SUMMARY - Thursday, 10 July 2025 - 1 p.m.

Bratislava 10 July (TASR) - The Defence Ministry has processed approximately 240 more applications for training for the National Defence Forces (NDF), Defence Minister Robert Kalinak (Smer-SD) stated on Thursday at a press conference at the Turecky Vrch military training area in Bratislava region to mark the start of the first round of training, adding that the number of applicants exceeded the current number of personnel in the active reserves. https://etasr.sk/article/22256116 Bratislava, 10 July (TASR) - Prime Minister Robert Fico (Smer-SD) has said that he isn't planning to get involved in the court proceedings in the case of the assassination attempt on him, reiterating that he's forgiven the attacker, TASR has learnt from his post on a social network. https://etasr.sk/article/22256037 Bratislava, 10 July (TASR) - Slovakia continues to refuse to vote in favour of the 18th package of anti-Russian sanctions and is making the vote contingent on resolving concerns about the price of gas, its sufficiency and compensation for the damage that will be caused by stopping the flow of Russian gas as of 1 January 2028, Premier Robert Fico (Smer-SD) posted on a social network on Thursday. https://etasr.sk/article/22256185 Bratislava, 10 July (TASR) - Prime Minister Robert Fico (Smer-SD) has announced government assistance in compensating the damage after the storm in eastern Slovakia, TASR has learnt from his video posted on a social network on Thursday. https://etasr.sk/article/22255885 Bratislava, July 10 (TASR) - The police took action in the districts of Kosice and Zvolen (Banska Bystrica region) at the beginning of the week as part of an operation called Colombia, TASR was told by spokesman for the Police Corps Presidium Roman Hajek on Thursday. https://etasr.sk/article/22255826 Bratislava, 10 July (TASR) - Foreign Minister Juraj Blanar (Smer-SD) left for Bosnia and Herzegovina on Thursday to mark the 30th anniversary of the genocide in Srebrenica on Friday (11 July), TASR has been told by the ministry's communications department. https://etasr.sk/article/22256215 Bratislava, 10 July (TASR) - Elchin Gasimov has become Slovakia's new ambassador to Azerbaijan, TASR was told by the Foreign Affairs Ministry's communications department on Thursday. https://etasr.sk/article/22255947 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