News digest: Prime Minister compares attack on Trump to situation in Slovakia

Discover the taste of legendary sausages, Slovaks' plans for summer, and more high temperature warnings.

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Jul 15 2024
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Good evening. Here is the Monday, July 15 edition of Today in Slovakia - the main news of the day in less than five minutes.

What politicians say about attack on Donald Trump

Prime Minister Robert Fico (Smer). (Source: TASR)

Slovak politicians have condemned the assassination attempt on US presidential candidate Donald Trump during a rally in Pennsylvania.

Taking to social media, Prime Minister and Smer Chair Robert Fico used the event to criticise the media and opposition, comparing it to the situation in Slovakia.

"If the attacker against Trump had known Slovak, the former would only have needed to read Denník N, Sme or Aktuality to get the impression of 'dealing with' the unruly former US president. It's the same thing," he wrote in a Facebook post.

"And now we will see urges to reconcile, calm down and forgive."

PM Fico himself is the victim of a failed assassination attempt that occurred on May 15 during an out-of-home government session in Handlová, western Slovakia. He has been slowly returning to work since July.

President Peter Pellegrini also condemned the attack, saying that he is deeply concerned about the rise of violence in politics around the world. KDH chair Milan Majerský echoed the sentiment.

Slovak Foreign Affairs Ministry headed by Juraj Blanár (Smer) condemned the attack as well.

"No one, neither PM Robert Fico nor former US President Donald Trump, deserves to be shot at because of their political actions and opinions," stated Progresívne Slovensko chair Michal Šimečka, adding that violent incidents must not be a pretext for exploiting power or for fighting against the basic values of democracy.

Interior Minister Matúš Šutaj Eštok said that "Democracy means that political decisions are made by people in the polling booths, not with guns on the streets."

Other politicians who condemned the attack include Deputy Speaker of Parliament Peter Žiga (Hlas), SaS chair Branislav Gröhling, Za Ľudí chair Veronika Remišová,

The taste of legendary sausages

The Spišské párky sausages. (Source: SME - Ján Krošlák)

A mildly spicy paprika flavour, juiciness, and a snapping sausage casing. These are the basic distinguishing features of well-known Spiš sausages, or Spišské párky in Slovak.

Spiš sausages have survived two world wars, a socialist planned economy, and the privatisation following the 1989 Velvet Revolution. People can still buy them in shops today. Interestingly, the recipe has no patent.

EVENT FOR THE WEEK

A week-long music festival

The Trnava centre. (Source: SME - Marko Erd)

With more than 20 editions under its banner, the Trnavský Jazzyk open-air jazz festival has become a staple among both summer and jazz festivals. This year's edition starts today and lasts until Friday, once again presenting a diverse cast of both local and foreign musicians, along with other performers. Find out more here.

IN OTHER NEWS/IN A FEW LINES

According to a new survey, 46 percent of Slovaks plan to vacation in Slovakia this year, while 38 percent will go abroad and the rest are not planning any holiday at all. The majority of Slovaks are willing to spend between €201-500 on their vacation, with 14 percent setting aside €701-1000 and 10 percent €1,001-1,500 for that purpose. The survey was carried out by the Ipsos agency in June on behalf of 365.bank on a sample of 1,018 people. (TASR)
Biomedical Centre of the Slovak Academy of Sciences (SAV) director Silvia Pastoreková was elected as the first representative of the Slovak scientific community to EMBO, a major international organisation in the field of life sciences, of which nearly one hundred Nobel Prize laureates are or have been members. You can read our older interview with her here. (SAV)
With three scored goals, Slovak football player Ivan Schranz finds himself among the six European Championship Golden Boot winners. (Sportnet)

Ivan Schranz (left). (Source: TASR/AP)

Year-on-year inflation, which has been fluctuating around 2 percent since March, amounted to 2.1 percent in June, the same figure as in April, the lowest figure seen in the past three years, the Statistics Office reported on Monday. (TASR)
On Monday's extraordinary parliamentary session, the government coalition refused to condemn the Russian attack on the children's hospital in Kyiv last week. The Progresívne Slovensko proposed the condemnation at the beginning of the session. (SITA)
The Council of Europe Commissioner for Human Rights, Michael O'Flaherty, is calling for emergency interventions to address the dreadful housing conditions of thousands of Roma, following his visit to the Slovak Republic from 8 to 12 July. (Council of Europe)

Four sound detectors - devices that enable a faster and more efficient response to possible emergency situations - have been installed in Michalovce, eastern Slovakia. The detectors are able to inform an operator as quickly as possible in case of gunshots, aggressive behavior, panicked crying, glass breaking, drilling or the use of spray paint to create graffiti. The devices are on a three-month loan. (Source: TASR)

WEATHER FOR TUESDAY: The cloud cover will increase over the course of the day. Showers and storms occasionally expected. Daily temperatures will rise to between 27 °C to 36 °C.

With the exception of the Žilina Region, level 1 and 2 high temperature warnings have been issued; level 1 storm warning has been issued for all regions except Bratislava and Trnava. See map here. (SHMÚ)

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