SUMMARY - Thursday, 4 September 2025 - 9 p.m.

Bratislava, 4 September (TASR) – It is necessary to reconsider the direction in which Europe is heading, stated Matus Sutaj Estok, leader of Voice–Social Democracy and Slovakia’s Interior Minister, on social media on Thursday. https://etasr.sk/article/22412770 Bratislava, 4 September (TASR) – The discussion about rescheduling local elections is irrelevant, as the current coalition does not hold a constitutional majority, the Union of Slovak Towns and Cities (UMS) pointed out on Thursday. https://etasr.sk/article/22412705 Bratislava, 4 September (TASR) – Independent MP Miroslav Radacovsky is reportedly set to become Slovakia’s new ambassador to Cyprus, according to Dennik N, citing multiple sources from the Foreign Affairs Ministry and the political scene. https://etasr.sk/article/22412557 Bratislava, 4 September (TASR) - Representatives of the Biomedical Centre of the Slovak Academy of Sciences (BMC SAV) and the authors of the mRNA analysis of COVID-19 vaccines assured the public at a press conference on Thursday that the amount of residual DNA in the vaccines corresponds to the norms, reiterating that unscientific and fabricated statements about vaccine threats are a dangerous source of public fear-mongering that can have serious consequences for public health. https://etasr.sk/article/22412489 Bratislava, 4 September (TASR) – The state could save one billion euros in the upcoming fiscal consolidation by cancelling so-called VAT refunds, Minister of Tourism and Sport Rudolf Huliak (independent) said at a press briefing on Wednesday. https://etasr.sk/article/22412432 Kosice, 4 September (TASR) - Volvo Car Kosice launched a recruitment campaign in September to fill positions for the car plant near Kosice under construction, company's CEO Marc Gombeer stated on Thursday, adding that in the first wave it plans to recruit 1,000 employees, with thousands more jobs opening up later, ranging from production operators to highly specialised professions. https://etasr.sk/article/22412419 Bratislava, 4 September (TASR) - Energy infrastructure will be high on the agenda of the meeting between Slovak Premier Robert Fico (Smer-SD) and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy in Uzhhorod, the Government Office's press and information department told TASR on Thursday, adding that the prime minister is due to travel to the meeting on Friday (5 September). https://etasr.sk/article/22412365 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