SUMMARY - Friday, 18 July 2025 - 9 p.m.

Bratislava, 18 July (TASR) – Petra Flach, director of the International House of Art for Children (Bibiana), violated the law on access to public information, according to a ruling by the Bratislava District Office. https://etasr.sk/article/22278177 Brussels/Bratislava, 18 July (TASR-correspondent) – The European Commission has approved a €300 million Slovak state aid program aimed at supporting the country’s railway freight sector, the Commission announced on Friday, according to TASR’s Brussels correspondent. https://etasr.sk/article/22278159 Bratislava, 18 July (TASR) – A prosecutor from the Prosecutor-General’s Office, identified only as A. B. due to legal reasons, was formally charged with the offense of endangerment under influence, with the indictment filed by the Trnava Regional Prosecutor’s Office on 16 July with the Galanta District Court, Prosecutor-General Maros Zilinka announced in his social media post on Friday. https://etasr.sk/article/22278157 Brussels/Bratislava, 18 July (TASR) - At Friday’s meeting of the EU General Affairs Council, Slovak Deputy Foreign and European Affairs Minister Marek Estok informed EU partners that Slovakia had lifted its reservations and allowed the adoption of the EU’s 18th sanctions package against Russia. https://etasr.sk/article/22278128 Brussels/Bratislava, July 18 (TASR-correspondent) – The European Commission on Friday released its proposed allocation of nearly €2 trillion under the new Multiannual Financial Framework (MFF) for 2028–2034, with Slovakia set to receive €19.9 billion. This places the country 12th among the 27 EU member states, according to TASR’s Brussels correspondent. https://etasr.sk/article/22278113 Bratislava, 18 July (TASR) – Traffic police units across Slovakia received additional 20 new Mercedes Benz Vito vans on Friday, expanding their fleet of so-called mobile field offices used for documenting road accidents, with the first batch of 20 vehicles delivered already in April, the Interior Ministry’s press department informed TASR on Friday. https://etasr.sk/article/22278098 Bratislava, 18 July (TASR) - Environment Minister Tomas Taraba (SNS nominee) has signed a memorandum of understanding in Rome with Italy’s Minister for the Environment and Energy Security, Gilberto Pichetto Fratin, and the agreement will pave the way for expert-level cooperation on using proven methods and cutting-edge technologies to prevent, monitor, and eliminate environmental burdens, the Environment Ministry told TASR on Friday. https://etasr.sk/article/22277992 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