SUMMARY - Wednesday, 16 July 2025 - 1 p.m.

Bratislava, 16 July (TASR) - A prosecutor has filed a proposal to remand in custody a person who stabbed a 17-year-old boy in the centre of Bratislava at the weekend, TASR has learnt from spokesperson of the Bratislava Regional Prosecutor's Office Gabriela Kovacova. https://etasr.sk/article/22271237 Bratislava, 16 July (TASR) - New orders in Slovak industry went down by 4.3 percent year-on-year (y-o-y) to €5.69 billion in May 2025, the Statistics Office reported on Wednesday, adding that this was the second decline in a row and that its pace accelerated from 0.8 percent seen in April. https://etasr.sk/article/22271348 Brussels/Bratislava, 16 July (TASR) - At a meeting of the EU's Foreign Affairs Council in Brussels on Tuesday (15 July), Slovakia stressed that Russia must end its attacks on civilian infrastructure in Ukraine and engage in meaningful dialogue, TASR has learnt from the Foreign Affairs Ministry's communications department. https://etasr.sk/article/22271400 Bratislava, 16 July (TASR) - Former interior minister and MP Roman Mikulec ('Slovakia', For the People, the Christian Union/KU) criticised director of the Bratislava-based St. Michael's Hospital Ladislav Kuzela at a news conference on Tuesday (15 July), stating that he should accept responsibility for patients' health problems following colonoscopy examinations and resign from his post. https://etasr.sk/article/22271493 Bratislava, 16 July (TASR) - The agriculture and environment parliamentary committee didn't deal with the Gabcikovo waterworks or the Surany (Nitra region) battery plant project on Wednesday, as it wasn't quorate, with not enough MPs attending individual extraordinary meetings. https://etasr.sk/article/22271543 Kosice, 16 July (TASR) - The damage caused by last week's high winds in eastern Slovakia will probably exceed €800,000, according to the latest estimates that the Interior Ministry has provided to TASR. https://etasr.sk/article/22271565 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. ko