SUMMARY - Tuesday, 8 July 2025 - 5 p.m.

Bratislava/Banska Bystrica, 8 July (TASR) – Prime Minister Robert Fico (Smer-SD) has forgiven Juraj C. [name abbreviated due to legal reasons], the man who seriously injured him by shooting him in Handlova on 15 May 2024, Fico's legal representative and adviser David Lindtner stated during the opening day of the trial at the Specialised Criminal Court in Banska Bystrica on Tuesday. https://etasr.sk/article/22249472 Banska Bystrica, 8 July (TASR) - Defendant Juraj C. (name abbreviated due to legal reasons), who shot and seriously wounded Premier Robert Fico (Smer-SD) in the town of Handlova (Trencin region) on 15 May of last year, is prone to impulsive or even aggressive actions, according to the opinions of psychiatrists and psychologists that were read out on Tuesday at the Specialised Criminal Court in Banska Bystrica, where the trial of the attacker is taking place. https://etasr.sk/article/22250181 Banska Bystrica/Bratislava, 8 July (TASR) – Juraj C., the man accused of attempting to assassinate Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico (Smer-SD) in 2024, originally sought to avoid trial by negotiating a plea deal, but his condition was that the sentence mustn't exceed 12 years, stated prosecutor Katarina Habcakova during the opening day of the trial at the Specialised Criminal Court in Banska Bystrica on Tuesday. https://etasr.sk/article/22249697 Bratislava, 8 July (TASR) - A total of 38 emergencies have been declared in the east of Slovakia after the severe storms on Monday (7 July), spokesman for the Interior Ministry Matej Neumann told TASR on Tuesday, adding that flood activity level II has been declared in three areas and flood activity level III in one area. https://etasr.sk/article/22249937 Bratislava, 8 July (TASR) - Prosecutor-General Maros Zilinka has filed a protest in the case of the Interior Ministry's decision to partially refuse a request for a list of passengers on a government aircraft flight to Germany in June of last year, said spokesperson for the Prosecutor-General's Office Jana Tokolyova on Tuesday, adding that according to Zilinka, the Interior Ministry didn't carry out a proportionality test. https://etasr.sk/article/22250046 Bratislava, July 8 (TASR) – Slovakia's Interior Ministry has drafted a bilateral agreement on police cooperation with the Czech Republic aimed at strengthening efforts to combat serious crime, with the proposal being submitted for interdepartmental review, TASR learnt on Tuesday. https://etasr.sk/article/22249806 Bratislava, 8 July (TASR) – The government of Prime Minister Robert Fico (Smer-SD) is the only Cabinet that has put public finances in even worse shape after a fiscal consolidation drive, opposition Progressive Slovakia party leader Michal Simecka and House finance and budget committee member Stefan Kiss stated at a press conference on Tuesday. https://etasr.sk/article/22249663 Bratislava, 8 July (TASR) - Several areas of Slovakia are facing the dangers caused by heavy rainfall, with the Slovak Hydrometeorological Institute (SHMU) issuing a third-level warning for parts of northern Slovakia - the districts of Cadca, Namestovo, Tvrdosin, and Poprad - where rainfall could exceed 130 millimetres, TASR has learnt from SHMU's website. https://etasr.sk/article/22249619 Bratislava, 8 July (TASR) – The European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) is examining two complaints related to the detention conditions, alleged ill-treatment and circumstances surrounding the death of former Slovak police chief (2018-20) Milan Lucansky. https://etasr.sk/article/22249530 Bratislava, 8 July (TASR) – Slovakia’s total harvest of cereal grains is expected to reach nearly 2.9 million tonnes this year, an increase of more than 280,000 tonnes when compared to last year's final yield, according to the first crop estimate compiled by the Statistics Office based on data as of 20 June 2025. https://etasr.sk/article/22249516 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