SUMMARY - Thursday, February 6, 2025 - 5 p.m.

Bratislava, February 6 (TASR) - A reduction in consumers' purchasing power will be evident in the figures for January as households adapt to the government's new tax system, said 365.bank analyst Tomas Bohacek in his commentary on retail data for December and last year published by the Statistics Office earlier on Thursday. https://etasr.sk/article/21714832 Bratislava, February 6 (TASR) - The Klub 500 business association, which represents businesses with more than 500 employees, rejects as untrue any statements according to which Slovakia is on the path towards leaving the EU, stating that the government's policy has in no way, shape or form been oriented towards such a move, and so it considers mass protests based on this narrative to be unsubstantiated. https://etasr.sk/article/21714934 Bratislava, February 6 (TASR) - The government hasn't made any decisions regarding the construction of a deep geological repository for nuclear waste, Economy Minister Denisa Sakova (Voice-SD) stated in response to reports about preparations for a deep waste storage facility in Rimavska Sobota district (Banska Bystrica region), adding that it's also untrue that geological surveys or the construction of such a repository have started. https://etasr.sk/article/21715046 Bratislava, February 6 (TASR) - Coalition leaders will hold a session of the coalition council on Thursday, with Labour Minister Erik Tomas (Voice-SD) intimating that they might discuss also a potential government restructuring. https://etasr.sk/article/21715148 Strasbourg, February 6 (TASR) - Members of the European Parliament (EP) will discuss the development of media freedom and the rule of law in Slovakia next Wednesday in Strasbourg, roughly seven years after the murder of investigative journalist Jan Kuciak and his fiancée Martina Kusnirova, TASR reports. https://etasr.sk/article/21715208 Bratislava, February 6 (TASR) - Daniel B. (name abbreviated due to legal reasons), facing charges of extremism, will be prosecuted at large. https://etasr.sk/article/21715297 Bratislava, February 6 (TASR) - Food inflation in December last year was 2.4 percent, down from 6.3 percent in December 2023, Agriculture minister Richard Takac (Smer-SD) stated at a press conference on Thursday. https://etasr.sk/article/21715347 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