SUMMARY - Thursday, 25 September 2025 - 1 p.m.

Bratislava, 25 September (TASR) - Parliament definitively approved the package of consolidation measures for next year on Wednesday (24 September) evening, with 78 of the 79 MPs present for the vote backing the draft. https://etasr.sk/article/22490486 Bratislava, 25 September (TASR) - Coalition MP Jan Ferencak (Voice-SD) did not vote for the package of consolidation measures for next year in parliament because he disagrees with shifting the burden to people, companies, entrepreneurs, and local governments, TASR has reported based on Ferencak's statements following the vote on Wednesday (24 September). https://etasr.sk/article/22490572 Bratislava, 25 September (TASR) - MPs have approved several amending proposals to the package of consolidation measures for next year that came from committees and coalition MPs. https://etasr.sk/article/22490656 New York, 25 September (TASR) - In a speech that he delivered during the general debate at the 80th session of the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) on Wednesday (24 September), President Peter Pellegrini called for an early peace in Ukraine and for UN reform, while expressing his support for countries whose airspace has been breached in the past few days, TASR has reported. https://etasr.sk/article/22490753 Bratislava, 25 September (TASR) - Slovakia's GDP is expected to grow by only 0.8 percent this year, and to slow down to 0.5 percent next year, Slovakia's central bank (NBS) stated in its latest autumn forecast presented by governor Peter Kazimir on Thursday. https://etasr.sk/article/22490781 Bratislava, 25 September (TASR) - The vote on the government's amendment to the Slovak Constitution will definitely take place in Parliament at 5 p.m. on Thursday, Premier Robert Fico (Smer-SD) has told a news conference, adding that he sees no reason to postpone the vote. https://etasr.sk/article/22490831 Bratislava, 25 September (TASR) - Energy assistance for households will amount to €435 million and will be paid from European funds, said Prime Minister and Smer-SD chair Robert Fico on Thursday at a press conference also attended by Finance Minister Ladislav Kamenicky and Smer-SD MPs following the vote on the package of consolidation measures in Parliament on Wednesday (24 September). https://etasr.sk/article/22490870 Bratislava, 25 September (TASR) - Slovakia's GDP growth should decelerate to 0.8 percent under the influence of weaker net exports, while growth is expected to speed up to 1.3 percent in 2026, mainly thanks to funds from the recovery plan, according to the latest prognosis from the Finance Ministry published by the Financial Policy Institute (IFP) on Thursday. https://etasr.sk/article/22490881 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. ko