SUMMARY - Monday, 9 June 2025 - 9 p.m.

Tashkent, 9 June (TASR-correspondent) - Uzbek President Shavkat Mirziyoyev is ready to provide Slovak companies with land if they are interested in running business in this country on a 50/50 basis, so that it would be mutually beneficial for both sides, Prime Minister Robert Fico (Smer-SD) stated at the Uzbek-Slovak business forum in Tashkent, adding that companies operating in Slovakia in the automotive industry can also find a huge space for cooperation here. https://etasr.sk/article/22158468 Bratislava, 9 June (TASR) - The expert public is demanding an investigation into the transport of the bust of Cecilia Gonzaga, a collection object of the Slovak National Museum (SNM) - Spis Museum in Levoca (Presov region), to the premises of the Interior Ministry in the municipality of Topolcianky (Nitra region), also requesting the return of the bust to the museum in Levoca. https://etasr.sk/article/22158270 Bratislava, 9 June (TASR) - The Culture Ministry again strongly rejects false claims and misleading interpretations about the transfer of the bust of Cecilia Gonzaga, ministry spokeswoman Petra Bacinska told TASR on Monday in response to the press briefing held by representatives of the professional community earlier in the day. https://etasr.sk/article/22158349 Bratislava, 9 June (TASR) - Slovakia supports the European Commission's (EC) agenda to create an EU Savings and Investments Union, a historic opportunity to strengthen Europe's economic resilience, boost its competitiveness and secure a prosperous future, Finance Minister Ladislav Kamenicky (Smer-SD) stated on Monday at a conference on this issue organised in Bratislava by the Slovakia's central bank (NBS), the Finance Ministry and a European think-tank called Bruegel. https://etasr.sk/article/22158664 Bratislava, 9 June (TASR) - The state should also start saving in the social area, especially on items such as the 13th pension or the child tax bonus, which appear to be less targeted at present, according to an analysis by the Budgetary Responsibility Council (RRZ). https://etasr.sk/article/22158411 Bratislava, 9 June (TASR) - The form that was put on the Interior Ministry's website as part of the recruitment campaign for the Police Corps has been filled in by 4,341 people so far, the ministry reported on Monday, adding that it's dealing with each application individually. https://etasr.sk/article/22158564 Bratislava, 9 June (TASR) - The Catholic Church rejects fears that priests will visit patients in hospitals without their consent, the Slovak Bishops Conference's (KBS) press office told TASR on Monday, adding that such claims are not substantiated. https://etasr.sk/article/22158290 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