of primary and secondary schools as well as children who fulfil compulsory pre-primary education in nursery schools will change since MPs approved on Thursday an amendment to the Education Act. https://etasr.sk/article/22145966 Bratislava, 5 June (TASR) - The Foreign and European Affairs Ministry respects the resolution adopted on Thursday by Parliament on rejecting the policy of sanctions and trade restrictions against the Russian Federation and the protection of Slovakia's economic and energy interests, TASR learnt on Thursday. https://etasr.sk/article/22146087 Bratislava, 5 June (TASR) - Premier Robert Fico (Smer-SD) has informed European Council President Antonio Costa about the decision of the Slovak Parliament of Thursday regarding anti-Russian sanctions, Fico himself posted on a social network on Thursday. https://etasr.sk/article/22145434 Zvolen, 5 June (TASR) - Indonesia has opened its first honorary consulate in Slovakia on Thursday in Zvolen (Banska Bystrica region), Eduard Poliak told TASR on behalf of the Indonesian honorary consulate, adding that the move is a response to the growing number of Indonesian nationals in Slovakia and an effort to boost bilateral economic cooperation between the two countries. https://etasr.sk/article/22146115 Bratislava, 5 June (TASR) - Foreign and European Affairs Minister Juraj Blanar (Smer-SD) praised the work of Spanish Ambassador to Slovakia Lorea Arribalzaga Ceballos, ministry's communications department told TASR on Thursday, adding that on the occasion of the forthcoming end of her diplomatic mission, he presented her on Wednesday (4 June) with the Gold Commemorative Medal of the Slovak Foreign Minister for her significant contribution to the development of Slovak-Spanish relations. https://etasr.sk/article/22146121 Prague, 5 June (TASR-correspondent) - As of Friday, the Czech Republic will lift the remaining special veterinary measures aimed against the spread of foot-and-mouth disease from Slovakia and Hungary, TASR learnt on Thursday. https://etasr.sk/article/22145509 Bratislava, 5 June (TASR) - More than 97 percent of direct payments under the 2024 programme had been paid to farmers by the end of May 2025, Agriculture and Rural Development Minister Richard Takac, who was deputising for Premier Robert Fico (both Smer-SD), stated in Parliament during Question Time on Thursday. https://etasr.sk/article/22145354 Bratislava, 5 June (TASR) - There are no guarantees that the construction of the Malinec hydro-power plant will not endanger potable water in the Podpolanie area of Banska Bystrica region, MPs Alojz Hlina and Maria Kolikova (both Freedom and Solidarity/SaS) told a news conference on Thursday in reaction to the signing of a memorandum on support for constructing the power station between the Environment Ministry and the villages of Malinec, Latky and 15 other municipalities. https://etasr.sk/article/22145348 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. am