SUMMARY - Tuesday, 24 June 2025 - 5 p.m.

Bratislava, 24 June (TASR) - The local council of Bratislava’s Petrzalka borough also joined the criticism of the government's intention to cancel the public holiday of November 17 – the 'Day of the Struggle for Freedom and Democracy' - as the council considers such a solution neither appropriate nor effective and called for abandonment of the plan. https://etasr.sk/article/22205792 Bratislava, 24 June (TASR) - Together with other countries of NATO, Slovakia managed to negotiate an extension of the deadline for achieving the defense spending goal of five percent of GDP from the original five to ten years - until 2035, President Peter Pellegrini stated at the M.R. Stefanik Airport in Bratislava before departing for the NATO summit in The Hague, Netherlands on Tuesday. https://etasr.sk/article/22205863 Bratislava, 24 June (TASR) - President Peter Pellegrini left on Tuesday afternoon for the North Atlantic Treaty Organisation (NATO) summit due to be held on Tuesday and Wednesday (25 June) in The Hague, the Netherlands, the President Office's communications department told TASR, adding that the head of state is accompanied by Vice-premier and Defence Minister Robert Kalinak and Foreign Minister Juraj Blanar (both Smer-SD). https://etasr.sk/article/22205876 Bratislava, 24 June (TASR) - Five scientists received the Slovak Scientist of the Year 2024 award on Tuesday at the Slovak Academy of Sciences in Bratislava, with Ivo Petras winning the 'Scientist of the Year' category. https://etasr.sk/article/22206024 Bratislava, June 24 (TASR) - Prime Minister Robert Fico (Smer-SD) will meet Austrian Chancellor Christian Stocker in Vienna on Tuesday, TASR learnt from the Government Office's press department on the same day. https://etasr.sk/article/22206043 Bratislava, 24 June (TASR) - European funds have been suspended because local authorities haven't been drawing them, Premier Robert Fico (Smer-SD) stated on Tuesday in response to last week's government decision to suspend €200 million in EU funds. https://etasr.sk/article/22206120 Bratislava, 24 June (TASR) - Prime Minister Robert Fico (Smer-SD) is convinced that any goal NATO is going to approve on Tuesday will never be fulfilled "down to the last detail" and reiterated that every country has the right to set its own pace and structure of defense spending, TASR learnt on the same day. https://etasr.sk/article/22206295 Bratislava, June 24 (TASR) - Slovakia's central bank (NBS) has worsened its forecast for economic growth in Slovakia by almost half compared to the spring prediction, NBS governor Peter Kazimir told a news conference on Tuesday. https://etasr.sk/article/22206344 Bratislava, 24 June (TASR) - Prime Minister Robert Fico (Smer-SD) is convinced that any goal NATO is going to approve on Tuesday will never be fulfilled "down to the last detail" and reiterated that every country has the right to set its own pace and structure of defense spending, TASR learnt on the same day. https://etasr.sk/article/22206366 Bratislava, 24 June (TASR) - Slovakia will not give its thumbs-up to the 18th package of EU's sanctions against Russia - if the issue of the EU’s REPowerEU initiative is not resolved first, as, according to Prime Minister Robert Fico (Smer-SD), the initiative could negatively impact energy prices in Slovakia, TASR learnt from the Prime Minister's press conference in Bratislava on Tuesday. https://etasr.sk/article/22206380 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