SUMMARY - Thursday, 18 September 2025 - 5 p.m.

Praha 18 September (TASR-correspondent) - Czech Foreign Affairs Ministry spokesman Daniel Drake has confirmed for TASR that Slovak Ambassador to the Czech Republic Martin Muransky has conveyed the Slovak government's protest to the ministry concerning the participation of Czech Interior Minister Vit Rakusan in a demonstration in Bratislava on Tuesday. https://etasr.sk/article/22463880 Bratislava, 18 September (TASR) - Several private schools across Slovakia sent fictitious invoices to the parents of their pupils on Thursday as part of a protest, head of the Private Schools and School Facilities Association Eva Ohradanova told a press conference on Thursday, adding that they are supposed to be a kind of warning that such invoices could become a reality. https://etasr.sk/article/22465024 Bratislava, September 18 (TASR) - If Government Proxy for Investigating COVID-19 Pandemic Management Peter Kotlar refuses to do his job, he should reconsider staying in office, said the coalition Voice-SD party in response to Kotlar's statements on Thursday, TASR has learnt from Voice-SD spokeswoman Michaela Eliasova. https://etasr.sk/article/22464883 Bratislava, 18 September (TASR) - The opposition has criticised Thursday's press conference held by the Government Proxy for Investigation into COVID-19 Pandemic Management Peter Kotlar, claiming that the coalition is trying to divert attention from the consolidation measures that are now being discussed in Parliament. https://etasr.sk/article/22464827 Bratislava, 18 September (TASR) - The Interior Ministry has rejected Slovensko.Digital's concerns about the security of electronic ID cards in terms of personal data protection, stressing that they are secure and pose no risk of data misuse, the ministry's spokesperson Matej Neumann told TASR on Thursday. https://etasr.sk/article/22464675 Bratislava, 18 September (TASR) – Government Proxy for Investigating COVID-19 Pandemic Management Peter Kotlar has called on the Prosecutor-General's Office to clarify the current status of progress regarding the submission concerning mRNA vaccines that he filed in March, TASR learnt on Thursday. https://etasr.sk/article/22464636 Kosice, 18 September (TASR) - French cyclist Paul Magnier (Soudal Quick-Step) won Stage 2 of the Tour of Slovakia on Thursday, winning the final bunch sprint on the 170.6-km route from Svidnik to Kosice, thereby following up his victory in the opening stage. https://etasr.sk/article/22464598 Bratislava, 18 September (TASR) - The Slovensko.Digital civil association believes that the configuration of electronic ID cards poses a security risk, as some of the features could potentially be unsafe in terms of personal data protection, the association's community manager Miroslava Kosecova told TASR on Thursday. https://etasr.sk/article/22464464 Bratislava, 18 September (TASR) - The opening ceremony of the European Capital of Culture Trencin 2026 will take place on 14 February of next year, with the event coming under the auspices of President Peter Pellegrini, the organisers from the Creative Institute Trencin told a news conference in Bratislava on Thursday. https://etasr.sk/article/22464426 Kosice, September 18 (TASR) - Foreign Affairs Deputy Minister Rastislav Chovanec said at the SlovakiaTech Forum Expo 2025 in Kosice that Slovakia is determined not only to maintain strong relations with its traditional partners in Europe and North America, but also to seek new opportunities in emerging markets. https://etasr.sk/article/22464404 Bratislava, 18 September (TASR) - Members of the 'Slovakia' party want to appeal to the Constitutional Court over a draft law on school funding which they say discriminates against parents and students and interferes with constitutional rights, TASR learnt on Thursday. https://etasr.sk/article/22464119 Bratislava, 18 September (TASR) – Former finance minister (2012-19) and incumbent Slovak central bank (NBS) governor Peter K. [name abbreviated due to legal reasons] has filed an appeal against the verdict of the Specialised Criminal Court that found him guilty of bribery at the end of May, his legal team announced at a press conference on Thursday. https://etasr.sk/article/22463848 Nitra, 18 September (TASR) - More than 480 criminal complaints from clients of the now bankrupt Happy Travel travel agency have been submitted to the criminal police department of the Nitra Region Police Directorate to date, its spokesman Tomas Havetta has confirmed for TASR. https://etasr.sk/article/22463839 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