SUMMARY - Thursday, 14 August 2025 - 9 p.m.

Bratislava, 14 August (TASR) – The Interior Ministry and its subordinate units, including the District Authority in Poprad, have been addressing the emergency situation declared by the mayor of Spissky Stiavnik (Presov region) since its onset on 22 July, the ministry’s press department confirmed to TASR on Thursday. https://etasr.sk/article/22353260 Bratislava, 14 August (TASR) – The Emergency Medical Solutions (EMS) company has acknowledged the cancellation of the tender for operating emergency medical service stations and denies any allegations of corruption or connections to selection committee members. https://etasr.sk/article/22353261 Bratislava, 14 August (TASR) – At Thursday's meeting of the coalition council the Slovak National Party (SNS) proposed reducing the number of self-governing regions from eight to four, SNS spokesperson Zuzana Skopcova announced on the same day. https://etasr.sk/article/22353242 Bratislava, 14 August (TASR) – The party Voice–SD welcomes the coalition council's agreement on its proposal, prepared by Economy Minister Denisa Sakova, to introduce energy compensation measures for 2026 — set to benefit 90 percent of households, thus sparing them from a 30-percent increase in electricity, gas, and heating costs, the party announced on Thursday. https://etasr.sk/article/22353143 Bratislava, 14 August (TASR) – The coalition council has reached an agreement on compensations for gas, heating, and electricity prices for households in 2026, alongside other initial budget and consolidation measures. https://etasr.sk/article/22352930 Bratislava, 14 August (TASR) – Leader of Voice–SD and Interior Minister Matus Sutaj Estok plans to address three proposals regarding the ambulance tender at Thursday’s coalition council session, TASR learnt on Thursday. https://etasr.sk/article/22352889 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