SUMMARY - Tuesday, 2 September 2025 - 9.30 p.m.

Bled/Bratislava, 2 September (TASR) - Foreign Minister Juraj Blanar (Smer-SD) spoke at the international panel on revitalising leadership and multilateralism as part of the Bled Strategic Forum held in Slovenia with a focus on the most pressing global challenges and strategic dialogue, the Foreign Affairs Ministry's communications department informed TASR on Tuesday, adding that the panel was also attended by representatives of Slovenia, Egypt, Jordan, and the Holy See. https://etasr.sk/article/22406601 Bratislava, 2 September (TASR) – Decisions about the deployment of Slovak soldiers will not be made by bureaucrats in Brussels, Interior Minister and leader of Voice–Social Democracy Matus Sutaj Estok stated in a video posted on social media on Tuesday. https://etasr.sk/article/22406598 Bratislava, 2 September (TASR) - Storms may occur across western Slovakia overnight from Tuesday to Wednesday (3 September), prompting the Slovak Hydrometeorological Institute (SHMU) to issue a first-degree alert on its website. https://etasr.sk/article/22406564 Bratislava, 2 September (TASR) - In the second quarter of 2025, the number of unemployed people increased slightly year-on-year (y-o-y) to 144,500, with the unemployment rate reaching 5.3 percent, the Statistics Office reported on Tuesday, adding that both indicators remained close to record lows. https://etasr.sk/article/22406459 Bratislava, 2 September (TASR) – Opposition's Christian Democratic Movement (KDH) vice-chair Marian Caucik welcomed the fact that Minister of Tourism and Sport Rudolf Huliak (independent) has ultimately backed down and agreed to increase gambling taxation more significantly. https://etasr.sk/article/22406430 Paris/Bratislava, 2 September (TASR) – Minister of Education, Research, Development and Youth Tomas Drucker took part in a ministerial meeting on artificial intelligence (AI) and the future of education during UNESCO’s Digital Learning Week 2025 in Paris, TASR learnt from the ministry's press department on Tuesday. https://etasr.sk/article/22406329 Paris/Bratislava, 2 September (TASR) – Minister of Education, Research, Development and Youth Tomas Drucker took part in a ministerial meeting on artificial intelligence (AI) and the future of education during UNESCO’s Digital Learning Week 2025 in Paris, TASR learnt from the ministry's press department on Tuesday. https://etasr.sk/article/22406231 Bratislava, 2 September (TASR) – The Union of Slovak Cities (UMS) expresses full support for the Slovak Academy of Sciences (SAV) and the scientific community, joining voices defending experts and credible scientific institutions against unjustified attacks and discreditation, UMS spokesperson Daniela Pirselova told TASR on Tuesday. https://etasr.sk/article/22406136 Bratislava, 2 September (TASR) - The current government has delivered only amateurish consolidation so far and is already behind the schedule with new measures for next year, opposition representatives told a press conference on Tuesday, adding that the government should, first of all, support the economy, cut its own spending, and stop putting the burden of its measures only on people and businesses. https://etasr.sk/article/22406125 Bratislava, 2 September (TASR) – Vaccines targeting the new variant of COVID-19 will be delivered to Slovakia on their scheduled dates, starting in the second half of September and continuing through October, TASR learnt from the Health Ministry's press department on Tuesday. https://etasr.sk/article/22406116 Bratislava, 2 September (TASR) – President Peter Pellegrini will meet with President of the Slovak Academy of Sciences (SAV) Martin Venhart on Wednesday (3 September) at 10:00 a.m. to discuss the results of an analysis of COVID-19 mRNA vaccines, TASR learnt from the President's Office website and SAV spokesperson Monika Tinakova on Tuesday. https://etasr.sk/article/22406110 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. jrg/mf