SUMMARY - Wednesday, 27 August 2025 - 1 p.m.

Bratislava, 27 August (TASR) - The Slovak government will hold an away-from-home session in Senica (Trnava region) on Wednesday, with a focus on analysing the socio-economic situation and specific issues in the districts of Skalica and Senica along with proposals for improvements in the social and economic areas. https://etasr.sk/article/22386249 Bratislava, 27 August (TASR) - As many as 189.6 million passengers were carried by all forms of public transport in the second quarter of this year, an increase of 4.1 percent year-on-year (y-o-y), the Statistics Office reported on Wednesday, adding that the increase can be ascribed to road transport, especially public city transport. https://etasr.sk/article/22386339 Senica, 27 August (TASR) - Before an away-from-home Cabinet Session in Senica (Trnava region) on Wednesday, Interior Minister and Voice-SD leader Matus Sutaj Estok declined to say whether the Slovak Academy of Sciences' (SAV) analysis of the safety of anti-Covid vaccines will be on the agenda of the session, opining that this should be discussed at a standard, and not an away-from-home session. https://etasr.sk/article/22386411 Bratislava, 27 August (TASR) - The economic mood in Slovakia improved for the second consecutive month in August 2025, with the Economic Sentiment Indicator (ESI) rising by 3.8 points to 100.6 mainly due to more optimism among businesses in the sectors of industry and services and, to a lesser extent, in construction, the Statistics Office reported on Wednesday. https://etasr.sk/article/22386445 Bratislava/Copenhagen, 27 August (TASR) - Foreign Affairs Minister Juraj Blanar (Smer-SD) will visit Denmark between 28 and 30 August, the Foreign Affairs Ministry's communications department has informed TASR, adding that Blanar will take part in an informal meeting of the heads of diplomacy of EU-member states, known as Gymnich, while there. https://etasr.sk/article/22386489 Senica, 27 August (TASR) - At its away-from-home session in Senica (Trnava region) on Wednesday, the government decided to allocate more than €2 million to improve the economic and social situation in the districts of Senica and Skalica (Trnava region) and the adjacent area. https://etasr.sk/article/22386532 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. ko