SUMMARY - Wednesday, 6 August 2025 - 1 p.m.

Bratislava, 6 August (TASR) - Retail revenues in Slovakia in fixed prices decreased by 0.4 percent year-on-year (y-o-y) in June, the Statistics Office reported on Wednesday, adding that this was the fifth drop in a row. https://etasr.sk/article/22333386 Bratislava, 6 August (TASR) - Health Minister Kamil Sasko (Voice-SD) has my full confidence, coalition Voice-SD party leader Matus Sutaj Estok announced on social media on Wednesday, saying that he's convinced Sasko will explain in detail any issues related to the ambulance service tender and dispel all doubts. https://etasr.sk/article/22333415 Bratislava, 6 August (TASR) - The Agriculture Ministry made another dubious deal when it hired a private consulting firm to analyse and assess the current state of drawing EU funds, opposition MPs Veronika Remisova and Rastislav Kratky (both 'Slovakia' party, For the People and the Christian Union/KU) told a news conference on Wednesday, adding that the ministry paid over €168,560 for this service. https://etasr.sk/article/22333649 Bratislava, 6 August (TASR) - Marian Parkanyi and Milos Bikar have become new members of the Regulatory Board of the Office for the Regulation of Network Industries (URSO), the President's Office has informed TASR, adding that they were nominated by the government and received their decrees of appointment on Wednesday. https://etasr.sk/article/22333704 Bratislava, 6 August (TASR) - Former Police Corps President Peter K. [name abbreviated due to legal reasons] acted in line with the law in the summer of 2021 when he stopped the Sobrance (Kosice region) mobile intervention unit from apprehending several people, MP and former interior minister Roman Mikulec ('Slovakia', 'For the People', KU) said on Wednesday when testifying as witness before Bratislava I Municipal Court. https://etasr.sk/article/22333724 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