SUMMARY - Friday, 22 August 2025 - 5 p.m.

Bratislava, 22 August (TASR) - Slovakia will consider the possibility of legal action if it doesn't receive an exemption or isn't compensated for the termination of natural gas imports from Russia, according to a reasoned opinion on non-compliance of the draft EU regulation on the phasing-out of natural gas imports from Russia with the principle of subsidiarity, which was approved with comments by the government at its meeting on Friday. https://etasr.sk/article/22372968 Bratislava, 22 August (TASR) - Oil won't be flowing to Slovakia in the next few days because a pumping station of the Druzhba oil pipeline on the Russian-Belarusian border has been damaged, Economy Minister Denisa Sakova (Voice-SD) stated on Friday after the government meeting, adding that supplies should be restored in a few days, optimally on Monday (25 August). https://etasr.sk/article/22373081 Bratislava, 22 August (TASR) - A new air route between Bratislava and Kosice will be served by Wizz Air, Transport Minister Jozef Raz (a Smer-SD nominee) revealed at a news conference on Friday, adding that the first flight should take place as early as this November. https://etasr.sk/article/22372842 Bratislava, 22 August (TASR) - Pre-school education should be mandatory for all four-year-old children as of September 2027, and a year later, it should also be compulsory from the age of three, according to an amendment to the Education Act approved by the government at its session on Friday. https://etasr.sk/article/22372863 Bratislava, 22 August (TASR) - The junior coalition Slovak National Party (SNS) has called on Foreign Affairs Minister Juraj Blanar (Smer-SD) to immediately summon the Ukrainian ambassador in connection with the attacks on the Druzhba oil pipeline, SNS spokesperson Zuzana Skopcova told TASR on Friday. https://etasr.sk/article/22372942 Bratislava, 22 August (TASR) - The opposition Christian Democrats (KDH) are calling on Prime Minister Robert Fico (Smer-SD) to dismiss Government Proxy for Investigating the Management of the COVID-19 Pandemic Peter Kotlar, KDH's communications department told TASR on Friday, adding that the government is paying for a costly analysis just to be able to refute conspiracy assertions. https://etasr.sk/article/22372957 Bratislava, 22 August (TASR) - Doctor Peter L. has been acquitted of incitement charges by Bratislava I Municipal Court on the grounds that the alleged act did not constitute a criminal offence, TASR reported after the main hearing held on Friday. https://etasr.sk/article/22372898 Bratislava, 22 August (TASR) - MP Jan Ferencak (Voice-SD) is advocating that at least 100 votes from MPs instead of the current 90 should be required to adopt an amendment to the Constitution or a constitutional law. https://etasr.sk/article/22373084 Bratislava, 22 August (TASR) - The coalition Voice-SD party will issue its political statement regarding Government Proxy for Investigating the Management of the COVID-19 Pandemic Peter Kotlar after the results of the analysis of mRNA COVID-19 vaccines are presented to the government, said Health Minister Kamil Sasko (Voice-SD) before the government session on Friday, adding that he plans to inform the cabinet about the analysis at its session next week. https://etasr.sk/article/22372835 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. am