SUMMARY - Thursday, 28 August 2025 - 9.15 p.m.

Bratislava, 28 August (TASR) - The Foreign and European Affairs Ministry has already received initial information from the United Kingdom regarding allegations of interference in the Slovak general election in 2023, TASR has learnt from the ministry's communications department. https://etasr.sk/article/22390370 Bratislava, 28 August (TASR) - Slovakia strongly condemns attacks on civilians in Ukraine, the Gaza Strip, or anywhere else, the Slovak Foreign and European Affairs Ministry stated on Thursday on social media. https://etasr.sk/article/22390445 Bratislava, 28 August (TASR) - The Group of States against Corruption (GRECO), the Council of Europe's anti-corruption body, has criticised Slovakia for its frequent use of fast-track legislative procedures and for amendments to the Criminal Code, calling on the Slovak authorities to submit a report on the measures taken by the end of 2026, TASR reported on Thursday based on information from Council of Europe spokesperson Jaime Rodriguez. https://etasr.sk/article/22390484 Bratislava, 28 August (TASR) - The Agriculture and Rural Development Ministry determined a quota for culling 74 grey wolves during the 2025/26 hunting season on Thursday, the ministry's spokesperson Lukas Januv informed TASR on the same day. https://etasr.sk/article/22390714 Bratislava, 28 August (TASR) - The opposition Christian Democratic Movement (KDH) has sent an open letter to President Peter Pellegrini, calling on him to publicly demand the dismissal of Government Proxy for Investigating the COVID-19 Pandemic Management Peter Kotlar, over what they described as the abuse of his position to question scientific authorities. https://etasr.sk/article/22390728 Bratislava, 28 August (TASR) - In a situation where the government should be cutting back on its own expenses, it is unable to meet its own deadlines for presenting the consolidation of public finances, Michal Sipos, chair of the opposition's 'Slovakia' parliamentary caucus, said on Thursday, adding that the government was not able to come up with any sensible consolidation efforts that would finally result in debt reduction. https://etasr.sk/article/22390920 Bratislava, 28 August (TASR) - Wolf-related livestock damage will not be mitigated by the hunting quota determined by the Agriculture and Rural Development Ministry on Thursday for culling 74 grey wolves, according to opposition MP Tamara Stohlova (Progressive Slovakia/PS). https://etasr.sk/article/22390974 Bratislava, 28 August (TASR) - The Education Ministry views the findings of the Supreme Audit Office (NKU) as an important impetus, responding to the discovery that scholarships for shortage fields have not yet attracted enough top high school graduates, TASR has learnt from the ministry's communications and marketing department. https://etasr.sk/article/22391044 Bratislava, 28 August (TASR) - Iveta Hricova has taken up her post as the Slovak Ambassador to North Macedonia, the Foreign and European Affairs Ministry's communications department informed TASR on Thursday. https://etasr.sk/article/22391136 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. lin