SUMMARY - Thursday, 28 August 2025 - 1 p.m.

Bratislava, 28 August (TASR) – The Association for the Protection of Patients' Rights (AOPP) called on Health Minister Kamil Sasko (Voice-SD) on Thursday to urgently publish the full text of the Slovak Academy of Sciences' (SAV) analysis of COVID-19 mRNA vaccines, and it's also demanding the dismissal of Government Proxy for Investigating the COVID-19 Pandemic Management Peter Kotlar over his attempts to mislead the public and discredit Slovakia's scientific and professional community, TASR learnt on the same day. https://etasr.sk/article/22389666 Bratislava, 28 August (TASR) – The coalition council has continued talks on consolidating public finances via streamlining state operations and reducing government consumption, with relevant ministries having received specific instructions, and discussions slated to resume on Monday (1 September), Prime Minister Robert Fico (Smer-SD) announced on social media following Thursday's session of the coalition council. https://etasr.sk/article/22389640 Bratislava, August 28 (TASR) – The Medical Faculty of Comenius University (LF UK) in Bratislava has strongly criticised Government Proxy for Investigating the COVID-19 Pandemic Management Peter Kotlar on Thursday for his statements questioning the scientific authorities, and in particularly his dismissal of the Slovak Academy of Sciences' (SAV) analysis of mRNA COVID-19 vaccines as irrelevant. https://etasr.sk/article/22389597 Bratislava, August 28 (TASR) – Oil deliveries to Slovakia have resumed following last week’s attack on the Druzhba pipeline, Economy Minister Denisa Sakova (Voice-SD) announced on social media Thursday. https://etasr.sk/article/22389510 Bratislava, August 28 (TASR) – The Slovak Society of Primary Pediatric Care of the Slovak Medical Association (SSPPS SLS) has called on the government to remove Peter Kotlar from his post as Government Proxy for Investigation into the COVID-19 Pandemic Management on Thursday, condemning Kotlar’s recent statements, which they say seriously undermine the authority, work, and expertise of healthcare professionals and scientists at the Slovak Academy of Sciences (SAV). https://etasr.sk/article/22389460 Bratislava/Trnava, August 28 (TASR) – The Academic Senate of Trnava University has strongly rejected recent statements by Peter Kotlar, the Government Proxy for Investigation into the COVID-19 Pandemic Management, and other political figures, as they discredit objective scientific research and undermine public trust in scientific and professional institutions. https://etasr.sk/article/22389445 Bratislava, August 28 (TASR) – Had the parliamentary election been held in August, Progressive Slovakia (PS) would have won with 21.2 percent of the vote, according to a Focus agency poll conducted on behalf of the 360tka news website. https://etasr.sk/article/22389388 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