SUMMARY - Friday, January 10, 2025 - 9 p.m.

Bratislava, January 10 (TASR) - About 15,000 people gathered in Bratislava, with thousands in other towns and cities across Slovakia, to protest against actions of the government, which in their view undermine the rule of law and Slovakia's commitments to the EU and NATO, TASR learnt from Katarina Cibikova of the Peace for Ukraine civic association. Bratislava, January 10 (TASR) - The quartet of coalition's Voice-SD lawmakers Samuel Migal, Radomir Salitros, Roman Malatinec and Jan Ferencak haven't formed a faction called Voice of Reason and haven't formed any official political platform either, but they still find common ground on many topics, Migal told TASR on Friday. https://etasr.sk/article/21621950 Bratislava, January 10 (TASR) - The Foreign and European Affairs Ministry trusts in the competence of security forces and law enforcement bodies to investigate the recent cyber attack against the land-registry system in Slovakia promptly, TASR was told by the ministry's press department on Friday. https://etasr.sk/article/21621898 Bratislava, January 10 (TASR) - Interior Minister Matus Sutaj Estok (Voice-SD) proposed to shift responsibility over cyber defence of critical infrastructure from private companies and other state institutions to the Interior Ministry, TASR learnt from Sutaj Estok's post on a social media on Friday. https://etasr.sk/article/21621881 Nemecka/Bratislava, January 10 (TASR) - If an alternative supply of gas, to that which Slovakia has lost due to the discontinuation of gas transit via Ukraine, isn't found, then Slovakia will face "a very serious problem" next winter, President Peter Pellegrini declared on Friday. https://etasr.sk/article/21621868 Bratislava, January 10 (TASR) - The opposition lambasted the course of Friday's special emergency session of the House Committee for European Affairs convened on Prime Minister Robert Fico's (Smer-SD) recent visit to Moscow, taking objection to the fact that Fico didn't answer all of the questions and left early. https://etasr.sk/article/21621705 Bratislava, January 10 (TASR) - During its upcoming visit to Moscow, the Slovak delegation would like to discuss the supplies of Russian gas to Slovakia as well as Russia's stance on the options to end the war in Ukraine, House Vice-chair Tibor Gaspar (Smer-SD) announced on Friday. https://etasr.sk/article/21621483 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