SUMMARY - Sunday, 8 June 2025 - 9 p.m.

Bratislava, 8 June (TASR) - Premier Robert Fico (Smer-SD) should prioritise visits to Western European countries that are key economic partners of Slovakia, said opposition 'Slovakia' party leader Igor Matovic, in response to the announced official trips of the premier to Uzbekistan and Kazakhstan. https://etasr.sk/article/22154794 Bratislava, 8 June (TASR) - The amendment to the transaction tax law will not be discussed at an extraordinary session of the House, but its second and third readings will take place at the regular parliamentary session in September, Premier Robert Fico (Smer-SD) said at a Sunday press conference. https://etasr.sk/article/22154938 Bratislava, 8 June (TASR) - The information the country has sent out to the world with the parliamentary resolution on rejecting anti-Russian sanctions is a huge disgrace, said opposition MP Jozef Hajko (Christian Democratic Movement/KDH) said on STVR's discussion programme 'O 5 minut 12' (Five Minutes to Twelve) on Sunday, while Labour Minister Erik Tomas (Voice-SD) said the opposition was equally to blame. https://etasr.sk/article/22155047 Bratislava, 8 June (TASR) - Speaking on TA3's discussion programme 'V politike' (In Politics) on Sunday, House Chair Richard Rasi (Voice-SD) said that President Peter Pellegrini’s decision not to call a referendum on anti-Russian sanctions was based on a clear legal interpretation that the conditions required by law had not been met and that the proposed referendum would be difficult to implement, while his opponent, SaS leader and opposition MP Branislav Groehling, argued it was an arbitrary decision and that the president should have consulted the Constitutional Court in case of doubt. https://etasr.sk/article/22155097 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