SUMMARY-Monday-November 11, 2019 - 10 p.m.

BRATISLAVA - Reacting to head of Smer-SD chief Robert Fico"s comments on him, head of the extra-parliamentary For the People party and ex-president Andrej Kiska stated on Monday that Fico feels his end is coming and that"s why he comes up with conspiracy theories. BRATISLAVA - Chairman of the strongest governing party Smer-SD Robert Fico stated on Monday that he has some doubts whether it makes any sense to nominate anybody for the vacant post of parliamentary vice-chair after the resignation of Martin Glvac (Smer-SD) for a single session before the general election. VALTICE - Slovak Transport Minister Arpad Ersek (Most-Hid) and his Czech counterpart Vladimir Kremlik discussed on the sidelines of a joint Czecho-Slovak cabinet session in Valtice (Czech Republic) on Monday support for high-speed and conventional rail connections in Central Europe, and co-operation in autonomous mobility. BRATISLAVA - A total of 76 companies will be eligible to receive financial compensation for energy-demanding production as part of the first such state assistance ever this year, while next year's budget also counts on such relief. BRATISLAVA - International polling associations have released a joint critical stance toward a piece of legislation adopted by the Slovak Parliament in late October extending a ban on releasing the results of relevant polls before elections from 14 days to 50 days. BRATISLAVA - A week after transcripts of encrypted shady chats between businessman Marian K., charged with the forgery of multi-million promissory notes, and his barrister Marek Para were read out during a court trial, the Slovak Bar Association has filed four complaints with its Revision Commission concerning the case without naming any lawyer. VALTICE - Representatives of the Governments of Slovakia and the Czech Republic discussed on Monday at their joint session current European issues, common problems of both countries as well as energy matters, among other things. TRNAVA - Italian national Anti-Mafia and Counter-Terrorism Public Prosecutor Federico Cafiero de Raho appreciated the work of the team that was investigating the murder of journalist Jan Kuciak and his bride-to-be Martina Kusnirova at an international conference called 'Slovakia against All Mafias' held in Trnava on Monday, adding that he questions the decision to dissolve this team. BRATISLAVA - Head of Smer-SD Robert Fico stated on Monday in reaction to Independent MP Martin Fedor"s efforts to submit the country's security strategy to Parliament that he doesn"t view approving the document as a major topic, adding that nothing can be changed about the current strategy. zel