SUMMARY - Thursday, 31 July 2025 - 5 p.m.

Bratislava, 31 July (TASR) - President Peter Pellegrini said on Thursday that he thinks the turnout in a general election isn't a problem that should be addressed by any other country, and if another country thinks that it needs to intervene, it should provide information about it in a transparent manner and talk to Slovakia before doing so. https://etasr.sk/article/22317801 Vysoke Tatry, 31 July (TASR) – Director of the Tatra National Park Administration (TANAP), Peter Olexa, has stepped down from his position, effective as of 1 August 2025, with the resignation confirmed for TASR by Martina Petranova from the TANAP Administration on Thursday. https://etasr.sk/article/22317629 Bratislava, 31 July (TASR) - The state will provide €5 million from the modernisation fund for investments in the modernisation of heating in some towns, especially in heat distribution systems, Vice-premier and Environment Minister Tomas Taraba (a Slovak National Party/SNS nominee) stated at a briefing on Thursday, with Environmental Fund director general Marek Giba in attendance. https://etasr.sk/article/22317825 Bratislava, 31 July (TASR) - The net profit of banks increased by 4.9 percent to €574 million in the first half of the year, the Slovak Banking Association (SBA) reported on Thursday, adding that the banks paid €311 million in taxes. https://etasr.sk/article/22318007 Bratislava, 31 July (TASR) – Youth organisations, primarily from opposition political parties, have formed a joint platform aimed at restoring young people's trust in society, politics, and the public sphere, chair of Young Freedom and Solidarity and coordinator of the platform Nikolas Prejsa reported on Thursday. https://etasr.sk/article/22317894 Bratislava, 31 July (TASR) – Leader of Voice-SD and Interior Minister Matus Sutaj Estok voiced his hope that, following the Czech Republic's parliamentary election in the autumn, joint negotiations between the Slovak and Czech governments can resume. https://etasr.sk/article/22317866 Bratislava, 31 July (TASR) – Leader of Voice-SD and Interior Minister Matus Sutaj Estok voiced his hope that, following the Czech Republic's parliamentary election in the autumn, joint negotiations between the Slovak and Czech governments can resume. https://etasr.sk/article/22317660 Bratislava, 31 July (TASR) - Slovakia has lost its FMD-free status due to the occurrence of foot-and-mouth disease (FMD), so the Slovak State Veterinary and Food Administration (SVPS) and the UN Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) have taken steps to regain it. https://etasr.sk/article/22317618 Kosice, 31 July (TASR) - An investigator of the Internal Affairs Inspectorate (UIS) reopened criminal proceedings on 22 July in the case of a police raid in a Roma settlement in Moldava nad Bodvou (Kosice region) in 2013, acting on instructions from the supervising prosecutor, with UIS spokeswoman Andrea Dobiasova confirming for TASR information about this that was reported by SME daily on Thursday. https://etasr.sk/article/22317538 Bratislava, 31 July (TASR) – It's high time for the coalition to honour its pre-election promises and reconsider the Defence Cooperation Agreement (DCA) with the United States, according to Andrej Danko, leader of the coalition Slovak National Party (SNS). https://etasr.sk/article/22317448 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