SUMMARY - Friday, 1 August 2025 - 1 p.m.

Bratislava, 1 August (TASR) – The police have detained a 34-year-old Slovak facing multiple European arrest warrants in Bratislava's borough of Devinska Nova Ves, Police Corps Presidium spokesman Roman Hajek informed TASR on Friday, adding that an international search was launched in respect of the man, who is allegedly involved, inter alia, in the smuggling of illegal migrants. https://etasr.sk/article/22320776 Zilina, 1 August (TASR) - Customs officers have seized more than 2.5 million unlabelled disposable electronic cigarettes in warehouses near Zilina and Cadca, head of the Financial Directorate's communications department Lucia Verchovodkova informed TASR on Friday. https://etasr.sk/article/22320882 Bratislava, 1 August (TASR) - Beer production in Slovakia increased to 297.6 million litres in 2024, up 2 percent from the 291.6 million litres brewed in 2023, the Slovak Beer and Malt Producers Association (SZVPS) reported on the occasion of International Beer Day, which falls on the first Friday of August each year. https://etasr.sk/article/22320992 Bratislava, 1 August (TASR) - Jan Stovka has become the new director of the public-service Ethnic Minorities Culture Support Fund (FPKNM) after Culture Minister Martina Simkovicova (a Slovak National Party/SNS nominee) appointed him to the post based on a selection procedure on Friday. https://etasr.sk/article/22321059 Bratislava, 1 August (TASR) - The children of foreigners in Slovakia need to be helped to integrate into society, but public institutions lack schemes for dealing with critical migration waves and a strategy for educating these children, according to the findings of the Supreme Audit Office (NKU) provided to TASR by its spokesperson Daniela Bolech Dobakova. https://etasr.sk/article/22321103 Bratislava, 1 August (TASR) – Banks should bear higher levies and contribute more significantly to the consolidation of public finances, said Matus Sutaj Estok, leader of the coalition's Voice–SD party, at a press conference on Friday. https://etasr.sk/article/22321140 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