SUMMARY - Wednesday, 13 August 2025 - 1 p.m.

Bratislava, 13 August (TASR) - Tourism and Sport Minister Rudolf Huliak's (Independent) proposal to increase the gambling levy by just 1 percent will help neither the state budget, nor victims of gambling, opposition Progressive Slovakia (PS) party leader Michal Simecka told a news conference on Wednesday. https://etasr.sk/article/22348976 Bratislava, 13 August (TASR) - The main trial in the case of doctor Peter L. (name abbreviated due to legal reasons), who is facing charges of incitement over statements that he made at a public gathering in 2020 against measures to combat COVID-19, is scheduled to continue at Bratislava I Municipal Court next Tuesday (19 August), TASR reported on Wednesday based on information on the Justice Ministry's website, according to which documentary evidence will be read out. https://etasr.sk/article/22348952 Bratislava, 13 August (TASR) - The coalition Smer-SD party won't back the opposition's proposal to dismiss Health Minister Kamil Sasko (Voice-SD) in Parliament, parliamentary health committee chair Vladimir Balaz (Smer-SD) told journalists on Wednesday. https://etasr.sk/article/22348898 Likavka, 13 August (TASR) - Firefighters are responding to a forest fire in the area of the village of Likavka near Ruzomberok (Zilina region) on Wednesday morning, TASR was told by Maria Pohankova Zahatlanova, a spokesperson with the Regional Directorate of the Fire and Rescue Corps (HaZZ) in Zilina. https://etasr.sk/article/22348875 Bratislava, 13 August (TASR) - MPs didn't deal with a proposal to dismiss Health Minister Kamil Sasko (Voice-SD) on Wednesday, as Parliament wasn't quorate even at the second attempt to open the session on his ouster. https://etasr.sk/article/22348837 Bratislava, 13 August (TASR) - The Emergency Medical Service Operations Centre (OS ZZS) on Wednesday scrapped the tender aimed at evaluating applications to operate ambulance service stations, OS ZZS has announced on its website. https://etasr.sk/article/22348736 Bratislava, 13 August (TASR) - Parliament failed to open a special session with a no-confidence motion in Health Minister Kamil Sasko (Voice-SD) as the sole point on the agenda at the first attempt, as only 62 MPs presented themselves on Wednesday morning, which was not enough for the House to be quorate. https://etasr.sk/article/22348704 Bratislava, 13 August (TASR) - Parliament failed to open a special session with a no-confidence motion in Health Minister Kamil Sasko (Voice-SD) as the sole point on the agenda at the first attempt, as only 62 MPs presented themselves on Wednesday morning, which was not enough for the House to be quorate. https://etasr.sk/article/22348677 Bratislava, 13 August (TASR) - The parliamentary health committee on Wednesday failed to reach a quorum to deal with the proposed dismissal of Health Minister Kamil Sasko (Voice-SD), TASR has learnt on Wednesday. https://etasr.sk/article/22348673 Bratislava, 13 August (TASR) - The Emergency Medical Service Operations Centre (OS ZZS) on Wednesday scrapped the tender aimed at evaluating applications to operate ambulance service stations, OS ZZS has announced on its website. https://etasr.sk/article/22348658 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