SUMMARY - Friday, 15 August 2025 - 1 p.m.

Bratislava, 15 August (TASR) - Inflation in Slovakia reached 4.4 percent year-on-year (y-o-y) in July, the highest inflation rate in the past 19 months, the Statistics Office reported on Friday. https://etasr.sk/article/22354539 Surany, 15 August (TASR) - GIB EnergyX Slovakia began preparatory work on Friday on the land of the future battery plant in Surany (Nitra region), TASR learnt from the company's CEO Pavol Krokos on the same day. https://etasr.sk/article/22354648 Banska Bystrica, 15 August (TASR) - The Specialised Criminal Court (STS) in Banska Bystrica sentenced Kristian K. (name abbreviated due to legal reasons), the second highest-ranking member of the Dunajska Streda-based Satorovci criminal gang, to a new prison term of 20 years on Friday. https://etasr.sk/article/22354715 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. lin