SUMMARY - Thursday, 1 October 2026 - 9 p.m.

Bratislava, 1 October (TASR) - The schoolgirl who was injured in the knife attack that took place at the primary school in the village of Staskov in Cadca district (Zilina region) on Tuesday (29 September) died on Thursday, House Chair Richard Rasi (Voice-SD) has announced in Parliament. https://etasr.sk/article/23777130 Bratislava, 1 October (TASR) - The tragedy at the primary school in the village of Staskov (Zilina region) serves as a reminder to us that such a tragedy must never be repeated, President Peter Pellegrini emphasised on social media on Thursday, expressing his sincere condolences to the family and loved ones of the pupil who became the second victim of this violent act. https://etasr.sk/article/23777087 Podgorica/Bratislava, 1 October (TASR-correspondent) - Slovakia, Austria and the Czech Republic are supporting Western Balkan countries on their path towards European Union membership within the Austerlitz Format (S3), Foreign and European Affairs Minister Juraj Blanar declared in Podgorica after meeting Montenegrin President Jakov Milatovic on Thursday. https://etasr.sk/article/23777144 Bratislava, 1 October (TASR) - Leader of the extra-parliamentary Republic party Milan Uhrik commended the decision by Smer-SD and Judita Lassakova to withdraw her candidacy for the post of Presov region governor. https://etasr.sk/article/23777290 Bratislava, 1 October (TASR) - Slovakia is to have a new commemorative day, State Flag Day, to be observed on 18 September, as Parliament approved an amendment to the Act on State Holidays, Public Holidays and Commemorative Days on Thursday. https://etasr.sk/article/23777266 Bratislava, 1 October (TASR) - The opposition's 'Slovakia' party does not expect an early parliamentary election to be held at present and views statements to that effect by representatives of other opposition parties critically, as they are misleading voters, 'Slovakia' leader and MP Igor Matovic declared on Thursday. https://etasr.sk/article/23776892 Bratislava, 1 October (TASR) - The opposition Christian Democrats (KDH) welcome the new Civil Code, party representatives told reporters in Parliament on Thursday, adding that they supported the bill during the vote in the House. https://etasr.sk/article/23776769 Bratislava, 1 October (TASR) - The Institute of Materials and Machine Mechanics of the Slovak Academy of Sciences (SAV) has established the first spin-off company in SAV's history, called IM-Space Technologies, with the aim of bringing capacitive capacitor discharge stud welding in vacuum (CCDS) to the market, SAV spokesperson Jozef Bednar told TASR on Thursday. https://etasr.sk/article/23776702 Bratislava, 1 October (TASR) - The state budget posted a deficit of €4.087 billion at the end of September 2026, which was a deterioration of €310 million, or 8.2 percent year-on-year (y-o-y), the Finance Ministry reported on Thursday. https://etasr.sk/article/23776666 Bratislava, 1 October (TASR) - The governing coalition is moving towards an agreement on next year's budget, chairman of the parliamentary caucus of the strongest coalition party Smer-SD Jan Richter stated on Thursday, adding that the government could discuss the draft as early as next week in an ideal situation, while this will happen in two weeks' time at the latest, and Smer-SD will seek to include it on the agenda of Parliament immediately. https://etasr.sk/article/23776614 Bratislava, 1 October (TASR) - Scientists oppose the Malinec-Latky pumped-storage hydro-power plant (HPP) project (Banska Bystrica region), and a petition declaring their opposition has been signed by 132 experts in the fields of hydrology, hydrobiology, ecology, zoology, forestry, landscape planning and other disciplines, Marcel Uhrin from the Pavol Jozef Safarik University in Kosice told TASR on Thursday, adding that they are calling for a thorough and independent assessment of the project's impacts on water resources, nature, the landscape and the economy. https://etasr.sk/article/23777207 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