The European Parliament called on the European Commission to trigger the so‑called conditionality mechanism against Slovakia, which could lead to a freeze on EU funds. The EC is not required to act on the call, and any freeze would likely take around a year. The EP cited a weakening of anti‑corruption efforts that could result in the misuse of EU subsidies. It noted, for example, that the government failed to investigate fraud involving EU funds used to build private hacienda

Anti-trust authority PMÚ is reviewing a deal in which Pro Partners Holding (Rastislav Danišek, Róbert Bartek, and Miroslav Vester) becomes the sole owner of Aquapark Poprad and Aquapark Kováčová. (antimon.gov.sk) Pro Partners Holding acquired Aquapark Poprad (2024 sales of €13m) in 2022 from Jan Telensky. Richard Pichoňský had until now held a 15% stake. Pichoňský was previously the sole shareholder of Aquapark Kováčová, which posted €2.2m sales in 2024.

Európsky parlament vyzval Európsku komisiu, aby voči Slovensku spustila tzv. mechanizmus podmienenosti, ktorý môže viesť k zmrazeniu eurofondov. EK sa výzvou nemusí riadiť, alebo môže EÚ fondy zmraziť zhruba o rok. EP upozornil na oslabenie boja proti korupcii, čo môže viesť k zneužitiu dotácií z EÚ. Vláda napr. nevyšetruje podvody pri využití EÚ fondov na výstavbu súkromných haciend. Slovenskí europoslanci boli buď proti výzve, alebo sa hlasovania nezúčastnili. EÚ doteraz zm

Protimonopolný úrad posudzuje transakciu, v rámci ktorej sa Pro Partners Holding (Rastislav Danišek, Róbert Bartek a Miroslav Vester) stáva jediným majiteľom Aquaparku Poprad a Aquaparku Kováčová. (antimon.gov.sk) Pro Partners Holding vstúpil do Aquaparku Poprad (tržby za rok 2024 vo výške 13 mil. €) v roku 2022, keď ho kúpil od Jana Telenskeho. Richard Pichoňský v ňom doteraz vlastnil 15%. Pichoňský bol doteraz jediným akcionárom Aquaparku Kováčová, s tržbami 2,2 mil. € v ro

The X-Bionic Sphere sports complex near Šamorín reported a €19.9m net profit following a 2% growth in sales to €18.1m last year. The improvement following a €15.6m loss for 2024 came after Juraj Kriviansky, the partner of J&T group leader Patrik Tkáč's sister, took over the center from Mario Hoffmann last year. The center reported an accumulated loss of €160m by 2024, but managed to repay €51m in bonds last year. It plans to repay the remaining €80m in bonds this summer. The

No new office building was added in Bratislava in 1Q, but the completion of the Dunaj (8,000 sqm) and Ganz House (10,300 sqm) projects is expected in 3Q, Cushman & Wakefield data show. The office vacancy rate thus dropped by 1.2 points annually to 13.4%. Prime rent rose to €21.50 per sqm/month, compared to €16.50 in 1Q22. Given the shortage of A+ space in prime locations, further growth is expected. (eurobuildcee.com)

V prvom štvrťroku t.r. nepribudla v Bratislave žiadna nová kancelárska budova, v treťom kvartáli sa však očakáva odovzdanie projektov Dunaj (8.000 m²) a Ganz House (10.300 m²), ukazujú údaje Cushman & Wakefield. Miera neobsadenosti kancelárií tak medziročne klesla o 1,2 bodu na 13,4%. Prémiové nájomné stúplo na 21,50 €/m²/mesiac, pričom v 1Q22 bolo iba 16,50 €. Vzhľadom na nedostatok A+ priestorov v prémiových lokalitách sa očakáva ďalší rast. (eurobuildcee.com)

Športovo-rekreačný komplex X-Bionic Sphere pri Šamoríne vlani vykázal čistý zisk 19,9 mil. € po 2% raste tržieb na 18,1 mil. €. K zlepšeniu po 15,6 mil. € strate za rok 2024 prišlo po tom, ako vlani centrum od Maria Hoffmanna prevzal Juraj Kriviansky, partner sestry lídra skupiny J&T Patrika Tkáča. Centrum do roku 2024 vykázalo kumulovanú stratu 160 mil. €, ale vlani dokázalo splatiť dlhopisy za 51 mil. €. Toto leto plánuje splatiť zvyšné dlhopisy za 80 mil. €. Vláda vlani sc

Electricity prices on the OKTE spot market fell to -€500/MWh on Sunday, April 26, the lowest possible level. The previous low was -€200 in May last year. By Sunday evening, the price had rebounded to €180; this year’s peak from January is €491. Since the start of this year, there have been 367 15-minute intervals with negative prices, a significant annual increase. This poses a problem for renewable power investors and an opportunity for battery storage. (energie-portal.sk)

Penta Group is launching another fund for external investors. So far, it has raised €680m from 8,000 investors, mainly from Slovakia and Czechia, across its two existing funds. The third fund will be registered in Luxembourg, and Penta aims to attract investors from other countries as well. The fund will focus primarily on healthcare investments. Including capital from Penta’s partners, the group currently manages €1.6bn in its funds and aims to increase this to €2bn within a