SUMMARY - Tuesday, 12 August 2025 - 5 p.m.

Bratislava, 12 August (TASR) – Prime Minister Robert Fico (Smer-SD) is trying to cover up the scandal surrounding the ambulance service tender, according to leader of the opposition Progressive Slovakia Michal Simecka. https://etasr.sk/article/22346915 Bratislava, 12 August (TASR) - Emergency Medical Service Operations Centre (OS ZZS) sent the official results of the ambulance service tender to the Health Ministry on Monday, thus completing the tender, the opposition 'Slovakia' party told a press conference on Tuesday, requesting explanations and urging the law enforcement bodies to start dealing with the case. https://etasr.sk/article/22346798 Bratislava, 12 August (TASR) – The Ministry of Justice is successfully implementing several projects — funded by the Slovak Recovery and Resilience Plan — aiming to renovate and modernise both the exterior and interior spaces of multiple court buildings, the ministry declared in its social media post on Tuesday. https://etasr.sk/article/22346781 Bratislava, 12 August (TASR) - Bratislava self-governing region (BSK) has developed a plan for the digital transformation of the region, BSK spokeswoman Lucia Forman told TASR on Tuesday, adding that it contains specific steps on how it plans to use up-to-date technologies, data and digital tools to improve public services, enhance the quality of life and support sustainable development in the region. https://etasr.sk/article/22346673 Bratislava, 12 August (TASR) - Slovak diplomacy has confirmed its stance regarding peace at an extraordinary meeting of EU foreign affairs ministers held as an informal video conference on Monday (11 August), the Foreign and European Affairs Ministry's communications department told TASR on Tuesday, adding that Slovakia was represented by the ministry's state secretary Rastislav Chovanec acting on behalf of minister Juraj Blanar (Smer-SD). https://etasr.sk/article/22346650 Bratislava, 12 August (TASR) - Construction companies in Slovakia are suffering from a shortage of workers, Petr Prichystal, marketing manager of a company called Lomax, has pointed out in a commentary, adding that according to statistics, 86 percent of domestic building companies have reported a lack of skilled workers. https://etasr.sk/article/22346597 Bratislava, 12 August (TASR) - Ombudsman Robert Dobrovodsky has contacted his Serbian counterpart Zoran Pasalic by phone and letter, asking for an investigation into the police's procedure in the Serbian town of Backi Petrovac in the Autonomous Province of Vojvodina during what reportedly occurred during the Slovak National Festivities in the town over the weekend, the ombudsman's spokesman Branislav Gigac told TASR on Tuesday. https://etasr.sk/article/22346522 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