SUMMARY - Monday, 27 October 2025 - 5 p.m.

Bratislava, 27 October (TASR) - If the government wants Slovakia to maintain its current rating while dealing with the adverse external economic environment, it must make maximum use of available external resources because there are hardly any internal ones, opposition MP Jozef Hajko (Christian Democrats/KDH) stated on Monday. https://etasr.sk/article/22598623 Bratislava, 27 October (TASR) - Standard & Poor's (S&P) has confirmed Slovakia's A+ rating with a negative outlook for the time being, with the negative outlook reflecting the risks associated with geopolitical tensions and rising protectionism, which may hamper economic growth and complicate the consolidation of public finances, Slovenska sporitelna bank analyst Matej Hornak stated on Monday, adding that although the rating remains unchanged for now, the risks remain and Slovakia hasn't yet completely won out. https://etasr.sk/article/22598744 Liptovsky Mikulas, 27 October (TASR) - House Speaker Richard Rasi (Voice-SD) said on Monday during the Interior Ministry's congress with municipal leaders that Slovakia is set for a major bottom-up reform of local self-government, TASR reported on the same day. https://etasr.sk/article/22598643 Bratislava/Rimavska Sobota, 27 October (TASR) – The current government stands firmly on the side of the people who form the solid foundation of Slovakia's food self-sufficiency, stated Agriculture and Rural Development Minister Richard Takac (Smer-SD) at the general assembly of the Gemer Agricultural and Food Chamber on Monday. https://etasr.sk/article/22598770 Liptovsky Mikulas/Bratislava, 27 October (TASR) – The Interior Ministry plans to include a new Road Traffic Act in the agenda of this week's government session, with the bill set to allow municipalities to use stationary speed cameras within the framework of objective liability, Interior Minister Matus Sutaj Estok (Voice–SD) announced on Monday during the Interior Ministry's congress with local government leaders. https://etasr.sk/article/22598902 Bratislava, 27 October (TASR) - The amounts related to providing assistance in material need in Slovakia could increase as of January next year, as proposed by a draft measure prepared by the Labour, Social Affairs and the Family Ministry that is currently under interdepartmental review, TASR reported on Monday. https://etasr.sk/article/22598501 Bratislava, 27 October (TASR) - The Internal Affairs Inspectorate (UIS) has charged former National Criminal Agency (NAKA) investigator Milan S. (name abbreviated due to legal reasons) with the crime of abusing the powers of a public official and obstructing justice, TASR reported on Monday based on information published on social media by lawyer Marek Para as the injured party in the case at hand. https://etasr.sk/article/22598721 Budapest, 27 October (TASR-correspondent) - The United States expects countries that buy Russian oil and gas, including Hungary, Slovakia and Turkey, to develop and implement a plan to gradually phase out Russian energy supplies, US Ambassador to NATO Matthew Whitaker has said in an interview for Fox News TV, reports the TASR correspondent in Budapest based on a story published on the hvg.hu website on Monday. https://etasr.sk/article/22598435 Bratislava, 27 October (TASR) - Representatives of the Visegrad Four (V4) countries (the Czech Republic, Hungary, Poland and Slovakia) met in Bratislava on 22-23 October 2025 as part of the Migration Crisis Response Mechanism platform, which aims to strengthen practical cooperation in the field of asylum and migration, promote information sharing and develop joint projects between member countries, TASR was told by the Interior Ministry Office's press department on Monday. https://etasr.sk/article/22598879 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