SUMMARY - Tuesday, 5 August 2025 - 1 p.m.

Banska Bystrica, 5 August (TASR) - More than a year since the attempt on Prime Minister Robert Fico's (Smer-SD) life, the trial of shooter Juraj C. [name abbreviated due to legal reasons] continued at the Specialised Criminal Court in Banska Bystrica on Tuesday with the testimonies of witnesses. https://etasr.sk/article/22331225 Bratislava, 5 August (TASR) - In the second quarter of this year, real estate prices rose by 2.9 percent when compared to the previous quarter and by 12.8 percent compared to the same period of last year, Slovakia's central bank (NBS) reported on Tuesday. https://etasr.sk/article/22331274 Tatranska Lomnica, 5 August (TASR) - The zoning proposals for all national parks have been submitted as of Tuesday, Environment Minister State Secretary Filip Kuffa told a news conference in Tatranska Lomnica on the same day. https://etasr.sk/article/22331300 Lucenec, 5 August (TASR) - A new outbreak of hepatitis A has been detected in the village of Savol in Lucenec district (Banska Bystrica region), the Regional Public Health Authority (RUVZ) reported on its website on Tuesday, adding that it was epidemiologically linked to previous cases in the same district. https://etasr.sk/article/22331353 Bratislava, 5 August (TASR) - Timber will continue to be harvested in Slovakia in the quantities needed to keep forests in a sustainable and healthy condition, Environment Minister Tomas Taraba (a Slovak National Party/SNS nominee) has posted on a social network, adding that it will be sold in two ways: to local processors within a 50-kilometre radius of the national park or in an international auction in which anyone can bid and the highest price wins. https://etasr.sk/article/22331377 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