SUMMARY - Tuesday, 9 September 2025 - 9 p.m.

Bratislava, 9 September (TASR) - The package of consolidation measures for next year will include 22 measures totalling €2.7 billion, Finance Minister Ladislav Kamenicky (Smer-SD) announced on Tuesday, adding that almost half of the amount, €1.3 billion, should be obtained by savings on state spending. https://etasr.sk/article/22430999 Bratislava, 9 September (TASR) - The new package of measures to consolidate public finances presented by Finance Minister Ladislav Kamenicky (Smer-SD) in the amount of €2.7 billion will significantly dampen the economy and threaten to plunge Slovakia into recession, the opposition Progressive Slovakia (PS) party stated on Tuesday, adding that a large part of the measures increases the taxation of economic activity. https://etasr.sk/article/22431195 Bratislava, 9 September (TASR) – The 2026 consolidation package will further impoverish ordinary Slovaks, according to representatives of the opposition parties, who responded this way to measures presented on Tuesday by Finance Minister Ladislav Kamenicky (Smer-SD). https://etasr.sk/article/22431375 Bratislava, 9 September (TASR) – The government continues to insufficiently reduce public spending, which threatens the effectiveness of fiscal consolidation and unnecessarily burdens entrepreneurs and workers, Miriam Filova, the spokesperson for the Federation of Employers' Associations and Unions (AZZZ), stated in response to the third consolidation package presented on Tuesday by Finance Minister Ladislav Kamenicky (Smer-SD). https://etasr.sk/article/22431238 Bratislava, 9 September (TASR) – The absence of a detailed specification of expenditure measures makes it impossible to assess the realism of the latest fiscal consolidation package, the Council for Budget Responsibility (RRZ) stated in response to the third consolidation package, presented on Tuesday by Finance Minister Ladislav Kamenicky (Smer-SD). https://etasr.sk/article/22431379 Bratislava, September 9 (TASR) - Remembering the victims of Nazi crimes shouldn't be a one-day affair, but one of the most important moral pillars of our daily actions, Prime Minister Robert Fico (Smer-SD) said on the occasion of the Day of Victims of the Holocaust and Racial Violence on Tuesday. https://etasr.sk/article/22431365 Bratislava, 9 September (TASR) – The Holocaust and other forms of racial violence and intolerance serve as a stark warning of how society must never be run, stated House Chair Richard Rasi (Voice–SD) during a commemorative event marking Holocaust Memorial Day on Tuesday. https://etasr.sk/article/22430911 Bratislava, 9 September (TASR) – The criticised fire engine recently delivered to firefighters is a prototype, and operational testing is necessary to ensure that rescue services receive reliable vehicles fit for real-world use, the Interior Ministry stated on Monday. https://etasr.sk/article/22430988 Bratislava, 9 September (TASR) – Social dialogue is key to the development of the agricultural sector, Agriculture and Rural Development Minister Richard Takac (Smer-SD) said on Tuesday during the general assembly of the Slovak Agricultural and Food Chamber (SPPK), TASR learnt from the ministry’s press department on the same day. https://etasr.sk/article/22431108 Brussels, 9 September (TASR-correspondent) - The European Commission on Tuesday approved the provisional allocation of €150 billion in financial assistance to strengthen the level of defence preparedness across the EU, with Slovakia set to receive €2.3 billion. https://etasr.sk/article/22431101 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