SUMMARY - Wednesday, 8 October 2025 - 9.30 p.m.

Banska Bystrica, 8 October (TASR) – Closing arguments continued at the Specialised Criminal Court in Banska Bystrica on Wednesday in the trial of Juraj C. [name abbreviated due to legal reasons], who shot Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico (Smer-SD) in Handlova (Trencin region) on 15 May last year. https://etasr.sk/article/22535036 Bratislava, 8 October (TASR) - President Peter Pellegrini met with his Hungarian counterpart Tamas Sulyok on Wednesday, the President Office's communications department told TASR on Wednesday, adding that both want to further develop cooperation between the countries. https://etasr.sk/article/22535234 Bratislava, 8 October (TASR) – Acting Police Corps President Jana Maskarova rejects what she sees as attempts to discredit the police’s handling of the investigation into a car accident involving Slovak Information Service (SIS) Director Pavol Gaspar in Nitra. https://etasr.sk/article/22535373 Bratislava, 8 October (TASR) – Director of the Slovak Information Service (SIS) Pavol Gaspar made a phone call to Branislav Hajnovic, head of the Nitra regional police, following his traffic accident at the end of August, and Hajnovic arrived at the scene in civilian clothes, opposition lawmakers from the Freedom and Solidarity (SaS) party stated at a press conference on Wednesday. https://etasr.sk/article/22535309 Bratislava, 8 October (TASR) - The opposition Freedom and Solidarity (SaS) party is organising a protest and march in front of the headquarters of the Slovak Intelligence Service (SIS) in Bratislava on Wednesday evening. https://etasr.sk/article/22535131 Bratislava, 8 October (TASR) - The Economy Ministry will save money in 2026 as part of the consolidation efforts, especially on operating costs, and it will also lay off staff, said Economy Minister Denisa Sakova (Voice-SD) after the cabinet meeting on Wednesday. https://etasr.sk/article/22535424 Paris, 8 October (TASR) - Europe needs a strong France, Parliamentary Chair Richard Rasi (Voice-SD) said on Wednesday during a working trip to Paris, where he held talks with President of the French National Assembly Yael Braun-Pivet, Parliament Office's communications department told TASR on Wednesday, adding that the aim of their meeting was to declare the launch of more intensive parliamentary cooperation. https://etasr.sk/article/22535513 Bratislava, 8 October (TASR) – The government must adopt measures to improve the security situation in Bratislava, city mayor Matus Vallo stated at aa press conference on Wednesday, in the presence of mayors of the boroughs Ruzinov and Vrakuna Martin Chren and Martin Kuruc and chief of the Bratislava Municipal Police Miroslav Antal. https://etasr.sk/article/22535492 Bratislava, 8 October (TASR) - The published draft budget for the coming years can't be trusted, as suggested by the experience of the current government's two years of consolidation, which have only brought higher deficits, a stalled economy, high prices and poverty, said chairman of the opposition Progressive Slovakia (PS) party Michal Simecka in response to the draft budget submitted by the Finance Ministry for a tripartite meeting, announcing that his party won't support the draft budget in Parliament. https://etasr.sk/article/22535391 Bratislava, 8 October (TASR) - Six people were killed in a traffic accident that took place on the I/66 road in Banska Bystrica region on Wednesday, the Banska Bystrica regional police posted on a social network. https://etasr.sk/article/22535559 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