SUMMARY - Friday, 12 September 2025, 9 p.m.

Bratislava, 12 September (TASR) – The Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development has announced a call for projects worth a total of €100,000, aimed at supporting quarantine stations and animal shelters, TASR learnt from the ministry's press department on Friday. Bratislava, 12 September (TASR) – Interior Minister Matus Sutaj Estok (Voice-SD) plans to initiate a joint European Union effort to strengthen protection against digital fraud, as he considers it unacceptable that fraudulent, AI-generated videos are circulating on social media while their creators profit financially, TASR learnt on Friday. https://etasr.sk/article/22440574 Banska Stiavnica, 12 September (TASR) – A new entry has been added to the stone chronicle of the Glanzenberg adit, in the historic centre of Banska Stiavnica (Banska Bystrica region), dedicated to President Peter Pellegrini, who unveiled a commemorative plaque 40 metres underground on Friday to mark his visit to this historic mining site. https://etasr.sk/article/22440519 Bratislava, 12 September (TASR) - The Slovak Towns and Villages Association (ZMOS) rejects the consolidation measures for 2026 presented by the government this week, ZMOS chairman Jozef Bozik stated on Friday, adding that the measures are a fundamental intervention into the financing of towns and villages without prior dialogue and taking into account the real needs and obligations of local authorities. https://etasr.sk/article/22440404 Bratislava, 12 September (TASR) - Parliamentary Chair Richard Rasi (Voice-SD) will present the Jozef Miloslav Hurban State Award on the occasion of Slovak National Council Day to three figures - Slovak Bishops Conference head and Archbishop of Kosice Bernard Bober, writer and screenwriter Peter Jaros, and politician and educator Milan Ftacnik in memoriam, TASR was told by the Parliament Office's communications department on Friday. https://etasr.sk/article/22440293 Maly Slivnik/Bratislava, 12 September (TASR) – Education Minister Tomas Drucker (Voice-SD) declared that he will do everything to ensure that every child, including those from the village of Maly Slivnik (Presov region), has access to education. https://etasr.sk/article/22440251 Bratislava, 12 September (TASR) - A tile with the name of Slovak actor and politician Milan Knazko was unveiled on the Film Walk of Fame in front of the Pavel Orsagh Hviezdoslav Theatre in Bratislava on Thursday (September 11) evening, with one of the most famous figures of the Velvet Revolution becoming the 15th person to be so honoured. https://etasr.sk/article/22440138 Bratislava, 12 September (TASR) – The increase in value-added tax (VAT) from 19 percent to 23 percent on selected food products will affect a quarter of all food items and hit families with children the hardest, opposition MP Veronika Remisova ('Slovakia'-For the People-Christian Union alliance) declared on Friday. https://etasr.sk/article/22440071 Bratislava, 12 September (TASR) - The Slovak Agricultural and Food Chamber (SPPK) disagrees with the submitted proposal for consolidating public finances in 2026 and is calling for a reworking of the proposed measures in cooperation with representatives of employers and the professional public, said SPPK spokesperson Jana Holeciova in response to the consolidation measures presented by Finance Minister Ladislav Kamenicky (Smer-SD) this week. https://etasr.sk/article/22440042 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