SUMMARY - Wednesday, 23 July 2025 - 9 p.m.

Bratislava, 23 July (TASR) - Interior Minister Matus Sutaj Estok (Voice-SD) is misleading the public on the issue of purchasing tactical belts for police officers, ex-interior minister and MP Roman Mikulec ('Slovakia', 'For the People', KU) has said in response to Sutaj Estok's comments about the lower purchase price of the belts, adding that during his tenure, the ministry bought the belts for special police units, not for regular police officers. https://etasr.sk/article/22290949 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/22290808 Bratislava, July 23 (TASR) – The opposition Christian Democrats don't reject the idea of building a new nuclear power plant (NPP), but given the state of public finances, it's necessary to guarantee the financial sustainability of its construction and operation. https://etasr.sk/article/22291741 Bratislava, 23 July (TASR) – The suspension of all work on the D1 motorway section between Lietavska Lucka and Dubna Skala (Zilina region), including the Visnove tunnel, has cost Slovakia a huge amount of money, opposition MP Igor Janckulik (Christian Democrats/KDH) pointed out on Wednesday, adding that between 2019-2021, nothing moved on the construction site, but no one is taking responsibility for this mistake. https://etasr.sk/article/22291299 Kosice, 23 July (TASR) - A family tragedy occurred in Kosice on Wednesday morning, Kosice region police have told TASR, adding that they received a notification from an 80-year-old man who said he had 'pierced' his wife. https://etasr.sk/article/22291073 Bratislava, 23 July (TASR) - Storms may occur across most of Slovakia on Thursday (24 July), prompting the Slovak Hydrometeorological Institute (SHMU) to issue a first-degree alert for several districts. https://etasr.sk/article/22291562 Bratislava, 23 July (TASR) – An increased risk of fire was put in place in 20 districts on Wednesday, the Fire and Rescue Corps (HaZZ) has posted on social media. https://etasr.sk/article/22291113 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