SUMMARY - Tuesday, 28 October 2025 - 5 p.m.

Bratislava, 28 October (TASR) – Slovakia is becoming poorer under the government of Robert Fico (Smer-SD), said Milan Majersky, leader of the opposition Christian Democratic Movement (KDH) when assessing two years of the current administration on Tuesday. https://etasr.sk/article/22601891 Surany, 28 October (TASR) - The construction of a new battery cell production plant in Surany Industrial Park (Nitra region) was officially launched on Tuesday, Economy Minister Denisa Sakova (Voice-SD) confirmed during the ceremonial tapping of the foundation stone with government members in attendance on Tuesday. https://etasr.sk/article/22601861 Bratislava, 28 October (TASR) – In a case concerning trespassing at the home of former interior minister (2020-23) and current MP Roman Mikulec ('Slovakia'-For the People), one of the defendants Marek K. [name abbreviated due to legal reasons] testified before a Bratislava city court on Monday and apologised to Mikulec for his actions, claiming that he only wanted to help his friend, co-defendant Stefan H. https://etasr.sk/article/22601780 Warsaw/Bratislava, 28 October (TASR-correspondent) - Polish President Karol Nawrocki will pay an official visit to Slovakia on 5 November, TASR's Warsaw correspondent reported on Tuesday based on a statement released by the Polish President's Office. https://etasr.sk/article/22601711 Bratislava, 28 October (TASR) - President Peter Pellegrini probably won't sign the amendment to the Gambling Act and will return it to Parliament for reworking, the president himself said after laying a wreath to mark the anniversary of the founding of the erstwhile Czechoslovakia on Tuesday. https://etasr.sk/article/22601682 Bratislava, 28 October (TASR) – I hope that relations between the Czech Republic and Slovakia will soon see a significant improvement at the political level because, with the Czech election campaign now over, there will no longer be any need to comment on the situation in Slovakia or to emphasise differences of opinion between Czechs and Slovaks, President Peter Pellegrini told journalists on Tuesday. https://etasr.sk/article/22601549 Bratislava, 28 October (TASR) - A police convoy of government officials travelling to a field in Surany (Nitra region) where an industrial park and a battery plant are set to be built was briefly blocked by a group of people on Tuesday, Nitra regional police spokesman Tomas Havetta has confirmed for TASR. https://etasr.sk/article/22601439 Bratislava, 28 October (TASR) – Legislators from the junior coalition Voice-SD party intend to submit to Parliament a resolution calling for the resumption of joint sessions between the governments of Slovakia and the Czech Republic, House Chair Richard Rasi (Voice-SD) announced at a press conference on Tuesday. https://etasr.sk/article/22601413 Bratislava, 28 October (TASR) - Prosecutor-General (PG) Maros Zilinka has posted on a social network that it was a mistake to scrap a tool to protect society from those who repeatedly commit petty theft. https://etasr.sk/article/22601408 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