SUMMARY - Thursday, January 16, 2025 - 1 p.m.

Bratislava, January 16 (TASR) - Land registry departments in another ten districts will reopen as of Thursday, Interior Ministry spokesman Matej Neumann has informed TASR. https://etasr.sk/article/21639839 Bratislava, January 16 (TASR) - New orders in Slovak industry went up by 5.1 percent year-on-year (y-o-y) to €5.76 billion in November 2024, the Statistics Office reported on Thursday, adding that this was the third month of growth in a row and that the rate of growth accelerated again slightly. https://etasr.sk/article/21639940 Bratislava, January 16 (TASR) - A special House session with a no-confidence motion in the government as the only point on the agenda will start at 9 a.m. on Tuesday (January 21), Parliament's communications department has informed TASR. https://etasr.sk/article/21640009 Bratislava, January 16 (TASR) - According to preliminary results, Slovakia produced 993,000 cars in 2024, a decrease of almost 87,000 vehicles year-on-year, Slovak Automotive Industry Association (ZAP) president Alexander Matusek reported at ZAP's annual press conference on Thursday, adding that the estimates for 2025 indicate that overall production should grow again to reach 1.15 million vehicles. https://etasr.sk/article/21640223 Bratislava, January 16 (TASR) - Foreign and European Affairs Minister Juraj Blanar (Smer-SD) has welcomed the news that an agreement has been reached in the Gaza Strip and that the hostages will be released, expressing hope that the agreement will lead to a permanent end to the fighting, TASR learnt from a statement sent by the ministry's communications department on Thursday. https://etasr.sk/article/21640266 Bratislava, January 16 (TASR) - No legal relationship to real estate or its ownership was affected by the recent cyber-attack on the land registry office, and all legal relations to real estate throughout Slovakia have been restored to the state in place as of January 3, 2025, Geodesy, Cartography and Cadastre Office (UGKK) chairman Jura Celler said on Thursday, TASR has learnt from Martina Simkova of the UGKK chairman's office. https://etasr.sk/article/21640301 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