SUMMARY - Wednesday, 25 June, 2025 - 6 p.m.

Bratislava/the Hague, 25 June (TASR-correspondent) - After the NATO summit in The Hague, Netherlands, Slovak President Peter Pellegrini emphasised that Slovakia was not opposed to the participation of Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, TASR learnt from its special correspondent assigned to the event on Wednesday. The Hague, 25 June (TASR-correspondent) - During the NATO summit, Slovak President Peter Pellegrini briefly met with US President Donald Trump and discussed potential cooperation on the possible construction of a new nuclear power unit in Slovakia, TASR learnt from its special correspondent on Wednesday. https://etasr.sk/article/22210334 The Hague/Bratislava, 25 June (TASR-correspondent) - Following the NATO summit on Wednesday, Slovak President Peter Pellegrini stated that the final declaration adopted by the leaders of the member states at the meeting corresponds to the comments presented by Slovakia during negotiations, TASR learnt from its special correspondent on the same day. https://etasr.sk/article/22210177 Bratislava, 25 June (TASR) - The rough construction of the new national hospital in Bratislava's borough of Vajnory will be completed by the 2027 general election, Health Minister Kamil Sasko (Voice-SD) declared following the government session on Wednesday. https://etasr.sk/article/22209908 Bratislava, 25 June (TASR) - The opposition Progressive Slovakia (PS) has called on the government to stop gambling with Slovakia's defence and security, stressing that Slovakia has no alternative to NATO, PS presidium member and former foreign affairs minister Ivan Korcok told a news conference on Wednesday. https://etasr.sk/article/22209726 Bratislava, 25 June (TASR) - Tax Freedom Day, the date on which citizens symbolically pay off all their due payments to the state and start working for themselves, fell on June 26 this year, which is a slight worsening compared to last year, when this day fell on June 22, the Freedom and Business Institute (ISP) told a news conference on Wednesday, adding that this was one of the worst results seen in the past 25 years. https://etasr.sk/article/22209571 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. mf