SUMMARY - Tuesday, 26 August 2025 - 5 p.m.

Istebne, 26 August (TASR) - Foreign investment is welcome in Slovakia, and every investor can count on assistance from the relevant ministries and specialised state agencies, said Prime Minister Robert Fico (Smer-SD) on Tuesday during the official opening of a new plant for producing heat pumps built by Liechtenstein-based company Hoval in the village of Istebne (Zilina region). https://etasr.sk/article/22384363 Bratislava, 26 August (TASR) – President Peter Pellegrini has ratified the Convention on Police Cooperation in Southeast Europe, aimed at improving international cooperation in terms of automatic exchanges of DNA data, fingerprint records and vehicle registration information, TASR learnt from the President's Office website on Tuesday. https://etasr.sk/article/22384270 Bratislava, 26 August (TASR) - Public funds from the Recovery and Resilience Fund are not at risk in connection with the completion and reconstruction of the hospital in Spisska Nova Ves (Kosice region), stated Penta Hospitals in response to criticism from former health minister and opposition MP Marek Krajci ('Slovakia'-'For the People'-KU caucus) on Tuesday. https://etasr.sk/article/22384136 Bratislava, 26 August (TASR) - President Peter Pellegrini has received letters of credence from four new non-resident ambassadors to Slovakia, TASR learnt from the President Office's press department on Tuesday. https://etasr.sk/article/22384036 Bratislava, 26 August (TASR) - In July, producer prices grew most rapidly in the agriculture segment, up by as much as 8 percent year-on-year (y-o-y), with construction work and materials slowing down to 4.2 percent, the lowest growth seen this year, the Statistics Office reported on Tuesday, adding that industrial producer prices remained at the same level as last year. https://etasr.sk/article/22384013 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