SUMMARY - Monday, 12 October 2026 - 1 p.m.

Bratislava, 12 October (TASR) - The number of people staying in tourist accommodation facilities in Slovakia rose by almost 8 percent year-on-year (y-o-y) to 871,000 in August 2026, the Statistics Office reported on Monday, adding that this was the highest-ever number for August. https://etasr.sk/article/23813189 Bangkok, 12 October (TASR-correspondent) - Representatives of 16 Slovak companies and organisations have attended the first Thai-Slovak business forum, where they will meet dozens of Thai companies, with Slovak Foreign Affairs Minister Juraj Blanar (Smer-SD) and Thailand's Trade Representative Werapong Prapha opening the event. https://etasr.sk/article/23813275 Bangkok, 12 October (TASR-correspondent) - Slovakia offers Thailand a gateway to the European Union, while it views Thailand as its own entry point into the whole of the Southeast Asian region, said Slovak Foreign Affairs Minister Juraj Blanar (Smer-SD) following his talks with Thai Foreign Minister Sihasak Phuangketkeow on Monday. https://etasr.sk/article/23813308 Celadice/Bratislava, 12 October (TASR) – Law-enforcement authorities acted unlawfully when handling the case involving threats made with an axe outside a primary school in Celadice (Nitra region) after receiving a criminal complaint from the village mayor, Prosecutor-General Maros Zilinka declared on Monday. https://etasr.sk/article/23813405 Bratislava, 12 October (TASR) - The opposition 'Slovakia' party proposes halving politicians' salaries when the state is making a loss, party MPs Michal Sipos and Julius Jakab announced in Parliament on Monday, adding that they've submitted a bill to Parliament that would introduce a simple rule: if politicians fail to stop driving Slovakia into debt, they won't be entitled to their full salaries. https://etasr.sk/article/23813443 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. ko