SUMMARY - Wednesday, 2 July 2025 - 9 p.m.

Bratislava, 2 July (TASR) - Slovakia has managed the fight against foot-and-mouth disease very well, which is also noted by international institutions, including the European Commission, President Peter Pellegrini said at a press conference on Wednesday that was held after a meeting related to foot-and-mouth disease. https://etasr.sk/article/22231211 Bratislava, 2 July (TASR) - Health Minister Kamil Sasko (Voice-SD) hasn't yet presented a medical plan for a new national university hospital in Bratislava's borough of Vajnory, although he was supposed to do so by 30 June, deputy chairman of the parliamentary health committee Oskar Dvorak (Progressive Slovakia/PS) pointed out on Wednesday, calling on Sasko to present the plan to the public along with a financial plan and a construction schedule. https://etasr.sk/article/22231328 Bratislava, 2 July (TASR) - The medical plan of the new national university hospital in Bratislava's borough of Vajnory is ready, Health Minister Kamil Sasko (Voice-SD) said on Wednesday in response to a journalist's question, adding that the plan has 38 pages and was discussed with senior doctors, hospital chiefs and managements, as well as with other experts. https://etasr.sk/article/22231650 Bratislava, 2 July (TASR) - The government is scheduled to hold its next meeting on Friday, 4 July in Bratislava and it will deal with the automotive industry, Premier Robert Fico (Smer-SD) said on Wednesday at a briefing following the away-from-home session of the cabinet in Puchov (Trencin region), adding that the government will hold four more away-from-home meetings before the end of the year, the first of which will be in August in Trnava region. https://etasr.sk/article/22230953 Bratislava, 2 July (TASR) - The Agriculture and Rural Development Ministry will issue a call for larger farms this week in connection with foot-and-mouth disease in order they are able to apply for funding for the purchase of livestock, Agriculture Minister Richard Takac (Smer-SD) stated on Wednesday following his meeting with President Peter Pellegrini. https://etasr.sk/article/22231912 Bratislava, 2 July (TASR) - The tram in Bratislava's borough of Petrzalka is to start running on the new tram line on 27 July, when the first passengers will be able to take a ride on it, TASR was told by Bratislava spokesman Peter Bubla on Wednesday. https://etasr.sk/article/22231097 Puchov, 2 July (TASR) - The government on Wednesday at its away-from-home meeting in Puchov (Trencin region) allocated €300,000 for the continuation of the project preparation of the EDUTECH high school-college campus in Puchov, rector of Trencin-based Alexander Dubcek University (TnUAD) Jozef Habanik stated. https://etasr.sk/article/22231556 Bratislava, 2 July (TASR) - An event called 'Medifutura - the future of medics in Slovakia matters to us' will take place on 25 September in Bratislava, with its aim being to show medics what the job market in the Slovak health care offers them and to motivate them to stay in Slovakia, Health Minister Kamil Sasko (Voice-SD) told a press conference on Wednesday. https://etasr.sk/article/22231841 Bratislava, 2 July (TASR) - It will be extremely warm in Slovakia on Thursday (3 July), up to 38 degrees Celsius in some places, prompting the Slovak Hydrometeorological Institute (SHMU) to issue first to third degree alerts against heat across Slovakia. https://etasr.sk/article/22231386 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