SUMMARY - Monday, 14 July 2025 - 10.30 p.m.

Bratislava, 14 July (TASR) - The opposition 'Slovakia' party is demanding an extraordinary session of the House committee for agriculture and environment over the the battery factory project in Surany (Nitra region), with party MP Rasislav Kratky stating at Monday's press conference that the project does not meet basic EU standards, violates the law and poses an ecological threat to the region and its inhabitants. https://etasr.sk/article/22268300 Bratislava, 14 July (TASR) - The opposition Progressive Slovakia (PS) party is requesting an extraordinary session of the House health committee regarding the selection procedure for operating emergency medical service (ZZS) ambulances due to concerns about a lack of transparency in the process. https://etasr.sk/article/22268206 Brusselse, 14 July (TASR-correspondent) - Europeans are concerned about potential 30-percent American tariffs, said Economy Ministry State Secretary Vladimir Simonak in Brussels on Monday after an EU Foreign Affairs Council meeting on trade, TASR learnt from its special correspondent on the same day. https://etasr.sk/article/22268010 Brussels, 14 July (TASR) - Quotas on imports of agri-commodities from Ukraine were a key topic at Monday’s EU Foreign Affairs Council meeting in Brussels, said Agriculture Ministry State Secretary Vladimir Vnuk, TASR learnt from its special correspondent on the same day. https://etasr.sk/article/22268416 Prague, 14 July (TASR) - Czech Prime Minister Petr Fiala rejected Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico’s request to resume joint meetings between the Czech and Slovak governments, saying that cooperation at the ministerial level is sufficient, TASR has learnt from a report from Czech broadcaster CT24. https://etasr.sk/article/22268375 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. lin