SUMMARY - Thursday, 10 July 2025 - 9 p.m.

Bratislava, 10 July (TASR) – Slovakia’s industrial growth will remain subdued this year due to lingering effects of the energy crisis — which has impacted Slovak businesses more severely than in some other EU countries — and the ongoing transformation of the European automotive sector, UniCredit Bank analyst Lubomir Korsnak claimed in response to the latest industrial production data released by the Statistics Office. https://etasr.sk/article/22257467 Nitra, 10 July (TASR) – A 21-year-old intoxicated man was hospitalized at the Nitra Faculty Hospital with an unorthodox injury - caused by his collision with the sword of Prince Pribina, Nitra municipal police reported on Thursday. https://etasr.sk/article/22257441 Bratislava, 10 July (TASR) – Eximbanka Slovakia will take part in efforts to support the reconstruction and recovery of Ukraine, as the European Commission has signed a new package of agreements worth €2.3 billion with international and bilateral public financial institutions under the Ukraine Investment Framework (UIF). https://etasr.sk/article/22257422 Bratislava, 10 July (TASR) – Ensuring the safety and security of all Slovak citizens - regardless of their origin, nationality, or place of residence - remains a top priority for the police, acting Police Corps President Jana Maskarova stated on Thursday, following her meeting with the Government Proxy for Roma Communities Alexander Dasko. https://etasr.sk/article/22257416 Bratislava, 10 July (TASR) – I'm ready to meet with German Chancellor Friedrich Merz at any time to resolve issues surrounding the 18th sanctions package against the Russian Federation, Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico (Smer-SD) claimed in his social media post on Thursday. https://etasr.sk/article/22257248 Bratislava, 10 July (TASR) - Although the financial transaction tax has been in effect since April this year, the first payment deadline for banks falls at the end of July and covers the previous three months, so a detailed assessment of the tax's impact will therefore become possible only after all payers submit their payments for the period, the Finance Ministry stated in response to Thursday’s criticism from the opposition party Progressive Slovakia (PS). https://etasr.sk/article/22257206 Bratislava, 10 July (TASR) – State-owned forest management enterprise Lesy SR strongly rejects any attempts to politicise its operations, Laura Tettingerova from Lesy SR's press department declared in response to remarks by representatives of the opposition Freedom and Solidarity (SaS) party on Thursday concerning Lesy SR director Tibor Menyhart. https://etasr.sk/article/22257032 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