SUMMARY - Thursday, 18 September 2025 - 9 p.m.

Prague, 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/22465147 Bratislava, 18 September (TASR) - Savings on the expenditure side of the budget should reach €1.3 billion, according to the Finance Ministry, but this figure is not yet supported by specific measures, the Budgetary Responsibility Council (RRZ) pointed out on Thursday, adding that it is not yet in a position to assess if the entire consolidation package is realistic. https://etasr.sk/article/22465689 Brussels, 18 September (TASR-correspondent) - Changes to the EU's climate law proposed for 2040 should be addressed by heads of governments and states, not ministers, Environment Minister Tomas Taraba (a Slovak National Party/SNS nominee) told TASR at a meeting of the EU Environment Council in Brussels on Thursday. https://etasr.sk/article/22465600 Bratislava, 18 September (TASR) - Labour, Social Affairs and the Family Minister Erik Tomas (Voice-SD) presented the Social Act of the Year 2024 award on Thursday, with Parliamentary Chair Richard Rasi (Voice-SD) and Labour Ministry State Secretary Marian Valentovic in attendance. https://etasr.sk/article/22465798 Bratislava, 18 September (TASR) - MPs for the opposition 'Slovakia' party plan to submit amendments to the consolidation package and see the coalition agreement to reduce lawmakers' salaries next year as hypocrisy, arguing that the proposed reduction won't have any significant effect. https://etasr.sk/article/22465478 Bratislava, 18 September (TASR) - The third wave of consolidation will affect everyone in Slovakia, and even those who aren't sole traders or don't have high incomes will feel it through the problems that it will cause for local authorities, as their services will become more expensive and they won't have money to invest in their own development, stated representatives of the opposition Progressive Slovakia (PS) party at a press conference in Parliament on Thursday. https://etasr.sk/article/22465275 Bratislava, 18 September (TASR) – The Prosecutor's Office expects to issue a decision within one month regarding the findings concerning COVID-19 and mRNA vaccines, submitted by Government Proxy for Investigation into COVID-19 Pandemic Management Peter Kotlar, spokesperson of the Regional Prosecutor's Office in Trencin Marian Sipavy confirmed to TASR on Thursday. https://etasr.sk/article/22465260 Bratislava 18 September (TASR) - Health Minister Kamil Sasko (Voice-SD) said at the 2025 Slovak Health Care conference that health care will need more funds next year even though the ministry is meeting this year's strict consolidation budget without additional financing. https://etasr.sk/article/22465134 Bratislava, September 18 (TASR) – The Health Ministry will continue to actively inform the public about the importance of vaccination, Health Minister Kamil Sasko (Voice-SD) declared in a statement made by Education Minister Tomas Drucker (Voice-SD) during Thursday's parliamentary Question Time. https://etasr.sk/article/22465124 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