SUMMARY - Sunday, 19 October 2025 - 9 p.m.

Bratislava, 19 October (TASR) - The continuation of consolidation in the coming years will take a different form than in 2024 and 2025, Prime Minister Robert Fico (Smer-SD) stated in a video posted on a social network on Sunday, noting that the vote on the state budget for next year is scheduled to take place on Tuesday (21 October). https://etasr.sk/article/22572494 Abu Dhabi, 19 October (TASR) - Prime Minister Robert Fico (Smer-SD) has left for the United Arab Emirates (UAE), where he and his government delegation will hold official talks with the country's top officials on Monday (20 October) and will also meet with President Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, expecting significant investment impulses for Slovakia from the talks, TASR reports based on the report of the Government Office's press and information department and premier's official profile on a social network. https://etasr.sk/article/22572589 Bratislava, 19 October (TASR) - Slovakia finds itself in difficult times, facing serious security threats which are unprecedented and which it hasn't met in the era of its independence, director of the Slovak Intelligence Service (SIS) Pavol Gaspar said in the new SIS Development Strategy for 2025-2032. https://etasr.sk/article/22572424 Bratislava, 19 October (TASR) - The Economic University in Bratislava (EUBA) this week commemorated 85 years since it was founded as the University of Business. https://etasr.sk/article/22572165 Speaking on TA3's discussion programme 'V politike' (In Politics) on Sunday, Labour, Social Affairs and the Family Minister Erik Tomas (Voice-SD) said that as long as the Voice-SD party is in government, the 13th pensions won't be scrapped. https://etasr.sk/article/22572010 Bratislava, 19 October (TASR) - Foreign Minister of Bosnia and Herzegovina Elmedin Konakovic is set to visit Slovakia, Foreign Ministry's communications department told TASR on Sunday, adding that he'll be welcomed in Bratislava on Tuesday (21 October) by his Slovak counterpart Juraj Blanar (Smer-SD). https://etasr.sk/article/22572559 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