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

Bratislava, 9 July (TASR) - Only around 25 percent of employees in Slovakia are covered by collective agreements, which is very low when compared to other EU countries, president of the Trade Union Confederation (KOZ) Monika Uhlerova told a press conference on Wednesday, adding that Austria, Italy and the Scandinavian countries have almost 100 percent coverage. https://etasr.sk/article/22253921 Brussels, 9 July (TASR) - Slovakia has again blocked the 18th package of sanctions against Russia at the level of permanent ambassadors to the EU, TASR learnt from Euronews website. https://etasr.sk/article/22254210 Banska Bystrica, 9 July (TASR) - Attacker Juraj C. (name abbreviated due to legal reasons), who shot and seriously wounded Premier Robert Fico (Smer-SD) in Handlova (Trencin region) on 15 May of last year, claimed that he regretted his actions during the decision-making process on his custody, and he even stated that he was ready to apologise to the victim in person if he had the opportunity to do so, or otherwise in writing, but no apology has yet been made, David Lindtner, lawyer and adviser to the prime minister, has pointed out. https://etasr.sk/article/22253631 Banska Bystrica, 9 July (TASR) - The trial of Juraj C. (name abbreviated due to legal reasons), a pensioner who shot at Prime Minister Robert Fico (Smer-SD) in Handlova (Trencin region) on 15 May of last year, will continue at the Specialised Criminal Court (STS) in Banska Bystrica in August, TASR has learnt on Wednesday. https://etasr.sk/article/22253772 Bratislava, 9 July (TASR) - The health centre in the village of Casta in Bratislava region has been extended with an X-ray workplace, Health Minister Kamil Sasko (Voice-SD) posted on a social network on Wednesday, adding that people will no longer have to travel to be examined. https://etasr.sk/article/22254113 Bratislava, July 9 (TASR) - Slovakia's foreign trade is expected to remain in surplus in June, analyst at UniCredit Bank Lubomir Korsnak said in a commentary on the data on the May foreign trade balance published by the Statistics Office on Wednesday. https://etasr.sk/article/22254044 Bratislava, 9 July (TASR) - The Slovak Hydrometeorological Institute (SHMU) recorded extremely high daily precipitation totals in some parts of Slovakia from 8 a.m. on Tuesday (July 8) to 8 a.m. on Wednesday, TASR has learnt from its post on a social network. https://etasr.sk/article/22253730 Bratislava, 9 July (TASR) - Rain and wind in the mountains should be expected in some districts of Slovakia on Thursday (10 July), prompting the Slovak Hydrometeorological Institute (SHMU) to issue alerts of the first, second and third degree, TASR has learnt from the SHMU website on Wednesday. https://etasr.sk/article/22254253 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