SUMMARY - Tuesday, 30 September 2025 - 1 p.m.

Banska Bystrica, 30 September (TASR) – A massive fire erupted on Tuesday morning in a flat on the top floor of an apartment building on Trieda SNP street in the centre of Banska Bystrica. Bratislava, 30 September (TASR) - From next year, self-employed individuals and other sole traders will no longer be required to pay the financial transaction tax, as Parliament definitively approved the amendment to the Financial Transaction Tax Act on Tuesday. https://etasr.sk/article/22508828 Bratislava, 30 September (TASR) – The opposition's Freedom and Solidarity (SaS) party once again criticised the Action Plan for the Strategy on Equality, Inclusion and Participation of Roma until 2030, specifically the phase for the years 2025 to 2027, as it believes the plan includes projects that do not address the real issues faced by marginalised Roma communities. https://etasr.sk/article/22508670 Bratislava, 30 September (TASR) – An ATM exploded overnight in a shopping centre on Saratovska Street in the Bratislava borough of Dubravka, local authorities reported on social media. https://etasr.sk/article/22508538 Bratislava, 30 September (TASR) – Two years of Environment Minister Tomas Taraba's (SNS nominee) tenure have resulted in a decline in nature protection, legislative chaos, discrediting of experts and the public, and the weakening of institutions, according to the Green Majority initiative. https://etasr.sk/article/22508323 Bratislava, 30 September (TASR) – Employers associated in the Republican Union of Employers (RUZ) called on President Peter Pellegrini not to sign the bill on the consolidation of public finances and to return it to Parliament for proper deliberation, TASR learned from the RUZ on Tuesday. https://etasr.sk/article/22508310 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. mf