SUMMARY - Wednesday, 25 June 2025 - 10 p.m.

Bratislava, 25 June (TASR) - Prime Minister Robert Fico (Smer-SD) had a telephone conversation with his Israeli counterpart Benjamin Netanyahu on Wednesday, in which the two premiers exchanged views on the most current issues, TASR learnt from the Government's Office press department on the same day. https://etasr.sk/article/22211171 Bratislava, 25 June (TASR) - The coalition's SNS party lambasted Slovak President Peter Pellegrini for agreeing to the NATO commitment of increasing defense spending to five percent of GDP and warned that such a commitment, signed by the President, could cause serious economic problems for Slovakia’s economy by 2035, TASR learnt from SNS chair Andrej Danko's spokesperson Zuzana Skopcova on Wednesday. https://etasr.sk/article/22211149 Bratislava, 25 June (TASR) - The governance policy results of the Labour, Social Affairs and Family Ministry are not as positive as presented by Prime Minister Robert Fico (Smer-SD) and Labour Minister Erik Tomas (Voice-SD) during Fico's inspection visit earlier on Wednesday, opposition MPs from Progressive Slovakia (PS) and the 'Slovakia' party declared on the same day. https://etasr.sk/article/22211131 Bratislava, 25 June (TASR) - A significant portion of the Government's Manifesto has been fulfilled in the social sphere and - despite the necessary fiscal consolidation - Slovakia has managed to maintain its social standards, Prime Minister Robert Fico (Smer-SD) stated during an inspection visit at the Ministry of Labour, Social Affairs and Family on Wednesday. https://etasr.sk/article/22210979 Bratislava, 25 June (TASR) - Prime Minister Robert Fico (Smer-SD) will leave for a regular two-day European Council summit, slated to start in Brussels on Thursday (26 June), TASR learnt from the Government Office press department on Wednesday https://etasr.sk/article/22210780 Bratislava, 25 June (TASR) - Defence spending should be directed toward dual-use projects, Interior Minister Matus Sutaj Estok (Voice-SD) stated on Wednesday. https://etasr.sk/article/22210609 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