SUMMARY - Friday, 12 September 2025 - 5 p.m.

Bratislava, 12 September (TASR) - The poor state of public finances has been known for a long time, and measures to aid their recovery should have been presented earlier, so they should be discussed via a standard legislative process and not hastily via a fast-tracked legislative procedure, a number of opposition MPs stated on Friday in the debate on a proposal for fast-tracked proceedings on the consolidation package for next year. https://etasr.sk/article/22439913 Bratislava, 12 September (TASR) - The package of consolidation measures for next year needs to be adopted in Parliament via a fast-track procedure, as there's need to prevent economic damage and prepare the preconditions for Slovakia to have a budget, said Finance Minister Ladislav Kamenicky (Smer-SD) at the beginning of the parliamentary debate on the consolidation package on Friday. https://etasr.sk/article/22439571 Bratislava, 12 September (TASR) – The opposition Freedom and Solidarity (SaS) party rejects claims by government ministers that the recent increase in the number of thefts is unrelated to the coalition-approved amendment to the Criminal Code, with SaS MP Maria Kolikova welcoming the coalition's acknowledgment of rising crime, but pointing out that Prosecutor-General Maros Zilinka also highlighted the impact of the Criminal Code amendment in his annual report for last year. https://etasr.sk/article/22439899 Bratislava, 12 September (TASR) – Next year, during a period of fiscal consolidation, the salaries of lawmakers and Prime Minister Robert Fico (Smer-SD) are set to rise, a move that opposition MPs Igor Matovic and Julius Jakab (both 'Slovakia' party) say sends a poor message to the Slovak people. https://etasr.sk/article/22439866 Bratislava, 12 September (TASR) – Even a year since an amendment to the Criminal Code was adopted that introduced the more lenient prosecution of corruption, the government has still been unable to ensure that shoplifting is punished effectively, opposition Christian Democratic Movement (KDH) vice-chair Viliam Karas declared on Friday, dismissing claims that the rise in theft has been caused by "growing aggression in society" as absurd. https://etasr.sk/article/22439831 Bratislava, 12 September (TASR) - The construction of a new nuclear power facility in Jaslovske Bohunice (Trnava region) should be negotiated in a transparent manner, as it is a huge investment amounting to €15 billion, opposition Progressive Slovakia (PS) party representatives Michal Simecka (PS chairman) and Ivan Stefunko (PS vice-chair) told a news conference on Friday. https://etasr.sk/article/22439677 Bratislava, 12 September (TASR) - The Investment, Regional Development and Informatisation Ministry has accelerated the absorption of EU funds from the Slovakia Programme to a level of 10 percent, the ministry's communications department stated on Friday, adding that the ministry has also recorded positive results in the Fair Transformation Fund and in the processing of applications for subsidies, which are being processed one and a half times as fast. https://etasr.sk/article/22439757 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