SUMMARY - Thursday, 19 June 2025 - 9.30 p.m.

Bratislava, 19 June (TASR) - Doctor Peter L., who called on the public not to comply with COVID-19 measures at a public gathering in December 2020, denies any wrongdoing, as the main trial began on Thursday at the Bratislava I District Court, where he faces charges of incitement. https://etasr.sk/article/22191625 Bratislava, 19 June (TASR) - A new Coordination Centre for the Integrated Rescue System (IZS) was opened in Bratislava on Thursday, 13 June, on Tomasikova Street, with the Interior Ministry investing approximately €2.7 million in the building's modernisation since late 2023, and the centre will unify IZS units across the Bratislava Region. https://etasr.sk/article/22191779 Bratislava, 19 June (TASR) - The joint exhibition space at the World Expo in Osaka, Japan, which includes the Slovak exhibition, has reached a major milestone by surpassing one million visitors, TASR learnt from the national tourism promotion agency Slovakia Travel on Thursday. https://etasr.sk/article/22191822 Bratislava, 19 June (TASR) - Opposition parties Progressive Slovakia (PS) and Freedom and Solidarity (SaS) have criticised the €750,000 budget allocated for the celebrations of Saints Cyril and Methodius’ arrival in Slovakia as excessively high and a sign of elitism, also noting that this year the Defence Ministry is organising the event, whereas last year it was handled by the Culture Ministry. https://etasr.sk/article/22191930 Ljubljana, 19 June (TASR-correspondent) - We also find overlap with Slovenia in the arms industry, said Slovak President Peter Pellegrini in a joint statement with Slovenian President Natasa Pirc Musar at the port of Koper, Slovenia, where both agreed that defence spending should prioritise dual-use projects. https://etasr.sk/article/22192108 Bratislava, 19 June (TASR) - Despite weeks of public assurances from the Investments Ministry that not a single euro would be taken from the regions, 50 percent of flexible funding was frozen on Wednesday, MEP Lubica Karvasova (Progressive Slovakia/PS) staed after the government approved an update on the implementation of the Slovakia Programme as of 31 May 2025. https://etasr.sk/article/22192224 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