SUMMARY - Thursday, 23 October 2025 - 9 p.m.

Bratislava, 23 October (TASR) - MPs didn't discuss a resolution on the credibility of the Slovak Intelligence Service (SIS) led by Pavol Gaspar at an extraordinary session on Thursday, as Parliamentary Chair Richard Rasi (Voice-SD) pointed out that the proposal that was supposed to have been discussed is already on the agenda of the ongoing ordinary session. https://etasr.sk/article/22584574 Bratislava, 23 October (TASR) – Opposition MPs have criticised the failure to open a special emergency parliamentary session on the credibility of the Slovak Information Service (SIS), rejecting the explanation provided by House Chair Richard Rasi (Voice-SD), as they argue that they'd gathered enough signatures to call the session. https://etasr.sk/article/22584585 Bratislava, 23 October (TASR) - MPs will debate the amendment to the Gambling Act until it is fully debated, i.e. even after 8 p.m. if necessary, and will then vote on the proposal. https://etasr.sk/article/22584741 Bratislava, 23 October (TASR) – Parliament suspended debate on the amendment to the Gambling Act on Thursday because MPs who had registered in writing to speak were not present in the chamber, and no one signed up for the oral debate. https://etasr.sk/article/22584861 Brussels, 23 October (TASR-correspondent) - Slovakia and the Czech Republic used the October summit of the European Council in Brussels to object to the ban on internal combustion engines, the Politico weekly reported, adding that for this reason, Slovakia almost scuppered the EU's 19th package of sanctions against Russia. https://etasr.sk/article/22585247 Bratislava, 23 October (TASR) – The 'Slovakia' party has repeatedly registered the concerns of Prime Minister Robert Fico (Smer-SD) about a potential revolution and therefore decided to achieve one, peacefully, through the 2027 parliamentary elections, head of 'Slovakia' parliamentary caucus Michal Sipos told TASR TV in an interview on Thursday. https://etasr.sk/article/22584750 Nitra/Bratislava, 23 October (TASR) – The police have recorded more than 320 cases of attempted fraud against senior citizens so far this year, with fraudsters succeeding in over 120 cases and depriving the elderly of nearly €1.6 million, often from their life savings, said Interior Minister Matus Sutaj Estok (Voice–SD) in Nitra on Thursday. https://etasr.sk/article/22584442 Lucenec, 23 October (TASR) - The Transport Ministry's Aviation and Navigation Investigation Office hasn't yet recorded any violation of airspace by a foreign drone in Slovakia, but amateur drone pilots, who often fly in the vicinity of airports, are a problem, posing a risk to air traffic, head of the office Juraj Gyenes told the media at a conference on flying safety at the airport near the town of Lucenec in Banska Bystrica region on Wednesday (22 October). https://etasr.sk/article/22584707 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