SUMMARY - Thursday, 3 July 2025 - 5 p.m.

Bratislava, 3 July (TASR) - Relations between Slovakia and Hungary are at their best-ever level, President Peter Pellegrini said on Thursday following talks with his Hungarian counterpart Tamas Sulyok, who came for a one-day official visit to Slovakia. https://etasr.sk/article/22234202 Bratislava, 3 July (TASR) - The only possible solution in the case of blocked EU funds for local authorities is to unblock an amount of €200 million, stated Parliamentary Chair Richard Rasi (Voice-SD) on Thursday following a meeting with representatives of local authorities, adding that the block threatens development in the regions and also puts Slovakia in breach of the terms of the agreement with the European Union (EU). https://etasr.sk/article/22234310 Bratislava, July 3 (TASR) – The upcoming commemorations of the Slovak National Uprising (SNP) and the Cyril and Methodius celebrations are essential national investments, according to House Speaker Richard Rasi (Voice-SD). https://etasr.sk/article/22234005 Bratislava, 3 July (TASR) - Greenpeace Slovakia has called on Environment Minister Tomas Taraba (a Slovak National Party/SNS nominee) to urgently address the climate crisis, demanding the drafting of a climate law and an adaptation plan, along with other measures. https://etasr.sk/article/22234355 Bratislava, 3 July (TASR) – Former defence minister (2020-23) and leader of the non-parliamentary 'Democrats' party Jaroslav Nad has not yet been charged with respect to the donation of military equipment to Ukraine. https://etasr.sk/article/22233972 Bratislava, 3 July (TASR) – The opposition Freedom and Solidarity party (SaS) has criticised state-run forestry company 'Lesy SR' for selling timber to firms without processing facilities while Slovak sawmills are struggling with a shortage of raw wood. https://etasr.sk/article/22234071 Bratislava, 3 July (TASR) - Interior Minister Matus Sutaj Estok (Voice-SD) is misleading the public with his "talk of solidarity" while acting in his own self-interest, 'Slovakia' party leader Igor Matovic declared on Thursday. https://etasr.sk/article/22233870 Nitra/Bratislava, 3 July (TASR) – Criminal investigators in Nitra have identified and apprehended a man who called emergency line 112 claiming that he had just been released from prison, was a mechanic, knew how to build a bomb and intended to detonate it in a residential building, TASR learnt on Thursday. https://etasr.sk/article/22234051 Bratislava, 3 July (TASR) – Bratislava region police have charged 28-year-old Jozef H. [name abbreviated due to legal reasons] after he attempted to rob a bank in a shopping centre on Einsteinova Street on Tuesday (1 July), police spokesperson Silvia Simkova told TASR on Thursday. https://etasr.sk/article/22234021 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