SUMMARY - Saturday, 2 July 2025 - 9 p.m.

Banska Bystrica/Bratislava, 2 August (TASR) - The non-parliamentary Democrats party announced “Deep Ploughing” as its main policy direction, which, according to party leader Jaroslav Nad, is not an act of revenge but rather an honest and sustainable plan. https://etasr.sk/article/22325194 Bratislava, 2 August (TASR) – The coalition's Slovak National Party (SNS) called on President Peter Pellegrini on Saturday to request that Health Minister Kamil Sasko (Voice-SD) cancel the ambulance service tender in its entirety. https://etasr.sk/article/22325144 Bratislava, 2 August (TASR) – Grants from the Slovak Arts Support Council (FPU) are not legally claimable, FPU Council Chair Matus Olha said in response to this week's criticism from the Association of Self-Governing Regions of Slovakia (SK8) and the Association of Slovak Theatres and Orchestras (ASTO). https://etasr.sk/article/22325105 Bratislava, 2 August (TASR) – The Roma Holocaust Victims Day is a painful reminder of where hatred can lead if we fail to confront it, Parliament Chair Richard Rasi (Voice-SD) stated on the occasion of the commemorative day on Saturday. https://etasr.sk/article/22325067 Bratislava, 2 August (TASR) – In 2024, the average number of prisoners in Slovakia was 9,203, the lowest figure seen in the past five years, Alexandra Szakalova from the Justice Ministry's communications department has told TASR, adding that theft was the most frequent reason for serving a prison sentence. https://etasr.sk/article/22324990 Bratislava, 2 August (TASR) - A total of 35 victims of human-trafficking were identified in Slovakia in the first half of 2025, most of them (23) being women, Interior Ministry spokesperson Matej Neumann told TASR earlier this week on the occasion of the World Day Against Trafficking in Persons. https://etasr.sk/article/22324933 Bratislava, 2 August (TASR) - Saving is a problem for Slovaks, and, according to Eurostat data, they are managing to save only 7.2 percent of their gross incomes, while the EU average is 13.2 percent, Patrik Kindl, an analyst at Finax, has stated. https://etasr.sk/article/22324825 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. mf