SUMMARY - Wednesday, 23 July 2025 - 5.10 p.m.

Bratislava, 23 July (TASR) – The new nuclear energy project in Slovakia, to be constructed by US-based company Westinghouse, will result in an annual loss of €500 million for the Slovak economy, leader of the opposition 'Slovakia' party Igor Matovic declared at a press conference on Wednesday. https://etasr.sk/article/22290620 Bratislava, 23 July (TASR) - The Interior Ministry has concluded a framework contract for tactical belts for police officers worth more than €260,000, ex-VAT, ministry spokesman Matej Neumann told TASR on Wednesday, adding that the ministry will be ordering them according to need and financial possibilities. https://etasr.sk/article/22290574 Galanta/Sered, 23 July (TASR) – A police investigator has charged a 28-year-old foreign national with bodily harm and disorderly conduct with respect to a stabbing incident in the town of Sered (Trnava region) on Monday, 21 July, TASR learnt on Wednesday. https://etasr.sk/article/22290374 Bratislava, 23 July (TASR) – The steel sector in the European Union faces complex challenges, including excess steel production in China, high energy costs in Europe and recent US tariffs of 25 percent on steel and aluminium, said Slovak Economy Ministry spokesperson Maria Pavlusik on Wednesday in response to a call by the opposition Progressive Slovakia (PS) party for a full ban on steel imports from Russia. https://etasr.sk/article/22290369 Bratislava, 23 July (TASR) - A working group is to be set up in connection with electoral legislation, the coalition Smer-SD party said on Wednesday in response to the statements made by Parliamentary Chair Richard Rasi (Voice-SD) concerning the debate on dropping a single (nationwide) electoral district from the Slovak Constitution. https://etasr.sk/article/22290342 Bratislava, 23 July (TASR) - The Slovak Post Office won't close hundreds of its branches; just 26 regional branches will be cancelled and 29 district post offices will be replaced with more accessible branches with expanded services, the Slovak Post Office said in reaction to statements made by the opposition Progressive Slovakia (PS) party earlier on Wednesday, adding that it plans to gradually transform its rural branches into franchises. https://etasr.sk/article/22290197 Bratislava, 23 July (TASR) - Food prices in Slovakia are rising, despite the fact that the value-added tax (VAT) on basic foodstuffs has been reduced from 10 percent to 5 percent, the opposition Christian Democratic Movement (KDH) told a news conference on Wednesday, adding that people are reaching deeper into their pockets, but the government is doing nothing. https://etasr.sk/article/22290051 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/22289980 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