SUMMARY - Thursday, 18 September 2025 - 1 p.m.

Bratislava, 18 September (TASR) – The opposition Christian Democratic Movement (KDH) is once again calling on Health Minister Kamil Sasko (Voice-SD) to accept political responsibility for the controversial tender for operating emergency medical service ambulance stations and to step down, arguing that doubts surrounding the tender have still not been resolved, MPs Frantisek Majersky and Peter Stachura (both KDH) stated on Thursday. https://etasr.sk/article/22463619 Bratislava, September 18 (TASR) - Private channel TV Markiza has the most objective television news broadcasts, followed by public-service broadcaster Slovak Television and Radio (STVR), according to the results of a survey published by Median SK on Thursday. https://etasr.sk/article/22463487 Bratislava, 18 September (TASR) - Towns and cities will not have the financial resources for development and improving services for local people due to consolidation, stated Slovak Towns and Cities Union (UMS) chair Richard Rybnicek after a meeting with Parliamentary Chair Richard Rasi (Voice-SD). https://etasr.sk/article/22463486 Bratislava, 18 September (TASR) - The economic issues raised by Slovakia within the European Union (EU) are not intended to disrupt it, but to protect Slovakia's economy and, in the end, also to help the EU, Slovak Foreign Affairs Minister Juraj Blanar (Smer-SD) has said on TASR TV in response to the opposition's criticism of Slovakia's stance on the upcoming 19th sanctions package against Russia. https://etasr.sk/article/22463470 Bratislava, 18 September (TASR) – Salaries and flat-rate allowances for members of Parliament will be frozen next year, and along with 10-percent higher taxation in comparison to that faced by ordinary people, this will result in an effective reduction in their incomes, House Chair Richard Rasi (Voice-SD) announced on Thursday alongside the heads of the coalition parliamentary caucuses Jan Richter (Smer-SD), Robert Puci (Voice-SD) and Roman Michelko (SNS). https://etasr.sk/article/22463482 Paris, 18 September (TASR) - The Slovak Institute in Paris opened an exhibition of book illustrations for children and youth on the representative premises of Paris City Hall on Wednesday (17 September), institute director Jana Knazkova has informed TASR. https://etasr.sk/article/22463356 Bratislava, 18 September (TASR) - Roman Michelko has become the new head of the junior governing Slovak National Party's (SNS) parliamentary caucus, TASR has reported based on information published on Parliament's website. https://etasr.sk/article/22463422 Bratislava, 18 September (TASR) - The opposition's Progressive Slovakia (PS) leader Michal Simecka welcomed the visit of Czech Interior Minister Vit Rakusan to Slovakia on Tuesday (16 September) and appreciated that he also attended a rally against consolidation measures organised by opposition parties in Bratislava on the same day, TASR reported on Thursday based on information provided by the party's media department. https://etasr.sk/article/22463276 Bratislava, 18 September (TASR) - MPs moved the package of consolidation measures for next year to the second reading on Wednesday (17 September) evening. https://etasr.sk/article/22463231 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. tim/mf