SUMMARY - Wednesday, 9 July 2025 - 1 p.m.

Bratislava, July 9 (TASR) – The Progressive Slovakia (PS) party has filed two criminal complaints with the Prosecutor-General's Office; one concerning the transfer of the bust of Cecilia Gonzaga, and the other related to sports licensing contracts signed by public broadcaster Slovak Television and Radio (STVR) with the Slovak Football Association (SFZ). https://etasr.sk/article/22252798 Bratislava, 9 July (TASR) – Environment Minister Tomas Taraba (an SNS nominee) is betraying Slovakia's national interests in negotiations over the Gabcikovo Waterworks, opposition party Progressive Slovakia (PS) claimed at a press conference on Tuesday. https://etasr.sk/article/22252793 Bratislava, 9 July (TASR) - A radical overhaul of Slovakia’s electricity imbalance settlement system proposed by the Office for the Regulation of Network Industries (URSO) will cause millions in damages, threaten jobs and undermine the competitiveness of Slovak industry, the Klub 500 business association warned on Wednesday. https://etasr.sk/article/22252631 Banska Bystrica/Bratislava, 9 July (TASR) – The trial of Juraj C. [name abbreviated due to legal reasons], who shot Prime Minister Robert Fico in Handlova (Trencin region) on 15 May 2024, entered its second day at the Specialised Criminal Court in Banska Bystrica on Wednesday. https://etasr.sk/article/22252593 Bratislava, 9 July (TASR) – Railway freight operator ZSSK Cargo has been awarded a €5.68 million grant from the Connecting Europe Facility (CEF) to modernize 23 electric freight locomotives and the funding will be used to install the European Train Control System (ETCS) - part of the broader European Rail Traffic Management System (ERTMS), the company announced on Wednesday. https://etasr.sk/article/22252488 Bratislava, 9 July (TASR) – Slovakia exported goods worth €9.4 billion in May 2025, according to preliminary data, representing a year-on-year increase of 3.1 percent, whereas imports declined by 1.9 percent to €8.8 billion, which resulted in a trade surplus of €560.8 million - the highest since June last year, the Statistics Office reported on Wednesday. https://etasr.sk/article/22252432 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