SUMMARY - Friday, 17 October 2025 - 5 p.m.

Kosice/Bratislava, 17 October (TASR) – The Slovak government fully supports the planned meeting between US President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin, expected to take place in Budapest, and Slovakia is also ready to offer any assistance to Hungary in organising the summit, said Prime Minister Robert Fico (Smer-SD) on Friday ahead of a joint session of the Slovak and Ukrainian governments in Kosice. https://etasr.sk/article/22564917 Kosice, 17 October (TASR) - Vice-premier and Defence Minister Robert Kalinak (Smer-SD) is backing Slovak Intelligence Service (SIS) director Pavol Gaspar. https://etasr.sk/article/22564871 Bratislava, 17 October (TASR) - The opposition has filed a motion to convene a special House session to oust Pavol Gaspar from the post of Slovak Intelligence Service (SIS) head, representatives of the Freedom and Solidarity (SaS), Progressive Slovakia (PS), Christian Democrats (KDH) and Democrats parties announced at a joint press conference on Friday. https://etasr.sk/article/22564833 Kosice, 17 October (TASR) - Representatives of the Slovak and Ukrainian governments signed several inter-governmental agreements following the joint session of the two cabinets in Kosice on Friday. https://etasr.sk/article/22564758 Bratislava, 17 October (TASR) - Premier Robert Fico (Smer-SD) has said that he's proud of Smer-SD's expulsion from the Party of European Socialists (PES) if the reason for it was his participation in celebrations of the victory over fascism and the amendment to the Constitution enshrining two genders. https://etasr.sk/article/22564733 Amsterdam/Bratislava, 17 October (TASR) - The Party of European Socialists (PES) at its congress in Amsterdam on Friday decided to fully expel Slovak political party Smer-SD and Premier Robert Fico from its ranks, TASR has reported. https://etasr.sk/article/22564676 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. mdf