SUMMARY - Tuesday, October 1, 2024 - 9 p.m.

Bratislava, October 1 (TASR) - MP and leader of the extra-parliamentary 'National Coalition/Independent Candidates' party Rudolf Huliak (Slovak National Party/SNS) has demanded that the name of the SNS caucus should be changed. https://etasr.sk/article/21299287 Bratislava, October 1 (TASR) - The name of the Slovak National Party (SNS) caucus won't and can't be changed, SNS chairman Andrej Danko stated in response to the request of MP Rudolf Huliak to add 'National Coalition' to the name of the SNS caucus, seeing this as a betrayal of SNS. https://etasr.sk/article/21299759 Bratislava, October 1 (TASR) - What's important for Smer-SD is to keep lawmakers of non-parliamentary National Coalition/Independent Candidates party in the SNS caucus and have them continue their support for the governing coalition, head of Smer-SD caucus Jan Richter declared on Tuesday. https://etasr.sk/article/21299984 Bratislava, October 1 (TASR) - The Voice-SD party hopes that MPs, who are members of the extra-parliamentary 'National Coalition/Independent Candidates' party will remain a solid part of the governing coalition, party's caucus head Robert Puci stated on Tuesday in response to the fact that National Coalition lawmakers, who are in Parliament on behalf of the Slovak National Party (SNS), are demanding to add 'National Coalition' to the name of the SNS caucus. https://etasr.sk/article/21299634 Bratislava, October 1 (TASR) - Voice-SD sees no reason to comment on the internal workings of SNS, TASR learnt from the party's official press release on Tuesday. https://etasr.sk/article/21300059 Bratislava, October 1 (TASR) - The state-budget deficit amounted to €2.68 billion at the end of September 2024, the Finance Ministry reported on Tuesday, adding that the budgetary performance thus improved by 31.6 percent, or by €1.24 billion year-on-year (y-o-y). https://etasr.sk/article/21299487 Senica, October 1 (TASR) - The Military Technical and Testing Institute (VTSU) Zahorie in Senica (Trnava region) is an ideal location for a NATO Centre of Excellence for indirect fire, Vice-premier and Defence Minister Robert Kalinak (Smer-SD) said on Tuesday at the Industry Day event at VTSU Zahorie, speaking also about Slovakia's self-sufficiency in the arms industry and efforts to export production. https://etasr.sk/article/21300053 Bratislava, October 1 (TASR) - The government decided at its remote session on Monday (September 30) that it doesn't agree with the opposition proposal to oust Justice Minister Boris Susko (Smer-SD), considering the motion to be unfounded in all its parts. https://etasr.sk/article/21299398 Bratislava, October 1 (TASR) - The tax on financial transactions will utterly jeopardise the aid for the people in need, which is why KDH plans to submit an amending proposal on behalf of the opposition to exempt from the new tax nonprofit organisations and civic associations that substitute the state to a certain extent in social spheres, TASR learnt on Tuesday. https://etasr.sk/article/21299700 Bratislava, October 1 (TASR) - The opposition parties' resistance to the proposed package of laws to consolidate public finances continues, with Igor Matovic's 'Slovakia' party being the latest to announce the tabling of a number of amendments which, according to MPs, should mitigate the impact of the planned measures on the population, 'Slovakia' MPs told a press conference on Tuesday. https://etasr.sk/article/21299846 Bratislava, October 1 (TASR) - The Defence Ministry is using billions of euros for modernisation of the military inefficiently and spends money on projects that should fall under the remit of other ministries, representatives of opposition Progressive Slovakia (PS) and Freedom and Solidarity (SaS) stated at a joint press conference on Tuesday. https://etasr.sk/article/21299450 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