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Bratislava, 20 October (TASR) - Nearly ten months after being installed as acting Police Corps President by Interior Minister Matus Sutaj Estok (Voice-SD), Jana Maskarova underwent a hearing in front of the parliamentary defence and security committee on Monday as a legal prerequisite for her formal appointment. https://etasr.sk/article/22575381 Bratislava, 20 October (TASR) - Businessman Stefan Ziga and his defence counsel Marek Para announced at a press conference on Monday that in the appeal proceedings concerning a €100,000 fine for bribing former head of the Financial Police of the National Criminal Agency (NAKA) Bernard Slobodnik, they will propose that Ziga's conviction be overturned and that the case be reheard under fair conditions. https://etasr.sk/article/22575367 Abu Dhabi, 20 October (TASR) – Prime Minister Robert Fico held talks on Monday in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) with UAE President Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, focusing on strengthening bilateral cooperation, TASR learnt from the Government Office's press department. https://etasr.sk/article/22575366 Bratislava, 20 October (TASR) – Consolidation packages adopted during the current parliamentary term have been composed of 79 percent revenue-raising measures, leaving only one-fifth of the total consolidation to spending cuts, the Council for Budgetary Responsibility (RRZ) pointed out on Monday, citing its latest calculations. https://etasr.sk/article/22575345 Bratislava, 20 October (TASR) – The opposition Progressive Slovakia (PS) party is initiating an emergency special session of the House Committee for Public Administration and Regional Development in response to rising crime in Slovak towns and municipalities and invited Interior Minister Matus Sutaj Estok (Voice–SD) and Justice Minister Boris Susko (Smer-SD) to attend, TASR learnt from Alec Borovy from the party press department on Monday. https://etasr.sk/article/22575343 Bratislava, 20 October (TASR) - The Association of Slovak Towns and Villages (ZMOS) wants to launch a discussion on tightening the existing Criminal Code and on the possibility of prosecuting the perpetrators of petty thefts, which are now treated as misdemeanours, ZMOS representatives told a press conference on Monday, pointing to a significant deterioration of security situation in municipalities. https://etasr.sk/article/22575332 Bratislava, 20 October (TASR) – The opposition Progressive Slovakia (PS) party is initiating an emergency special session of the House Committee for Public Administration and Regional Development in response to rising crime in Slovak towns and municipalities and invited Interior Minister Matus Sutaj Estok (Voice–SD) and Justice Minister Boris Susko (Smer-SD) to attend, TASR learnt from Alec Borovy from the party press department on Monday. https://etasr.sk/article/22575319 Bratislava, 20 October (TASR) – The debate on extending the current term of local governments is definitively closed, and the next municipal elections will take place as planned in 2026, TASR learnt from the Parliament Office's press department on Monday. https://etasr.sk/article/22575307 Bratislava, 20 October (TASR) - Slovakia remains a safe and trustworthy haven for investors, said the Finance Ministry on Monday, citing strong investor demand in the latest auction of government bonds. https://etasr.sk/article/22575306 Luxembourg/Bratislava, 20 October (TASR) – Slovakia supports Ukraine’s accession to the European Union, but only if all established criteria and rules are met, Foreign and European Afairs Minister Juraj Blanar said on Monday following the EU Foreign Affairs Council meeting in Luxembourg. https://etasr.sk/article/22575300 Banska Bystrica, 20 October (TASR) - The proceedings in the Donovaly and Bac case involving Marian K., Peter P. and Jana S. (names abbreviated due to legal reasons), who have been charged with tax fraud, continued at the Specialised Criminal Court (STS) in Banska Bystrica on Monday, TASR reported on the same day. https://etasr.sk/article/22575288 Bratislava, 20 October (TASR) – The Interior Ministry has delivered 40 new off-road vehicles to employees of the crisis management departments of district offices, Interior Minister Matus Sutaj Estok (Voice–SD) announced at a press conference on Monday. https://etasr.sk/article/22575252 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