SUMMARY - Saturday, March 15, 2025 - 9 p.m.

Bratislava, March 15 (TASR) - Speaking on STVR's political talk show 'Saturday Dialogues', Interior Minister and Voice-SD leader Matus Sutaj Estok said that if Parliament is unable to pass beneficial laws from the government, the debate on early election is legitimate, while Christian Democrats (KDH) party leader Milan Majersky blamed the government for failing to address real problems of Slovak people. https://etasr.sk/article/21846639 Bratislava, March 15 (TASR) - Students who choose to study fields and programmes at universities where there is the highest demand for experts can receive a scholarship, TASR has learnt from Education Minister Tomas Drucker (Voice-SD). https://etasr.sk/article/21846365 Bratislava, March 15 (TASR) - The 'Slovakia' party called on opposition parties to jointly seek the no-confidence motion in Defence Minister Robert Kalinak (Smer-SD), also demanding his departure from politics, accusing him of dishonouring the law regarding a property in Croatia, with party leader Igor Matovic revealing at Saturday's press conference that they have tips on similar cases involving other state officials, including Premier Robert Fico (Smer-SD). https://etasr.sk/article/21846751 Bratislava, March 15 (TASR) - Nearly half of Slovaks (46 percent) feel uncomfortable sitting next to a Roma fellow passenger during rail or bus travel, according to a survey conducted by the Focus agency for the Office of the Government Proxy for the Roma Communities (USVRK). https://etasr.sk/article/21845798 Bratislava, March 15 (TASR) - Slovaks lost a total of €1.45 billion on gambling last year, up 9.6 percent from 2023, as they placed bets worth €24.2 billion and won €22.8 billion from stakes, the Gambling Regulation Authority has reported. https://etasr.sk/article/21845970 High Tatras, March 15 (TASR) - New composting toilets at Chata pod Rysmi chalet in the High Tatra mountains could be in operation in June, Hikemates tourist club head Patrik Pajta stated during an inspection of the structure in Humenne (Presov region), adding that the construction work is being timed so that all the work is completed before the start of the main tourist season. https://etasr.sk/article/21846162 Bratislava, March 15 (TASR) - A total of 509 debtors went bankrupt in February, with 330 of them being men, a number that amounts to 65 percent, whereas the remaining 179 were women, 12 of whom had a university degree, CRIF-Slovak Credit Bureau has reported. https://etasr.sk/article/21846763 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. lin