SUMMARY - Friday, April 25, 2025 - 1 p.m.

Bishkek, April 25 (TASR) - Foreign and European Affairs Minister Juraj Blanar (Smer-SD) began his official visit to Kyrgyzstan on Thursday, April 24, by attending celebrations marking the 100th anniversary of the founding of the Interhelpo cooperative, highlighting the deep historical legacy left in Bishkek by the descendants of its members [workers], TASR has learnt from the ministry's communications department. https://etasr.sk/article/21984429 Bratislava, April 25 (TASR) - On the one hand, the Red Army liberated Slovak territory at the end of the Second World War, but on the other, the Russian regime has violated international law by attacking its neighbour Ukraine, and this can't be recognised as legitimate, said Slovak Education Minister Tomas Drucker (Voice-SD) on Friday in connection with Premier Robert Fico's (Smer-SD) planned attendance at celebrations to mark the 80th anniversary of the end of WWII in Moscow. https://etasr.sk/article/21984621 Bratislava, April 25 (TASR) - As of July, highway tolls in Slovakia will increase by 40 percent, with a third of the revenues going to a private company, as politicians and the leadership of the National Highway Company (NDS) have long been adapting the system to channel a significant share of the profits to private firms such as SkyToll or CzechToll, according to representatives of the 'Lets Stop Corruption' foundation and hauliers unions, who are threatening to block roads if the Transport Ministry fails to negotiate with them. https://etasr.sk/article/21984767 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