SUMMARY - Wednesday, 17 September 2025 - 9.30 p.m.

Bratislava, 17 September (TASR) - Opposition MPs from Progressive Slovakia (PS) and Freedom and Solidarity (SaS) urged the government and President Peter Pellegrini to dismiss the head of the Slovak Intelligence Service (SIS) Pavol Gaspar following the session of the House committee for supervising the SIS held on Wednesday, saying that Gaspar was not able to answer their questions on his recent traffic accident and was arrogant. https://etasr.sk/article/22461560 Bratislava, 17 September (TASR) - The opposition Progressive Slovakia (PS) has been fined €110 by the State Electoral Commission for accepting monetary donations totalling €55 from persons not having permanent residence in Slovakia, TASR reported on Wednesday based on the commission's resolution published on the Interior Ministry's website. https://etasr.sk/article/22461329 Bratislava, 17 September (TASR) - The Slovak Republic rejects any double standards in the EU's approach towards candidate countries seeking membership, Slovak Foreign Affairs Minister Juraj Blanar said when meeting with Montenegro’s Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Affairs Minister Ervin Ibrahimovic on Wednesday in Bratislava. https://etasr.sk/article/22461194 Bratislava, 17 September (TASR) - The validity of the fast-tracked legislative procedure in discussing the third package of consolidation measures will be challenged by the opposition 'Slovakia' party before the Constitutional Court, MPs Igor Matovic and Julius Jakab (both 'Slovakia') told a press briefing on Wednesday, noting that the opposition Freedom and Solidarity (SaS) and Christian Democrats (KDH) MPs will add their signatures as well. https://etasr.sk/article/22461076 Bratislava, 17 September (TASR) - Cord blood [which is collected from umbilical chords or placentas - ed. note] was exported from Slovakia to the private home of a doctor in the Netherlands, said opposition Freedom and Solidarity (SaS) MP Vladimira Marcinkova (SaS) on Wednesday, citing a report by the Dutch health ministry's inspection authority. https://etasr.sk/article/22461021 Nitra, 17 September (TASR) – Following a recent cyber incident, Jaguar Land Rover continues to work around the clock to restore its global applications in a controlled and secure manner, communications manager at the Nitra plant Katarina Chlebova told TASR on Wednesday, adding that the company is cooperating with external cyber-security experts and law-enforcement bodies. https://etasr.sk/article/22460884 Bratislava, 17 September (TASR) – Coalition MPs told journalists in Parliament on Wednesday that they reject criticism from the opposition that they are limiting the debate on the package of consolidation measures for next year, saying this after the House approved the end of the discussion on a fast-tracked legislative procedure and the shortening of the debate on the proposal at its first reading. https://etasr.sk/article/22460735 Bratislava, 17 September (TASR) - Slovakia will not vote in favour of changes to the Green Deal in Brussels, TASR reported on Wednesday based on a social media post published by Environment Minister Tomas Taraba (a Slovak National Party/SNS nominee) on the same day. https://etasr.sk/article/22460680 Strazske, September 17 (TASR) – The first stage of remediation of toxic polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) has been completed at the Chemko Strazske site in Kosice region, the Environment Ministry's communications department told TASR on Wednesday, adding that since June a total of 150 tonnes of toxic waste has been transported from the site in lorries under strict safety conditions. https://etasr.sk/article/22460669 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