SUMMARY - Tuesday, 29 July 2025 - 5 p.m.

Bratislava, 29 July (TASR) - The coalition Slovak National Party (SNS) will ask Premier Robert Fico (Smer-SD) to approach European Commissioner Maros Sefcovic and ask him to resign, SNS spokeswoman Zuzana Skopcova told TASR on Tuesday, adding that Sefcovic was nominated to the post by the Slovak government. https://etasr.sk/article/22311643 Bratislava, 29 July (TASR) – By summoning the British ambassador, Prime Minister Robert Fico (Smer-SD) is trying to cover up the failure of European Commissioner Maros Sefcovic in negotiations on tariffs with the USA, opposition 'Slovakia' party leader Igor Matovic told a press conference on Tuesday. https://etasr.sk/article/22311304 Bratislava, 29 July (TASR) - The suspicion that the British government might have paid influencers to influence the 2023 general elections in Slovakia in favour of Progressive Slovakia (PS) is scandalous and unacceptable, Interior Minister Matus Sutaj Estok (Voice-SD) has posted on a social network. https://etasr.sk/article/22311194 Bratislava, 29 July (TASR) - The United Kingdom didn't want to influence the election in Slovakia, opposition MPs for Freedom and Solidarity (SaS) Juraj Krupa and Maria Kolikova stated at a press conference on Tuesday in response to the statements made by Premier Robert Fico (Smer-SD) about alleged meddling in the Slovak election. https://etasr.sk/article/22311732 Bratislava, 29 July (TASR) - Since the beginning of this year, the Constitutional Court has been allegedly visited by the ambassadors of the United Kingdom, the Netherlands, Luxembourg and France, Prime Minister Robert Fico (Smer-SD) stated on Tuesday, claiming that they discussed at the court an amendment to the law on non-governmental organisations, which was being debated in Parliament at the time, as well as an amendment to the Slovak Constitution. https://etasr.sk/article/22311691 Bratislava, 29 July (TASR) – The construction of the new seat of the US Embassy in Slovakia could commence in April 2028 and is expected to last 28 to 60 months, the US Embassy in Slovakia informed TASR on Tuesday. https://etasr.sk/article/22311601 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/22311493 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