SUMMARY - Tuesday, 17 June 2025 - 9 p.m.

Bratislava, 17 June (TASR) - Slovakia won't disrupt unity at the upcoming NATO summit in the Hague, said President Peter Pellegrini following the round-table debate that he held with representatives of both coalition and opposition parties on Tuesday. https://etasr.sk/article/22184645 Bratislava, June 17 (TASR) - The opposition parties Progressive Slovakia (PS), the Christian Democrats (KDH), and Freedom and Solidarity (SaS) are aware that defence spending needs to be gradually increased, opposition party leaders said after a roundtable meeting with President Peter Pellegrini, Prime Minister Robert Fico (Smer-SD), chairs of the coalition parties and Defence Minister Robert Kalinak (Smer-SD) on Tuesday. https://etasr.sk/article/22185204 Bratislava, 17 June (TASR) - Three parliamentary caucuses will submit a motion to postpone the vote on the government's amendment to the Constitution until September, head of the Smer-SD caucus Jan Richter told a press conference on Tuesday, adding that the amendment currently has the support of 89 MPs, but 90 votes are needed. https://etasr.sk/article/22184497 Bratislava, 17 June (TASR) - MPs on Tuesday voted only on amending proposals to the government's amendment to the Constitution. https://etasr.sk/article/22185250 Bratislava, 17 June (TASR) - The opposition Progressive Slovakia (PS) party has welcomed the fact that the vote on the government's amendment to the Constitution will be postponed until September, PS leader Michal Simecka stated on Tuesday, reiterating that the new wording would damage Slovakia's international position and weaken the protection of human rights. https://etasr.sk/article/22184825 Bratislava, 17 June (TASR) - Slovakia's economy consists not only of energy and industry, but also of small and medium-sized enterprises and foreign investors, opposition MPs Michal Truban and Ivan Stefunko (both Progressive Slovakia/PS) said at a press conference on Tuesday in response to Prime Minister Robert Fico's (Smer-SD) inspection day at the Economy Ministry, adding that the country has the lowest economic growth, the least new investment and the highest inflation in the region. https://etasr.sk/article/22185160 Bratislava, 17 June (TASR) - Gas won't become more expensive for us, there is enough gas in Europe and we aren't dependent on Russian gas, the opposition Freedom and Solidarity (SaS) party said in response to Premier Robert Fico's (Smer-SD) statements after an inspection day at the Economy Ministry, where he stated that a complete halt in the supply of energy raw materials from Russia to the EU could mean a 30-50 percent increase in gas prices for households in Slovakia. https://etasr.sk/article/22184983 Bratislava, 17 June (TASR) - MPs will elect a parliamentary vice-chair at the current session, as the plenum has approved Zuzana Mesterova's (Progressive Slovakia/PS) proposal to include this item on the agenda. https://etasr.sk/article/22185102 Bratislava, 17 June (TASR) - The Voice-SD party will continue to guarantee that Slovakia won't deviate from its living space and will remain clearly anchored in the European Union and NATO, chairman of the coalition party and Interior Minister Matus Sutaj Estok posted on a social network on Tuesday after Premier Robert Fico's (Smer-SD) statement that neutrality would suit Slovakia at this time. https://etasr.sk/article/22184901 Bratislava, 17 June (TASR) - Slovakia is evacuating more Slovak nationals and citizens of other countries from the Middle East crisis area, the Foreign Affairs Ministry's communications department told TASR on Tuesday, adding that the evacuees will be brought to M.R. Stefanik Airport in Bratislava on Tuesday evening by a government plane from Larnaca, Cyprus. https://etasr.sk/article/22184848 Bratislava, 17 June (TASR) - At its meeting on Tuesday, the Judicial Council elected two of three candidates for the post of judge of the European Court of Human Rights (ECHR), namely Branislav Jablonka and Ondrej Laciak. https://etasr.sk/article/22184652 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