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Bratislava, 24 September (TASR) - Slovakia expects additional F-16 fighter jets to arrive next week, while its airspace continues to be protected by allies, said Defence Minister Robert Kalinak (Smer-SD) at a press conference on Tuesday (23 September) in response to a question from TASR. https://etasr.sk/article/22487426 Bratislava, 24 September (TASR) - Slovakia is absent from the drone wall project on the EU's eastern border, with Defence Minister Robert Kalinak (Smer-SD) making excuses on the subject, said opposition Progressive Slovakia (PS) party MP Tomas Valasek on Wednesday, according to information provided to TASR by the PS media department. https://etasr.sk/article/22487354 Bratislava, 24 September (TASR) - The Defence Ministry hasn't yet made a decision regarding the acquisition of new tanks, Defence Minister Robert Kalinak (Smer-SD) told a news conference when reacting to a question from TASR on Tuesday (23 September). https://etasr.sk/article/22487327 Bratislava, September 24 (TASR) - After the approval of the prepared consolidation package, Slovakia will have the highest ratio of public income to gross domestic product (GDP) in the history of the independent Slovakia next year, equalling 45.2 percent of GDP, the Budgetary Responsibility Council (RRZ) noted on Tuesday (23 September) based on current estimates. https://etasr.sk/article/22487276 Bratislava, 24 September (TASR) - At its away-from-home session held in the village of Borsa (Kosice region) on Wednesday, the government decided to provide over €2 million to help improve the economic and social situation in the districts of Trebisov and Roznava, with more than €1.5 million going to specific local government projects in the two eastern-Slovak districts. https://etasr.sk/article/22487347 New York, 24 September (TASR) - President Peter Pellegrini called for an end to the ongoing war in Ukraine at the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) in New York on Tuesday (23 September), TASR has reported. https://etasr.sk/article/22487228 Bratislava, 24 September (TASR) - The Slovak government will hold an away-from-home session in the village of Borsa (Kosice region) on Wednesday, with a focus on analysing the socio-economic situation and specific issues in the districts of Roznava and Trebisov along with proposals for improvements in the social and economic areas. https://etasr.sk/article/22487013 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