SUMMARY - Friday, 7 November 2025 - 5 p.m.

Poprad/Bratislava, 7 November (TASR) – Prime Minister Robert Fico (Smer-SD) praised the progress made on the extensive reconstruction of the hospital in Poprad during his visit on Friday, noting that its modernisation, funded through the Recovery Plan, is being carried out while the hospital remains fully operational. Brussels/Bratislava, 7 November (TASR) – European Commission (EC) spokesperson Markus Lammert has said that he's unaware of any infringement proceedings against Slovakia related to the recent amendment of the Slovak Constitution. https://etasr.sk/article/22636015 Bratislava, 7 November (TASR) - The opposition Christian Democratic Movement (KDH) disagrees with any weakening of the protection of families and vulnerable individuals "under the guise of changes" to the civil and commercial law, and has called on Justice Minister Boris Susko (Smer-SD) to keep the existing legislation in force, KDH vice-chair Viliam Karas told a press conference on Friday. https://etasr.sk/article/22636007 Kosice, 7 November (TASR) - The police have located and detained a person suspected of stabbing a two-year-old child in Spisska Nova Ves (Kosice region) with a sharp object, the Kosice Regional Police reported on a social network on Friday. https://etasr.sk/article/22635886 Baku/Bratislava, 7 November (TASR) – Slovak Deputy Prime Minister and Defence Minister Robert Kalinak (Smer-SD) was received in the Azerbaijani capital Baku on Friday by President Ilham Aliyev, with the fulcrum of their discussion being bilateral relations and ways to deepen cooperation with the EU and NATO, TASR learned from the News.Az news website on Friday. https://etasr.sk/article/22635883 Bratislava, 7 November (TASR) – The European Commission is considering an infringement procedure against Slovakia over the recent amendment to the Slovak Constitution, Prime Minister Robert Fico (Smer-SD) told a press conference in Poprad (Presov region) on Friday, adding that he received this information in the morning. https://etasr.sk/article/22635835 Bratislava, 7 November (TASR) - The concessions negotiated with the European Commission (EC) regarding emissions allowances for households under the ETS2 trading system are insufficient, Environment Minister Tomas Taraba (a Slovak National Party nominee) told a press conference on Friday, adding that the postponement of the introduction of ETS2 will provide opportunities for further discussions. https://etasr.sk/article/22635813 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. mf