SUMMARY - Wednesday, October 2, 2024 - 1 p.m.

Bratislava, October 2 (TASR) - At its regular session on Wednesday, the Cabinet will deal with Slovakia's involvement in rebuilding Ukraine, changes in the Sport Support Fund, cyber security and some proposals sponsored by the Education Ministry. https://etasr.sk/article/21302148 Prague, October 2 (TASR) - Czech Senate Chair Milos Vystrcil will pay a visit to Slovakia between October 4-6, the Senate's press department has informed TASR. https://etasr.sk/article/21302285 Bratislava/Trnava, October 2 (TASR) - A group of 160 students from Trnava region was presented with the prestigious international Duke of Edinburgh Award (DofE) in the hall of the Faculty of Education of Comenius University in Bratislava on Tuesday (October 1), DofE communications manager Denis Macor has informed TASR. https://etasr.sk/article/21302398 Bratislava, October 2 (TASR) - The opposition Freedom and Solidarity (SaS) party held a news conference on Wednesday to point to the need for targeted aid for socially vulnerable groups with regards to the planned increase in energy prices in Slovakia, adding that 30-percent growth in gas prices might increase the annual expenditures of some households by as much as €400. https://etasr.sk/article/21302507 Bratislava, October 2 (TASR) - A bomb alert was aimed at the residence of opposition Progressive Slovakia (PS) party leader and MP Michal Simecka on Tuesday (October 1) evening, reads a statement that Simecka has provided to TASR, calling this an example of the radicalisation and hatemongering of society, for which the governing coalition is to blame. https://etasr.sk/article/21302612 Bratislava, October 2 (TASR) - Governing Voice-SD party vice-chairs and ministers Erik Tomas and Richard Rasi have denied that Voice-SD has made any "deals" with the trio of MPs around Rudolf Huliak from the Slovak National Party (SNS) caucus who operate in the National Coalition. https://etasr.sk/article/21302757 Bratislava, October 2 (TASR) - The Defence Ministry should deal with the evacuation of Slovaks from Lebanon in light of the security situation in the Middle East region, which is increasingly unpredictable, according to a proposal approved by the government at its session on Wednesday. https://etasr.sk/article/21302778 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. ko