SUMMARY - Friday, 4 July 2025 - 6 p.m.

Banska Bystrica, 4 July (TASR) - The Specialised Criminal Court in Banska Bystrica remanded four individuals - arrested and charged as part of the police's Operation Funeral - in custody on Thursday (3 July) as the court partially accepted the prosecutor's request, but released three other suspects, TASR learnt from Maria Horakova of the court's information centre. Bratislava, 4 July (TASR) - Automakers operating in Slovakia are already feeling the negative impact of the new US import tariffs on cars, with a decline in orders for the third quarter of the year, Economy Minister Denisa Sakova (Voice-SD) said on Friday following a special session of the government. https://etasr.sk/article/22237812 Bratislava, 4 July (TASR) – The opposition 'Slovakia' party has called Saturday's (5 July) Cyril and Methodius celebrations at Devin Castle near Bratislava a party-driven show, claiming that the event is overpriced and will serve as a political campaign financed by the state. https://etasr.sk/article/22237572 Bratislava, 4 July (TASR) – The opposition 'Slovakia' party has called Saturday's (5 July) Cyril and Methodius celebrations at Devin Castle near Bratislava a party-driven show, claiming that the event is overpriced and will serve as a political campaign financed by the state. https://etasr.sk/article/22237557 Bratislava, 4 July (TASR) - Agriculture Minister Richard Takac (Smer-SD) has deprived Slovak farmers of more than one billion euros that could have been used by farmers, food producers and foresters for proper rural development, said opposition MP Marian Caucik (Christian Democratic Movement/KDH) at a press conference on Friday, adding that Takac should stop blaming previous governments for problems and examine his own failures at the ministry. https://etasr.sk/article/22237465 Liptovsky Mikulas, 4 July (TASR) - A graduation ceremony for 92 master's degree graduates took place on the premises of the the Milan Rastislav Stefanik Armed Forces Academy (AOS) in Liptovsky Mikulas (Zilina region) on Friday, TASR learnt from Erika Szuperakova from the AOS Rector's Office on the same day. https://etasr.sk/article/22237219 Bratislava, 4 July (TASR) - At Friday's meeting with representatives of the Slovak automotive industry, the government plans to assess what is bothering the sector the most and offer it a number of solutions, said Economy Minister Denisa Sakova (Voice-SD) before the special cabinet meeting on Friday, adding that the government expects the other side to offer its ideas as well. https://etasr.sk/article/22237118 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