SUMMARY - Tuesday, 29 July 2025 - 1 p.m.

Bratislava, 29 July (TASR) - The Slovak police detained a wanted 54-year-old Italian national, G.D.A. [name abbreviated due to legal reasons], in the town of Ziar nad Hronom (Banska Bystrica region) on Sunday (27 July), Police Corps Presidium spokesman Roman Hajek informed TASR on Tuesday. https://etasr.sk/article/22310613 Bratislava, 29 July (TASR) - It is a good thing that the threat of a trade war with the USA has been eliminated and a certain degree of short-term planning certainty for entrepreneurs has thus been obtained, Slovak Chamber of Commerce and Industry (SOPK) vice-president Julius Kostolny told TASR on Tuesday. https://etasr.sk/article/22310750 Bratislava, 29 July (TASR) - Premier Robert Fico (Smer-SD) claims that the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office of Great Britain paid influencers via a media agency to influence the Slovak general election in 2023 to the detriment of Smer-SD and in favour of Progressive Slovakia (PS), referring to a story published on the marker.sk website. https://etasr.sk/article/22310944 Bratislava, 29 July (TASR) - The Environment Ministry has reached an agreement with employers associations on a draft amendment to the Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) Act, Vice-premier and Environment Minister Tomas Taraba (a Slovak National Party/SNS nominee) told a news conference held on Tuesday with the associations' representatives in attendance. https://etasr.sk/article/22311035 Bratislava, 29 July (TASR) - Premier Robert Fico (Smer-SD) should address problems in Slovakia instead of raving about coups and spoiling relations with our closest partners, said opposition Progressive Slovakia (PS) party leader Michal Simecka on Tuesday in reaction to statements on potential influencing of the Slovak general election made by Fico earlier in the day. https://etasr.sk/article/22311087 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