SUMMARY - Monday, 28 July 2025 - 9 p.m.

Brussels, 28 July (TASR-correspondent) - Both the EU and the United States have been trying to find a deal so that trade can continue, EU Trade Commissioner Maros Sefcovic said in an interview with Slovak media in Brussels on Monday, adding that cutting tariffs on cars will also help Slovakia. https://etasr.sk/article/22308364 Bratislava, 28 July (TASR) - Employers' association praise the EU-US trade deal, but according to them, the competitiveness of European companies is a problem as the decline in industrial competitiveness is the biggest challenge the EU is facing at present and one to which it must respond urgently. https://etasr.sk/article/22308776 Bratislava, 28 July (TASR) - The Slovak opposition doesn't consider the announced tariffs of 15 percent on European goods imported to the USA to be a success, concurring that the increase in tariffs, which will mainly affect the automotive industry in Slovakia, will reduce the competitiveness of this sector and will also affect employment. https://etasr.sk/article/22308612 Bratislava, 28 July (TASR) - Parliamentary Chair Richard Rasi (Voice-SD) is due to travel to Geneva, Switzerland, on Tuesday (29 July) to attend the 6th World Conference of Speakers of Parliaments, Parliament Office's communications department told TASR on Monday, adding that during his speech he wants to promote stronger multilateralism and talk about the role of parliaments in promoting democracy, peace and stability in the world. https://etasr.sk/article/22308844 Warsaw, 28 July (TASR-correspondent) - President of Poland Andrzej Duda awarded state honours to three Slovaks on Monday, with Jan Figel, Jan Hudacky and Pavol Macala being given the Knight's Cross of the Order of Merit of the Republic of Poland for their outstanding contribution to the development of international cooperation and for their activities supporting the independence movements in Central Europe, TASR has learnt on the same day. https://etasr.sk/article/22308861 Bratislava, 28 July (TASR) - MP Frantisek Majersky (Christian Democrats/KDH) has called on Health Minister Kamil Sasko (Voice-SD) to make public the complete composition of the selection committee in the tender to select an ambulance service operator, and how the members of the committee were selected. https://etasr.sk/article/22308569 Trencin, 28 July (TASR) - Part of the military cemetery in Trencin has undergone restoration, with the Interior Ministry contributing to the reconstruction of the national cultural monument, TASR was told by ministry spokesman Matej Neumann on Monday. https://etasr.sk/article/22308705 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