SUMMARY - Wednesday, 18 June 2025 - 5 p.m.

Bratislava/Luxembourg, 18 June (TASR) - The European Public Prosecutor's Office (EPPO) in Bratislava has confirmed that raids took place on Wednesday to secure evidence as part of an investigation into the suspected misuse of funds intended for military aid to Ukraine with estimated damages of €7.4 million, TASR was told by the European Public Prosecutor's Office on the same day. https://etasr.sk/article/22188166 Bratislava, 18 June (TASR) - The trade union organisation of state-run rail-infrastructure operator ZSR has declared a strike alert as of 4 p.m. on Wednesday, the Railway Workers Union (OZZ) operating at ZSR informed TASR on the same day. https://etasr.sk/article/22187921 Bratislava, 18 June (TASR) - The 'Democrats' party fully supports its chairman and former defence minister Jaroslav Nad in connection with donations of ammunition to Ukraine, stressing that it respects the investigation of the European Public Prosecutor's Office and is fully cooperating with law-enforcement bodies, party representatives told a press conference on Wednesday. https://etasr.sk/article/22188044 Bratislava, June 18 (TASR) - Opposition representatives on Wednesday criticised police efforts to detain extra-parliamentary 'Democrats' party leader and former defence minister Jaroslav Nad. https://etasr.sk/article/22187808 Bratislava, 18 June (TASR) - President Peter Pellegrini is scheduled to leave for Ljubljana on Thursday (19 June) morning for a two-day visit to Slovenia, TASR was told by the President Office's communications department on Wednesday. https://etasr.sk/article/22187939 Bratislava, 18 June (TASR) - Lukas Pellegrini and MEP Branislav Ondrus are due to become new members of the presidium of the coalition Voice-SD party, TASR was told by the party's press department on Wednesday. https://etasr.sk/article/22188135 Bratislava, 18 June (TASR) - MP and parliamentary European affairs committee Jan Ferencak should no longer be a member of the Voice-SD presidium following the party congress due to take place on Saturday (21 June). https://etasr.sk/article/22187867 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