SUMMARY - Thursday, February 13, 2025 - 5 p.m.

Bratislava, February 13 (TASR) - The European Union (EU) will have to sober up quickly from its "military madness" and realise that it must be sovereign in its opinions and attitudes if it is to survive, said Premier Robert Fico (Smer-SD) in reaction to a phone call between US President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin. https://etasr.sk/article/21738445 Bratislava, February 13 (TASR) - The main goal of the opposition should be to defeat Smer-SD chair and Prime Minister Robert Fico in an early election, Progressive Slovakia (PS) leader Michal Simecka declared on Thursday in response to KDH-sponsored proposals to amend the Constitution. https://etasr.sk/article/21738744 Bratislava, February 13 (TASR) - The coalition is moving towards an agreement that should secure a majority in Parliament, said Voice-SD leader Matus Sutaj Estok on Thursday. https://etasr.sk/article/21738303 Bratislava, February 13 (TASR) - The phone call between US President Donald Trump and his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin opens a real space for negotiations on peace in Ukraine, leader of the coalition Voice-SD party and Interior Minister Matus Sutaj Estok stated on Thursday, adding that peace in Ukraine is the only solution. https://etasr.sk/article/21738635 Bratislava, February 13 (TASR) - More than one billion food items were imported from outside the European union (EU) last year, while the figure was only 500 million in 2013, and Slovaks should be informed about the origin of the food they buy, stated Interior Minister Matus Sutaj Estok (Voice-SD) at a press conference on Thursday, adding that MPs from the Voice-SD party, along with the Slovak Agricultural and Food Chamber (SPPK), have joined a European initiative against fake food. https://etasr.sk/article/21738373 Bratislava, February 13 (TASR) - The government should formally oust chairman of the Geodesy, Cartography, and Cadastre Office (UGKK) Juraj Celler, who announced his resignation at the end of January after a cyber attack on the land registry system, opposition Freedom and Solidarity (SaS) MP Alojz Hlina together with chairman of the extra-parliamentary Hungarian Forum party Zsolt Simon said at a briefing on Thursday. https://etasr.sk/article/21738710 Bratislava, February 13 (TASR) - Foodstuffs in Slovakia haven't become cheaper, as the Agriculture Minister Richard Takac (Smer-SD) stated at the beginning of February, instead they have become more expensive, MP Julius Jakab ('Slovakia') stated on Thursday, calling the minister's claims a lie. https://etasr.sk/article/21738544 Bratislava, February 13 (TASR) - Foreign and European Affairs Minister Juraj Blanar (Smer-SD) confirmed to new Secretary General of the Central European Initiative Franco Dal Mas Slovakia's interest in strengthening cooperation within the Central European Initiative as the oldest regional grouping in Europe, ministry's communications department told TASR on Thursday. https://etasr.sk/article/21738784 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. am