SUMMARY - Monday, 11 August 2025 - 1 p.m.

Bratislava, 11 August (TASR) - Marian Povolny has resigned from the post of director of the Emergency Medical Service Operations Centre (OS ZZS), the centre's deputy spokesman Richard Boljesik confirmed for TASR on Monday, adding that he did so of his own volition. https://etasr.sk/article/22344490 Bratislava, 11 August (TASR) – The Interior Ministry has expanded its register of non-governmental organisations (NGOs), which now also includes data from other sources and official records, the ministry's State Secretary Michal Kalinak (Voice-SD) told a press conference on Monday, denying that these changes are a 'hammer' to be used against NGOs. https://etasr.sk/article/22344477 Bratislava, 11 August (TASR) - The Tourism and Sport Ministry has proposed that the levy on gambling should be increased by a maximum of 1 percent to 28 percent, Tourism and Sport Minister Rudolf Huliak (Independent) told a press conference held on Monday jointly with Tipos national lottery company director Michal Hutnik, adding that it won't agree to anything higher than that, as it would disrupt the whole betting market. https://etasr.sk/article/22344471 Bratislava, 11 August (TASR) - Tourist accommodation providers in Slovakia posted revenues totalling almost €166 million (ex-VAT) for the second quarter of 2025, an increase of over 19 percent year-on-year (y-o-y), the Statistics Office reported on Monday. https://etasr.sk/article/22344406 Bratislava, 11 August (TASR) - House Chair Richard Rasi (Voice-SD) has convened an extraordinary session of the House for Wednesday (13 August) to discuss the opposition's proposal for the removal of Health Minister Kamil Sasko (Voice-SD) from his post, TASR was told by Parliament's communications department on Monday. https://etasr.sk/article/22344371 Bratislava, 11 August (TASR) - Slovakia's construction output stood at €735 million in June 2025, up 9.1 percent year-on-year (y-o-y) in fixed prices, the Statistics Office reported on Monday. https://etasr.sk/article/22344303 Bratislava, 11 August (TASR) - The number of people staying in tourist accommodation facilities in Slovakia rose by 9.4 percent year-on-year (y-o-y) to over 606,000 in June, the Statistics Office reported on Monday, adding that this was the most successful June since the pandemic. https://etasr.sk/article/22344273 Bratislava, 11 August (TASR) - Slovakia's construction output stood at €735 million in June 2025, up 9.1 percent year-on-year (y-o-y) in fixed prices, the Statistics Office reported on Monday. https://etasr.sk/article/22344246 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. jrg/ko