SUMMARY - Wednesday, 11 June 2025 - 1 p.m.

Bratislava, 11 June (TASR) - Slovakia's construction output amounted to €603 million in April 2025, down 2.7 percent year-on-year (y-o-y) in fixed prices, the Statistics Office reported on Wednesday. https://etasr.sk/article/22164493 Bratislava, 11 June (TASR) - The number of people staying in tourist accommodation facilities in Slovakia rose by 9 percent year-on-year (y-o-y) to almost 419,000 in April, the Statistics Office reported on Wednesday, adding that this was the most successful April for accommodation providers since the pandemic. https://etasr.sk/article/22164579 Bratislava, 11 June (TASR) - President Peter Pellegrini welcomed King Philip VI of Spain to the Presidential Palace in Bratislava on Tuesday (10 June), the President's Office's communications department has informed TASR, adding that this is the first official visit by a Spanish monarch to Slovakia in more than twenty years. https://etasr.sk/article/22164667 Bratislava, June 11 (TASR) - The state is launching the reconstruction of eight regional railway lines worth €220 million due to be financed from the recovery plan, Transport Minister Jozef Raz (a Smer-SD nominee) and rail-infrastructure operator ZSR general director Ivan Bednarik told a news conference on Wednesday. https://etasr.sk/article/22164710 Astana, 11 June (TASR-correspondent) - If the price of the current international situation is to be a sharp increase in defence spending, Slovakia is interested in consuming it primarily at home, via its own production, or in cooperation with countries with which it would be mutually beneficial, said Premier Robert Fico (Smer-SD) following his meeting with Kazakh President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev on Wednesday, TASR has learnt from its special correspondent. https://etasr.sk/article/22164838 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. ko