SUMMARY - Tuesday, 17 June 2025 - 1 p.m.

Bratislava, 17 June (TASR) - MPs began Tuesday's parliamentary session with a debate on a proposal for fast-track legislative proceedings regarding an amendment to the law on the Fire and Rescue Corps (HaZZ). Interior Minister Matus Sutaj Estok (Voice-SD) came to present the draft to Parliament in person. https://etasr.sk/article/22183567 Bratislava, 17 June (TASR) - New orders in Slovak industry went down by 0.8 percent year-on-year (y-o-y) to €5.66 billion in April 2025, the Statistics Office reported on Tuesday, adding that this was the first decline seen this year following three months of growth. https://etasr.sk/article/22183644 Helsinki/Bratislava, 17 June (TASR) - Foreign Affairs Ministry State Secretary Marek Estok held talks with Finnish European Affairs Minister Joakim Strand and the Finnish Premier's advisor for European Union Issues Tuomas Tikkanen in Helsinki on Monday (16 June), TASR has learnt from the Foreign Affairs Ministry's communications department. https://etasr.sk/article/22183748 Bratislava, 17 June (TASR) - The opposition Progressive Slovakia (PS) party supports increasing Slovakia's defence investments, but it disagrees with the way in which this spending is set to be increased and the chaos that is accompanying it under the leadership of Defence Minister Robert Kalinak (Smer-SD). https://etasr.sk/article/22183815 Bratislava, 17 June (TASR) - The opposition Freedom and Solidarity (SaS) party is interested in increasing Slovakia's defence spending, its leader Branislav Groehling told a news conference before the round-table discussion on increasing defence spending organised by President Peter Pellegrini on Tuesday. https://etasr.sk/article/22183850 Bratislava, 17 June (TASR) - The 'Slovakia' party supports increasing defence spending, but it rejects the notion that Defence Minister Robert Kalinak (Smer-SD) should be entrusted with it, party leader Igor Matovic told a news conference held on Tuesday with MPs Roman Mikulec and Gabor Grendel ('Slovakia', 'For the People' and the Christian Union/KU) in attendance. https://etasr.sk/article/22183899 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