SUMMARY - Thursday, 12 June 2025 - 9 p.m.

Bratislava, 12 June (TASR) - The 18th package of sanctions against Russia is currently being examined by all relevant ministries, said Foreign Affairs Minister Juraj Blanar (Smer-SD) during Question Time in Parliament on Thursday. https://etasr.sk/article/22169083 Bratislava, 12 June (TASR) - Defence Minister Robert Kalinak (Smer-SD) will pay a fine if the parliamentary conflict of interests committee decides to impose one on him for his failure to include the possession of his wife's villa in Croatia in his property declaration, Kalinak himself told journalists during a meeting of the committee on Thursday. https://etasr.sk/article/22169283 Bratislava/New Delhi, 12 June (TASR) - Slovak Foreign Affairs Minister Juraj Blanar (Smer-SD) on Thursday expressed his condolences to the families and close ones of the victims of the plane crash in the Indian city of Ahmedabad. https://etasr.sk/article/22169402 Bratislava, 12 June (TASR) - The number of political parties in Slovakia needs to be "radically" reduced by forcing them to merge and form blocs, said Premier Robert Fico (Smer-SD) during Question Time in Parliament on Thursday. https://etasr.sk/article/22169501 Bratislava, 12 June (TASR) - The government approved the procedure for implementing the memorandum of cooperation on the preparation and construction of the Malinec-Latky hydro-power plant project on Thursday. https://etasr.sk/article/22169635 Bratislava, 12 June (TASR) - As he's promised, Health Minister Kamil Sasko (Voice-SD) is ready to raise the issue of the transaction tax's impacts on the health-care sector and patients during the parliamentary debate on the financial transaction tax law, the Health Ministry's communications department has told TASR, adding that the ministry won't provide any partial information on the ongoing negotiations for now. https://etasr.sk/article/22169773 Bratislava, 12 June (TASR) - Peter Pellegrini hasn't yet managed to cast off the shadow of a coalition president, opposition Progressive Slovakia (PS) leader Michal Simecka said while assessing Pellegrini's first year in the office. https://etasr.sk/article/22169799 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