SUMMARY - Tuesday, 6 October 2026 - 9.10 p.m.

Bratislava, 6 October (TASR) - One of Europe's largest rivers, the Danube, has reached a new all-time low in the Bratislava borough of Devin, with the operational data showing the average daily flow on Monday (5 October) at 575.9 cubic metres per second, spokesperson for the Slovak Hydrometeorological Institute (SHMU) Ivan Garcar told TASR on Tuesday, adding that this is a new all-time low in more than 125 years of record-keeping. https://etasr.sk/article/23794351 Bratislava, 6 October (TASR) - The rules governing provisional budgets - that is, a situation in which the state budget for a given calendar year hasn't been approved - are to be made more moderate, according to an amendment tabled by coalition MP Daniel Karas (Smer-SD) to the amendment to the Public Administration Budgetary Rules Act. https://etasr.sk/article/23793953 Bratislava, 6 October (TASR) - During Tuesday's debate in Parliament on the draft amendment to the Public Administration Budgetary Rules Act, opposition MPs criticised the proposal to relax the rules on provisional budgets, one of which could be applied if next year's state budget isn't approved. https://etasr.sk/article/23794116 Bratislava, 6 October (TASR) - Personnel changes took place in the management of organisations subordinate to the Environment Ministry on Tuesday, TASR was told by the ministry on the same day. https://etasr.sk/article/23794434 Bratislava, 6 October (TASR) - Prime Minister Robert Fico (Smer-SD) addressed a video conference of the Friends of Competitiveness group on Tuesday, attended by 19 European leaders, the Government Office has reported, adding that the meeting took place a week before the European Council summit, at which competitiveness will be one of the main topics. https://etasr.sk/article/23794003 Bratislava, 6 October (TASR) - Professional training, career development and gaining experience are an important part of building a high-quality and professional diplomatic service for Slovakia; it is precisely the expertise and preparedness of diplomats that are essential for promoting Slovakia's interests abroad, particularly in an increasingly challenging geopolitical environment, stated Foreign Affairs Minister Juraj Blanar (Smer-SD), who on Tuesday presented 19 Slovak diplomats with decrees conferring diplomatic ranks, TASR was told by the ministry's communications department. https://etasr.sk/article/23794304 Bratislava, 6 October (TASR) - The obligation for providers of on-demand audiovisual media services (AVMS) to pay a contribution to the Audiovisual Fund (AVF) will also be extended to foreign entities, according to an amendment to the Act on Audiovisual Fund approved by Parliament on Tuesday. https://etasr.sk/article/23794234 Bratislava, 6 October (TASR) - The junior coalition Voice-SD party wants to push through five measures aimed at improving the protection of children and teachers against violence, party representatives told a press conference on Tuesday in response to last week's tragedy in the village of Staskov (Zilina region), adding that they relate to criminal liability, protection against hate speech, violent content and young people's access to dangerous objects. https://etasr.sk/article/23794225 Kosice, 6 October (TASR) - The Slovak legal system doesn't provide any alternative legal framework enabling same-sex couples to achieve adequate legal recognition and protection of their family life, the Constitutional Court stated in the grounds for its decision when on 23 September it dismissed the appeal by a group of MPs who had challenged the provisions of the Family Act and other laws relating to marriage. https://etasr.sk/article/23794192 Bratislava, 6 October (TASR) - Following a meeting of the House special committee to oversee the Slovak Intelligence Service (SIS), SIS head Pavol Gaspar neither confirmed nor ruled out that agents of Russia's GRU military intelligence agency were operating from Slovakia, as reported by the German media. https://etasr.sk/article/23794146 Bratislava, 6 October (TASR) - The Slovak Republic and Greece are linked by good bilateral relations, similar positions on a number of European and international issues, and a shared interest in further strengthening their cooperation, stated Foreign Minister Juraj Blanar (Smer-SD), who received Greek Ambassador to Slovakia Athanasios Ioannou on the occasion of the conclusion of his diplomatic mission, TASR was told by the ministry's communications department. https://etasr.sk/article/23794488 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