SUMMARY - Saturday, October 5, 2024 - 9 p.m.

Banska Bystrica, October 5 (TASR) - President Peter Pellegrini received on Saturday his first foreign visit at his office in Banska Bystrica, namely Secretary General of the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) Mathias Cormann. https://etasr.sk/article/21313298 Bratislava, October 5 (TASR) - Speaking on Radio Slovakia's politics programme 'Sobotne dialogy' (Saturday Dialogues), Prime Minister Robert Fico (Smer-SD) said that if there were nonsensical proposals to change the consolidation package or if someone wasn't ready to vote for consolidation, he was ready to combine the vote on it with a vote of confidence in the government. https://etasr.sk/article/21313715 Bratislava, October 5 (TASR) - A Slovak government aircraft with Slovak citizens from Lebanon landed in Bratislava on Saturday afternoon, Foreign Minister Juraj Blanar (Smer-SD) stated at a press conference following the landing, adding that 46 evacuees were on board, including 25 Slovak citizens. https://etasr.sk/article/21313469 Bratislava, October 5 (TASR) - Health care in Slovakia needs an energetic and assertive person who will move forward the challenges in the sector, Interior Minister and Voice-SD chairman Matus Sutaj Estok said on Saturday in connection with the announced resignation of Health Minister Zuzana Dolinkova (Voice-SD). https://etasr.sk/article/21313735 Bratislava, October 5 (TASR) - Rastislav Stur is set to become the new director of the Slovak National Theatre (SND) Opera, TASR was told by SND press secretary Izabela Pazitkova on Saturday, adding that Stur will be appointed to the post on October 15 by SND head Zuzana Tapakova. https://etasr.sk/article/21313616 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