SUMMARY - Wednesday, 11 June 2025 - 5 p.m.

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/22164953 Bratislava, 11 June (TASR) - Opposition MP Oskar Dvorak (Progressive Slovakia/PS) has called on Health Minister Kamil Sasko (Voice-SD) to ensure that outpatient departments are exempted from paying the transaction tax, or patients will be the ones who will have to pay, Alec Borovy of PS media department has informed TASR. https://etasr.sk/article/22165098 OTS: The Visegrad Fund celebrates 25 years of supporting cooperation and solidarity in Central Europe https://etasr.sk/article/22165132 Bratislava, 11 June (TASR) - A police investigator refiled charges against former environment minister Jan B. [name abbreviated due to legal reasons] on 5 June, Peter Habara of the Police Corps Presidium's communications department has confirmed for TASR. https://etasr.sk/article/22165170 Bratislava, 11 June (TASR) - The opposition Freedom and Solidarity (SaS) party rejects Prime Minister Robert Fico's (Smer-SD) statement that Slovakia will not support a new package of sanctions against Russia, calling it irresponsible and dangerous for the country’s credibility within the European Union (EU) and NATO, SaS spokesperson Ondrej Sprlak told TASR on Wednesday. https://etasr.sk/article/22165308 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