SUMMARY - Wednesday, January 15, 2025 - 5 p.m.

Bratislava, January 15 (TASR) - Head of the Employers Associations and Unions (AZZZ) Tomas Malatinsky has sent a letter to Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy regarding gas transit via Ukraine to Slovakia, TASR learnt on Wednesday. https://etasr.sk/article/21636668 Bratislava, January 15 (TASR) - Representatives of the opposition parties on Wednesday delivered to Parliament's registry office the signatures needed to convene a special House session with a no-confidence motion in the government being the sole point on the agenda. https://etasr.sk/article/21636654 Turcianske Teplice, January 15 (TASR) - The probable cause of the fire in a family house in Turcianske Teplice (Zilina region) early on Wednesday was an electric immersion coil used to heat a whirlpool, TASR was told by Zilina regional police spokeswoman Daniela Kockova. https://etasr.sk/article/21637072 Bratislava, January 15 (TASR) - Government Proxy for Investigation into COVID-19 Pandemic Management Peter Kotlar is expected to have expanded powers in the future, as announced by the Proxy himself following Wednesday's government meeting, which also discussed his report on his previous activities, with the cabinet approving it. https://etasr.sk/article/21636925 Bratislava, January 15 (TASR) - Up to 155 members of the Slovak Armed Forces could serve in the NATO multinational brigade in Latvia this year, according to the proposal for the deployment of members of the Armed Forces, which the government approved at its session on Wednesday. https://etasr.sk/article/21636902 Bratislava, January 15 (TASR) - As a part of the NATO-led KFOR mission, 150 soldiers from the Slovak Armed Forces and more than 80 pieces of equipment could be deployed to Kosovo, according to a Defence Ministry's proposal approved by the government on Wednesday. https://etasr.sk/article/21637127 Bratislava, January 15 (TASR) - The House Conflict of Interest Committee is likely to look into trips of Interior Minister Matus Sutaj Estok (Voice-SD) to Abu Dhabi and Prime Minister Robert Fico (Smer-SD) to Vietnam, as opposition lawmakers of 'Slovakia'-For the People-KU coalition initiated a session to that effect over suspicions that the trips violated the law, Committee chair Veronika Remisova ('Slovakia'-For the People-KU) announced at a press briefing on Wednesday. https://etasr.sk/article/21636866 Bratislava, January 15 (TASR) - The opposition Christian Democrats (KDH) expect Health Minister Kamil Sasko (Voice-SD) to implement the deal reached with the Medical Trade Union (LOZ), including the decision to build a new national university hospital in Bratislava and to introduce systemic solutions for the outpatient sector, KDH MP Peter Stachura stated at a press conference on Wednesday. https://etasr.sk/article/21636766 Teplicka nad Vahom, January 15 (TASR) - The Kia Slovakia carmaker manufactured more than 351,000 vehicles at its plant in Teplicka nad Vahom (Zilina region) in 2024, a record for the factory, Kia Slovakia spokesman Tomas Potocek told a news conference on Wednesday. https://etasr.sk/article/21636753 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