SUMMARY - Friday, 31 October 2025 - 9 p.m.

Bratislava, 31 October (TASR) - The Government Office on Friday strongly rejected the 'pseudo-ranking' of the Reporters Without Borders (RSF), which included Prime Minister Robert Fico (Smer-SD) among the so-called 'press freedom predators', Government Office's press and information department told TASR on Friday, adding that this ranking ignores facts and protects the perpetrators of aggression. https://etasr.sk/article/22612232 Bratislava, 31 October (TASR) - Slovakia, in cooperation with Cyprus and the United Arab Emirates, has sent three more shipments of material humanitarian aid to the Gaza Strip, once again taking an active part in international efforts to alleviate the unprecedented humanitarian crisis in the region, TASR was told by the Foreign Ministry's communications department on Friday. https://etasr.sk/article/22612177 CORRECTION: Courts: Six Accused in Anti-drug Operation Linea Released from Custody https://etasr.sk/article/22611965 Bratislava, 31 October (TASR) - Bratislava I District Court ruled on Friday that the six people accused in an international anti-drug operation codenamed Linea should be released from custody, spokesman for Bratislava courts Pavol Adamciak told TASR, adding that the prosecutor has filed a complaint against the decision. https://etasr.sk/article/22611740 Bratislava, 31 October (TASR) - The Debt Management and Liquidity Agency (ARDAL) will be headed as of 1 November by new director Peter Soltys, who will replace current head Daniel Bytcanek, the Finance Ministry said on Friday, adding that Bytcanek asked Finance Minister Ladislav Kamenicky (Smer-SD) to release him from his post on his own request. https://etasr.sk/article/22612081 Samarkand, 31 October (TASR-correspondent) - Slovak traditional-art ensemble Lucnica and Uzbek ensemble Bakhor performed together on Friday evening at the Samarkand Music and Drama Theatre. https://etasr.sk/article/22612104 Bratislava, 31 October (TASR) – The Council of the Arts Support Fund (FPU) should no longer have the authority to decide on the allocation of financial resources, elect and dismiss members of the supervisory committee, or establish, merge and abolish expert commissions, as these powers should be transferred back to the director of the fund, according to a bill tabled by lawmakers from the opposition Progressive Slovakia (PS) party. https://etasr.sk/article/22611795 Kosice, 31 October (TASR) – A provision of the Criminal Code concerning cyberbullying clearly establishes the obligation to refrain from any long-term conduct involving the harassment of another person by electronic means with the intent of worsening their quality of life significantly, the Constitutional Court stated in its reasoning in September when it dismissed a submission by a group of legislators challenging the provision in question. https://etasr.sk/article/22611710 Bratislava, 31 October (TASR) - Foreign and European Affairs Minister Juraj Blanar (Smer-SD) is scheduled to pay an official visit to Egypt on Saturday, 1 November, TASR was told by the ministry's communications department on Friday. https://etasr.sk/article/22611916 Bratislava, 31 October (TASR) - The police have launched a criminal investigation into the crime of bodily harm in connection with Friday's shooting in the village of Cataj (Bratislava region), in which a man is said to have been injured, TASR was told by spokesman for Bratislava region police Michal Szeiff. https://etasr.sk/article/22611792 Bratislava, 31 October (TASR) – Bratislava firefighters were called out on Friday afternoon to a restaurant at a shopping centre near the Danube riverfront in Bratislava, where a fire had been reported, TASR learnt from a Firefighter and Emergency Corps post on social media. https://etasr.sk/article/22611713 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