SUMMARY - Thursday, 7 August 2025 - 6 p.m.

Bratislava, 7 August (TASR) - The ongoing ambulance services tender is the biggest fraud in the handling of public funds in Slovakia's history, 'Slovakia' party leader Igor Matovic declared on Thursday. https://etasr.sk/article/22336443 Bratislava, 7 August (TASR) – Progressive Slovakia (PS) claims that Health Minister Kamil Sasko (Voice-SD) is "rewarding" donors of the Voice-SD party in the ambulance tender, describing the process as a clear case of political corruption. https://etasr.sk/article/22336378 Bratislava, 7 August (TASR) - Prime Minister Robert Fico (Smer-SD) lied about a coup d'état in Slovakia in January, representatives of the opposition parties agreed Thursday, responding to the Georgian National Legion leader Mamuk Mamulashvili's visit to Slovakia at the end of July. https://etasr.sk/article/22336241 Bratislava, 7 August (TASR) - The Public Procurement Office (UVO) has stated that the Health Ministry prepared the ambulance service tender in contravention of EU regulations, UVO spokesman Michal Dzurjanin has informed TASR. https://etasr.sk/article/22336084 Bratislava, 7 August (TASR) - Health Minister Kamil Sasko (Voice-SD) will take up a clear position on the ambulance service tender at a press conference due to be held on Friday (8 August), the Health Ministry's communication department has informed TASR. https://etasr.sk/article/22336015 Detva, 7 August (TASR) - German company ZF is planning to close its plant in Detva (Banska Bystrica region) completely by mid-2026, TASR reported on Thursday based on information from the company's head of communications for Eastern Europe Marta Surowiec. https://etasr.sk/article/22335993 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