SUMMARY - Friday, 25 July 2025 - 9 p.m.

Bratislava, 25 July (TASR) – The opposition's 'Slovakia' party has accused the Prison and Judicial Guard Corps (ZVJS) of holding a non-transparent tender for the purchase of service hoodies. Bratislava, 25 July (TASR) – Westinghouse Electric Company has signed a memorandum of understanding with the Slovak state-owned company Water Management Construction (Vodohospodarska vystavba – VV) to assess the feasibility of building the first European commercial pumped thermal energy storage (PTES) system in Slovakia. https://etasr.sk/article/22298767 Bratislava, 25 July (TASR) – The proposed amendment to the Water Act, currently undergoing interdepartmental review, weakens environmental protection, according to opposition MP Tamara Stohlova (PS). https://etasr.sk/article/22298719 Bratislava, 25 July (TASR) – Railway passenger carrier ZSSK has been facing a growing number of vandalism incidents in recent months — in 2025 alone, the company has recorded 31 cases, most involving rocks being thrown at moving trains, with vandals having also damaged train interiors, broken doors, and vandalised parked carriages, Jana Pobisova, director of the ZSSK communications department, reported on Friday. https://etasr.sk/article/22298551 Bratislava, 25 July (TASR) – Opposition party Progressive Slovakia has filed a complaint with the Public Procurement Office (UVO) regarding the public procurement process carried out by state-funded agency Slovakia Travel for the Expo 2025–2026 project. MP Richard Dubovicky (PS) announced on Friday. https://etasr.sk/article/22298427 Bratislava, 25 July (TASR) – Slovakia, along with Austria, is accumulating debt at the fastest rate in the European Union (EU), and although Finance Minister Ladislav Kamenicky (Smer-SD) claims that fiscal consolidation could slow Slovakia's debt growth and potentially halt it by the end of the current government"s term, the opposition Christian Democratic Movement (KDH) warned on Friday that all indicators suggest the debt spiral will continue. https://etasr.sk/article/22298264 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