SUMMARY - Monday, 25 August 2025 - 5 p.m.

Bratislava, 25 August (TASR) - Government Proxy for Investigating the Management of the COVID-19 Pandemic Peter Kotlar ruled out stepping down from his post for now, he told a press conference on Monday, adding that he does not consider the Slovak Academy of Sciences' (SAV) analysis of mRNA COVID-19 vaccines to be authoritative because the SAV is not a certified workplace. https://etasr.sk/article/22381623 Zagreb, 25 August (TASR) - Eight Central and Southern European countries, including Slovakia, Croatia, Bulgaria, Hungary, North Macedonia, Poland, Romania and Slovenia, are joining a project to connect their capital markets, TASR has learnt from Finance Minister Ladislav Kamenicky's (Smer-SD) post on a social network, who signed a memorandum on cooperation on behalf of Slovakia in Zagreb, Croatia on Monday. https://etasr.sk/article/22381653 Bratislava, 25 August (TASR) - The state is underestimating the costs and impacts of the e-invoicing system planned to be launched as early as in 2027, with no legislation approved to date and with exact conditions for its functioning still unknown, the Entrepreneurs Association of Slovakia (ZPS) informed on Monday, adding that the deadline is too short for businesses and the state to prepare themselves. https://etasr.sk/article/22381304 Bratislava, 25 August (TASR) - The findings of the Public Procurement Authority (UVO) regarding an alleged violation of the law by Agel Hospital in Levice in connection with the reconstruction contracts funded from the Recovery and Resilience Plan should be thoroughly investigated, MP and former health minister (2020-21) Marek Krajci ('Slovakia'-For the People-KU) told a press conference on Monday. https://etasr.sk/article/22381480 Bratislava, 25 August (TASR) - The government plans to spend €700 million on energy aid for households next year, however, this is only a short-term solution and it won't solve the problem of high energy prices. The Energy Services Providers Association (APES-SK) pointed out on Monday. https://etasr.sk/article/22381560 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