SUMMARY - Friday, April 25, 2025 - 9 p.m.

Bratislava, April 25 (TASR) - I'll recommend to MPs of the Smer-SD caucus as well as other MPs of the governing coalition that they should vote again for the law on the so-called 'COVID amnesty' and override President Peter Pellegrini's veto, Prime Minister Robert Fico (Smer-SD) has posted on a social network, noting that he respects the constitutional right of the president to return a law passed by Parliament for reconsideration. https://etasr.sk/article/21985596 Bratislava, April 25 (TASR) - During a two-day working visit to Kyrgyzstan, Slovak Foreign and European Affairs Minister Juraj Blanar held talks with the country’s top officials, agreeing with them on the need to strengthen mutual relations, TASR was told by the ministry's press department on Friday. https://etasr.sk/article/21986118 Bratislava, April 25 (TASR) - More than 400 educational institutions have joined the information system for adult education so far, Education Minister Tomas Drucker (Voice-SD) told a press conference on Friday, adding that next year, the ministry would like to introduce a package of education vouchers. https://etasr.sk/article/21986053 Velke Kapusany, April 25 (TASR) - A shared services centre, which was opened in the town of Velke Kapusany in Kosice region on Friday, will serve more than ten municipalities from the area of Lower Zemplin, the Interior Ministry's press department has told TASR, adding that the centre was handed over for use by Interior Ministry State Secretary Michal Kalinak and House Chair Richard Rasi (Voice-SD). https://etasr.sk/article/21985566 Secovce, April 25 (TASR) - A shared services centre in the town of Secovce (Kosice region) was opened on Friday, with Parliamentary Chair Richard Rasi (Voice-SD), Interior Ministry State Secretary Michal Kalinak and Secovce mayor Dominik Frajkor informing that the new joint office will provide various agenda for the town and 11 surrounding municipalities. https://etasr.sk/article/21985902 Bratislava, April 25 (TASR) - Leader of Voice-SD and Interior Minister Matus Sutaj Estok must decide whether he will respect the decision by former Voice-SD chair and incumbent Slovak President Peter Pellegrini or continue to act as the main promoter of Prime Minister Robert Fico’s (Smer-SD) hoaxes, ex-health minister (2020-21) and MP Marek Krajci ('Slovakia'-For the People-KU alliance) declared in response to the President's Friday decision to veto the bill on so-called COVID amnesty. https://etasr.sk/article/21985992 Bratislava, April 25 (TASR) - The opposition's Christian Democratic Movement (KDH) welcomes the decision of President Peter Pellegrini to veto the so-called COVID amnesty bill and hopes that coalition lawmakers will correct their mistake in Parliament, TASR learnt from KDH's press department on Friday. https://etasr.sk/article/21985781 Bratislava, April 25 (TASR) - A stable business environment, predictable laws, reasonable reforms and an efficient labour market were identified by employers belonging to the Republic Union of Employers (RUZ) as being necessary in a discussion with government officials during the annual RUZ congress. https://etasr.sk/article/21985744 Budapest/Bratislava, April 25 (TASR) - Slovak Health Minister Kamil Sasko (Voice-SD) met Hungarian Interior Minister Sandor Pinter and State Secretary for Health Peter Takacs in Budapest on Friday to discuss cooperation in the health-care sector, with the talks focusing primarily on cross-border projects, TASR learnt from the ministry's press department on the same day. https://etasr.sk/article/21985637 Bratislava, April 25 (TASR) - Chair of the opposition Progressive Slovakia (PS) party Michal Simecka hopes that Parliament will not override the president's veto of the bill on so-called COVID amnesties. https://etasr.sk/article/21985636 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