SUMMARY - Tuesday, 15 June 2025 - 6 p.m.

Bratislava, 15 July (TASR) – Slovakia requested a postponement of the vote on the European Union's 18th sanctions package against Russia during Tuesday's EU Foreign Affairs Council meeting in Brussels, Prime Minister Robert Fico announced on the same day. Bratislava, 15 July (TASR) – There's no such thing as cheap Russian gas or oil — it's a myth perpetuated only by Prime Minister Robert Fico (Smer-SD), opposition 'Slovakia' party members declared at a press briefing on Tuesday. https://etasr.sk/article/22269855 Bratislava, 15 July (TASR) – Prime Minister Robert Fico (Smer-SD) chose visits to Moscow over negotiations with key European partners, weakening Slovakia's bargaining position within the European Union, the Christian Democratic Movement (KDH) has stated in response to a letter sent by the prime minister. https://etasr.sk/article/22269795 Bratislava, 15 July (TASR) – Slovakia is receiving support from the European Union not because of Prime Minister Robert Fico (Smer-SD), but despite him, said opposition Freedom and Solidarity (SaS) party leader Branislav Groehling on Tuesday. https://etasr.sk/article/22269693 Bratislava, 15 July (TASR) – Prime Minister Robert Fico (Smer-SD) achieved nothing for Slovakia in Brussels, only embarrassing the country and ultimately declaring surrender, according to opposition Progressive Slovakia (PS) party leader Michal Simecka on Tuesday. https://etasr.sk/article/22269585 Bratislava, 15 July (TASR) - The nation-wide 'Proud of the Family' march, due to take place in the centre of Bratislava on Saturday (19 July), will show that families and marriage matter, its organisers told a news conference on Tuesday dedicated to the agenda and message of the thirteenth annual march. https://etasr.sk/article/22269483 Bratislava, 15 July (TASR) - The constitutional parliamentary committee didn't deal with the state of the rule of law or the implications of an amendment to the Penal Code on Tuesday, as it wasn't quorate, with not enough MPs attending the meeting. https://etasr.sk/article/22269423 Bratislava, 15 July (TASR) - In the case of the incident in which a 17-year-old youth was stabbed in the centre of Bratislava at the weekend, an investigator has pressed charges against 18-year-old Ukrainian national Artem T. [name abbreviated due to legal reasons] for the crime of bodily harm combined with the offence of disorderly conduct, TASR learnt from Bratislava regional police spokesman Michal Szeiff on Tuesday. https://etasr.sk/article/22269357 Bratislava, 15 July (TASR) - A mixture of water and formaldehyde has been found in a rinsing container used for colonoscopy examinations, Bratislava-based St. Michael's Hospital director Ladislav Kuzela told a news conference held on Tuesday with Police Corps director Jana Maskarova in attendance, adding that two patients affected by this remain in hospital and that their condition is stable. https://etasr.sk/article/22269335 mf