SUMMARY - Friday, November 29, 2024 - 9 p.m.

Bratislava, November 29 (TASR) - Parliament approved on Thursday (November 28) a new list of about 17,000 entities to be exempt from the payment of the new tax on financial transactions, the Finance Ministry reported on Friday. Bratislava/London, November 29 (TASR) - Education Minister Tomas Drucker (Voice-SD) completed his two-day visit to London, where he met with British Minister for Skills Jacqui Smith, representatives of education organisations and students of Slavic studies, TASR learnt from the ministry press department on Friday. https://etasr.sk/article/21502882 Bratislava, November 29 (TASR) - Foreign and European Affairs Minister Juraj Blanar (Smer-SD) rejects accusations that he's dismantling the professionalism of the Slovak diplomacy service and claimed that he's stopping politicisation of the foreign diplomacy service by the progressive ideology, TASR learnt from the ministry press department on Friday. https://etasr.sk/article/21502771 Bratislava, November 29 (TASR) - The Budgetary Responsibility Council (RRZ) in November estimated that the public deficit could reach €7.58 billion, or 5.8 percent of GDP, this year. https://etasr.sk/article/21502590 Bratislava, November 29 (TASR) - The Office for Slovaks Living Abroad (USZZ) and the News Agency of the Slovak Republic (TASR) concluded a memorandum of cooperation this week, aimed at firming up ties between Slovakia and Slovaks living abroad as well as to underline the importance of up-to-date, trustworthy and public news reporting for Slovak communities in the world. https://etasr.sk/article/21502534 Makov, November 29 (TASR) - A fire in a holiday cottage in Makov (Zilina region), required the intervention of firefighters on Friday morning, the damage was estimated at about €200,000, the Fire and Rescue Corps (HaZZ) reported on social media. https://etasr.sk/article/21502504 Bratislava, November 29 (TASR) - The front courtyard of the Presidential Palace will be decorated with a donated 12-metre spruce tree, which President Pellegrini will light on Friday, December 6, TASR has learnt from the President Office's communications department. https://etasr.sk/article/21502442 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. mf