SUMMARY - Saturday, 11 October 2025 - 5.30 p.m.

Bratislava, 11 October (TASR) - The Smer-SD party's working congress should acknowledge a motion to expel Smer-SD from the Party of European Socialists (PES), noting that it is the result of gradual distancing, Prime Minister and Smer-SD leader Robert Fico suggested in his address at the congress held in Bratislava on Saturday. https://etasr.sk/article/22544428 Bratislava, 11 October (TASR) - Foreign Affairs Minister Juraj Blanar (Smer-SD) is scheduled to travel to France on Sunday (12 October) for a working visit, the ministry's communications department told TASR on Saturday, adding that Blanar will meet his French counterpart Jean-Noel Barrot on Monday (13 October) to discuss strengthening bilateral ties and current foreign policy issues. https://etasr.sk/article/22544385 Kosice, 11 October (TASR) - Kosice Airport experienced its most successful September ever this year, with a total of 89,671 passengers passing through its gates, up by 6.1 percent year-on-year, airport spokesman Juraj Toth has reported. https://etasr.sk/article/22544274 Bratislava, 11 October (TASR) - An international military exercise called Strong Together 2025, which is set to take place mainly in eastern Slovakia on 13-20 October, is aimed at testing the readiness of Slovak, Spanish, Hungarian and Polish troops to defend Slovakia in case Article 5 of the NATO Treaty is triggered, Slovak Armed Forces spokesperson Stefan Zemanovic told TASR earlier this week. https://etasr.sk/article/22544172 Bratislava, 11 October (TASR) - Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico and Smer-SD leader said at his party's working congress in Bratislava on Saturday that he sees no reason for an early parliamentary election, and he believes that the approval of next year's state budget is one of the key prerequisites for political stability. https://etasr.sk/article/22544060 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. jrg