SUMMARY - Tuesday, 5 August 2025 - 9 p.m.

Bratislava, 5 August (TASR) – The Education Ministry has defended its proposed changes to the school funding system, arguing that the current model, where all schools receive the same funding but do not have the same obligations, is unfair to children, unsustainable in the long term, and unlike systems in other EU countries, TASR learnt on Tuesday. https://etasr.sk/article/22332239 Bratislava, 5 August (TASR) – The entire process of the tender for ambulance service providers is proceeding in accordance with legally established rules, the Health Ministry stated on Tuesday in response to a joint appeal by opposition parties to cancel the public procurement due to ongoing doubts. https://etasr.sk/article/22332208 Bratislava, 5 August (TASR) – If Health Minister Kamil Sasko (Voice-SD) fails to dispel doubts surrounding the ambulance service tender, Prime Minister Robert Fico (Smer-SD) will insist on cancelling it and restarting the competition, TASR learnt from Fico's social media post on Tuesday. https://etasr.sk/article/22332170 Bratislava, 5 August (TASR) – The Let's Stop Corruption Foundation called on Health Minister Kamil Sasko (Voice-SD) to release information regarding the tender of ambulance service licences, criticising the process for its lack of transparency and potential conflicts of interest, TASR learnt from deputy director of Let's Stop Corruption Martin Suchy on Tuesday. https://etasr.sk/article/22332131 Bratislava, 5 August (TASR) – President Peter Pellegrini has rejected all applications for permission to serve in the armed forces of a foreign state, and since the beginning of his term, he has received seven such requests — three of which were submitted this year, the President's Office press department told TASR on Tuesday. https://etasr.sk/article/22332090 Bratislava, 5 August (TASR) – The opposition Christian Democratic Movement (KDH) once again criticised the planned changes to education financing, objecting to the proposed reduction of contributions per student to private and church schools that are not registered as public education providers, and called them an attack on religious children. https://etasr.sk/article/22331952 Bratislava, 5 August (TASR) – The coalition is governing chaotically and leading the country in the wrong economic direction, yet it manages to dominate the political spotlight with its messaging, leaving the opposition doing nothing but reacting, Boris Kollar, the former House chair (2020-23) and leader of the non-parliamentary We Are Family party, told TASR TV in an interview on Tuesday. https://etasr.sk/article/22331847 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