SUMMARY - Monday, 21 July 2025 - 9 p.m.

Bratislava, 21 July (TASR) - Government ministers have described Milan Rastislav Stefanik as a model of courage and service to his country, concurring that his legacy is still relevant, TASR has learnt from ministers' posts on social networks in connection with the 145th anniversary of his birth. https://etasr.sk/article/22285327 Bratislava, 21 July (TASR) - Instead of across-the-board energy subsidies, the government should launch a broad programme to insulate and modify houses so that energy consumption in them will decrease, opposition MP Jozef Hajko (Christian Democrats/KDH) stated on Monday in response to comments made by Economy Minister Denisa Sakova (Voice-SD) on Sunday (20 July). https://etasr.sk/article/22285114 Bratislava, 21 July (TASR) - The planned use of EU funds for energy subsidies for households is only a temporary solution that doesn't address high energy consumption in inefficient buildings, said a platform called Buildings for the Future (BPB) in response to statements made on Sunday (20 July) by Economy Minister Denisa Sakova (Voice-SD), who announced that Slovakia could use unspent EU funds to subsidise energy prices for households. https://etasr.sk/article/22285270 Bratislava, 21 July (TASR) - The labour market continued to cool down gradually in June, which was reflected in the largest monthly increase in the number of the unemployed since April 2021, expert macroeconomics analyst at Slovakia's central bank (NBS) Michal Doliak pointed out on Monday, noting that in addition to a slightly higher unemployment rate, this turnaround was confirmed by a weakening inflow of foreign workers and a declining number of unemployed who have found a job. https://etasr.sk/article/22285172 Bratislava, 21 July (TASR) - Thunderstorms associated with a cold front are heading into the very warm air from the west and forecast models simulate the passage of this system through western Slovakia above central Slovakia in the next few hours, the Slovak Hydrometeorological Institute (SHMU) posted on a social network on Monday. https://etasr.sk/article/22285214 Bratislava, 21 July (TASR) - Thunderstorms may occur in most of Slovakia for the rest of the day, prompting the Slovak Hydrometeorological Institute (SHMU) to issue alerts on its website. https://etasr.sk/article/22285189 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. am