SUMMARY - Wednesday, 16 July 2025 - 9 p.m.

Bratislava, 16 July (TASR) - Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico (Smer-SD) declared on Wednesday that Slovakia will never support the European Commission’s REPowerEU gas supply plan, as in his view it will harm Slovak households and the economy, and further reduce the competitiveness of the entire EU. https://etasr.sk/article/22272729 Bratislava, 16 July (TASR) – The Slovak Police Corps denied accusations that they concealed information regarding the man detained in Ukraine, labeling such claims as conspiracy theories, TASR learnt on Wednesday. https://etasr.sk/article/22272709 Bratislava, 16 July (TASR) – The opposition's Progressive Slovakia (PS) party sharply criticized the way the Slovak police reported about the investigation into bomb threats targeting schools in Slovakia and the Czech Republic, as the police have omitted key findings - including the suspected involvement of Russia - and the party renewed its call for Interior Minister Matus Sutaj Estok (Voice-SD) to resign. https://etasr.sk/article/22272674 Bratislava, 16 July (TASR) – The opposition's 'Slovakia' party has lambasted the Slovak police for failing to inform the public that the activities of a detained Ukrainian suspect were most likely financed by Russian actors. https://etasr.sk/article/22272647 Bratislava, 16 July (TASR) - Slovak Interior Minister Matus Sutaj Estok (Voice-SD) has rejected what he described as the “denigration of the Slovak police,” following a joint law enforcement operation by Czech, Slovak, and Ukrainian authorities on Ukrainian soil. https://etasr.sk/article/22272629 Bratislava, 16 July (TASR) – GIB EnergyX Slovakia, a major investor aiming to operate within the Surany Industrial Park, is still undergoing the environmental impact assessment (EIA) process for its planned battery production plant, which remains incomplete. https://etasr.sk/article/22272600 Bratislava, 16 July (TASR) - Energy prices in Slovakia will surge to three times their current level as of 2028 - if Slovakia stops purchasing Russian gas, SNS leader and Parliament's Vice-chair Andrej Danko declared on Wednesday. https://etasr.sk/article/22272568 Bratislava, 16 July (TASR) – President Peter Pellegrini met with NATO Deputy Secretary-General Boris Ruge on Wednesday during a training session of the National Defense Forces (NOS), in which the President has been participating as a volunteer reservist-in-training, at the Turecky vrch training area. https://etasr.sk/article/22272546 Bratislava, 16 July (TASR) – Relations between Slovakia and the Czech Republic should not be strained other third countries — not Ukraine, the United States, or Russia, SNS leader and Parliament's Vice-chair Andrej Danko declared on Wednesday. https://etasr.sk/article/22272502 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