SUMMARY - Wednesday, 23 July 2025 - 1 p.m.

Bratislava, 23 July (TASR) - Slovakia on Tuesday (22 July) joined a group of 25 countries and the European Commission (EC) that called for an immediate end to the war in the Gaza Strip and condemned the "inhumane killing of civilians" and holding of hostages, the Foreign Affairs Ministry's communication department has informed TASR. https://etasr.sk/article/22289594 Spissky Stiavnik, 23 July (TASR) - More than 140 people lost their homes in a fire in a Roma settlement in the village of Spissky Stiavnik in Poprad district (Presov region) on Tuesday (22 July), mayor Matus Korhel has told TASR, adding that they were mainly mothers with children and that the municipality has temporarily housed them in a local community centre. https://etasr.sk/article/22289723 New York, 23 July (TASR) - Vice-premier and Environment Minister Tomas Taraba (a Slovak National Party/SNS nominee) delivered speeches at the UN Security Council and the UN General Assembly during his visit to the United States on Tuesday (22 July), the Environment Ministry's communications department has informed TASR. https://etasr.sk/article/22289756 Copenhagen, 23 July (TASR) - An informal meeting of EU interior ministers that took place in Copenhagen, Denmark on Tuesday (22 July) focused on strengthening civil protection, return policy and better management of illegal migration, with Slovkia being represented at the meeting by Interior Ministry State Secretary Lucia Kurilovska. https://etasr.sk/article/22289802 Bratislava, 23 July (TASR) – Opposition party Freedom and Solidarity (SaS) has presented several proposals for the amendment of the parliamentary Rules of Procedure, MP Ondrej Dostal (SaS) confirmed for TASR on Wednesday. https://etasr.sk/article/22289921 Bratislava, 23 July (TASR) - The opposition Progressive Slovakia (PS) party held a news conference on Wednesday to point to the closure of post offices that could concern dozens to hundreds of branches in district towns and villages throughout Slovakia in the future. https://etasr.sk/article/22289934 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