SUMMARY - Monday, March 31, 2025 - 5 p.m.

Banska Bystrica/Bratislava, March 31 (TASR) - Slovakia has a "positive population growth among bears", which is why there's a need to embrace an across-the-board regulation, stated Environment Minister Tomas Taraba (SNS nominee) in response to a fatal bear attack in the Detva area of Banska Bystrica region on Monday. https://etasr.sk/article/21901815 Bratislava, March 31 (TASR) - Slovakia has received funding from the European Union (EU) for energy projects to rebuild Ukraine; €101 million has been earmarked for energy projects for the reconstruction of Ukraine, Foreign Affairs Minister Juraj Blanar (Smer-SD) said at a press conference on Monday, with Slovakia's Export-Import Bank (Eximbanka) head Rastislav Podhorec in attendance. https://etasr.sk/article/21902193 Bratislava, March 31 (TASR) - The Defence Ministry has announced a ban on the use of forests by the public in the territory of the Zahorie Military Area, head of the ministry's press department Michal Bachraty said on Monday, adding that this is a measure to limit the spread of foot-and-mouth disease. https://etasr.sk/article/21902127 Bratislava, March 31 (TASR) - US President Donald Trump has decided to introduce tariffs on imports of goods and services from the entire world as of April 2, with tariffs to hit the automobile industry in Slovakia hard in particular, Prime Minister Robert Fico (Smer-SD) declared after a special emergency session of the government on Monday. https://etasr.sk/article/21901823 Bratislava, March 31 (TASR) - The Budget Responsibility Council (RRZ) has adjusted the estimated level of the deficit of the Slovak public finances for this year only slightly in March; compared to the previous forecast in February, the deficit fell slightly by €22 million, mainly due to lower health spending and higher tax revenues. https://etasr.sk/article/21902239 Sered, March 31 (TASR) - The stationmaster of the Sered (Trnava region) train station summoned a police, after an unknown driver left his car "parked" on a wagon of a freight train, Trnava regional police reported in his social media post on Monday. https://etasr.sk/article/21902034 Bratislava/Plavecky Stvrtok, March 31 (TASR) - Disinfection gates have begun to be built in the village of Plavecky Stvrtok (Bratislava region) with an eye towards preventing any further spread of foot-and-mouth disease, village mayor Radoslav Benkovic announced in his social media post on Monday. https://etasr.sk/article/21901991 Kosice, March 31 (TASR) - A speeding driver was caught, driving his Volkswagen Passat 75 km/h past the speed limit in the Kosice borough of Polov, Kosice regional police reported in his social media post on Monday. https://etasr.sk/article/21902031 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