SUMMARY - Thursday, 31 July 2025 - 1 p.m.

Bratislava, 31 July (TASR) - The Budgetary Responsibility Council (RRZ) in its July prognosis decreased its general government deficit estimate for this year to 5.1 percent of GDP, or €7 billion. https://etasr.sk/article/22316993 Bratislava, July 31 (TASR) – As part of efforts to monitor and, in particular, eliminate mosquito breeding grounds, an area of some 350,000 square metres in the Bratislava borough of Devinska Nova Ves is being cleared using drones and ground sprayers on Thursday and Friday, Bratislava spokesperson Peter Bubla told TASR on Thursday. https://etasr.sk/article/22317129 Bratislava, 31 July (TASR) - Following an agreement with partners, Education Ministry State Secretary Robert Zsembera (Voice-SD) has presented changes in the draft new University Act in a video on a social network. https://etasr.sk/article/22317137 Bratislava, 31 July (TASR) - The Doctors Trade Union Association (LOZ) has called on the Health Ministry to revise the composition of the commission deciding on the ambulance service tender. https://etasr.sk/article/22317208 Sofia, 31 July (TASR) - Slovak firefighters continued their intensive aerial firefighting efforts on Wednesday aimed at quelling a large forest fire that poses a threat to an area of thousands of hectares in western Bulgaria, the Fire and Rescue Corps (HaZZ) posted on social media on Thursday. https://etasr.sk/article/22317333 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