SUMMARY - Tuesday, October 15, 2024 - 9 p.m.

Bratislava, October 15 (TASR) - President Peter Pellegrini met with representatives of the Slovak Bakers and Confectioners Association (SZPCC) at the Presidential Palace to mark the World Bread Day on Tuesday, TASR learnt from the President's Office on the same day. https://etasr.sk/article/21348144 Bratislava, October 15 (TASR) - The Health Ministry should contribute to the founding of a public bank for donated umbilical cord blood in Slovakia, MP Vladimira Marcinkova (SaS) declared at a press conference on Tuesday, warning that the process of donating and using cord blood has turned into an unethical business to the benefit of a single privately-owned firm. https://etasr.sk/article/21348113 Bratislava, October 15 (TASR) - The price of butter is lower in neighbouring countries than in Slovakia, despite the fact that the countries in question enjoy higher average wages, warned legislators of the opposition's 'Slovakia' party after they compared prices of butter in the Czech Republic, Poland, Austria, Hungary, France and Belgium, 'Slovakia' spokesperson Matus Bystriansky reported on Tuesday. https://etasr.sk/article/21347979 Bratislava, October 15 (TASR) - From 2025, Slovakia will contribute €250,000 more to the International Visegrad Fund than before, with the increase in the contribution to €2,750,000 approved by the government on Tuesday. https://etasr.sk/article/21347847 Bratislava, October 15 (TASR) - Prime Minister Robert Fico (Smer-SD) is scheduled to leave for a European Union (EU) summit in Brussels on Wednesday (October 16), the Government Office's press department told TASR on Tuesday, adding that among other matters, he'll attend the EU-Gulf Cooperation Council meeting and the European Council meeting. https://etasr.sk/article/21347715 Bratislava, October 15 (TASR) - The next year's budget was approved by the government on Tuesday without an extensive debate, although two issue still remain open: the aid with energy prices and money for health sector, which will both need to be taken into account during the parliamentary vote on the budget, but not at the expense of the target deficit of 4.7 percent of GDP, which must be met no matter what, Finance Minister Ladislav Kamenicky (Smer-SD) declared after a session of the government on the same day. https://etasr.sk/article/21347649 Bratislava, October 15 (TASR) - Health Minister Kamil Sasko (Voice-SD) will look for ways to raise more funds for the ministry for new medicines, hospital needs and needs related to the ageing of the population, TASR has learnt on Tuesday from Sasko's post on a social network. https://etasr.sk/article/21347621 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. mf