SUMMARY - Wednesday, 12 November 2025 - 5 p.m.

Bratislava, 12 November (TASR) - Train drivers' activities in their cabs will be monitored by cameras, and a driver's card will also be introduced to check whether they are complying with mandatory rest periods, Transport Minister Jozef Raz (a Smer-SD nominee) stated following the government meeting on Wednesday when presenting some measures to improve rail transport safety in Slovakia. https://etasr.sk/article/22651980 Bratislava, 12 November (TASR) - The capacity of the railway line near Pezinok in Bratislava region has been fully restored after the train accident that took place on Sunday (9 November), meaning that as of Wednesday afternoon there will be no need to cancel any connections, TASR was told by spokesperson for rail-infrastructure operator ZSR Petra Lanikova. https://etasr.sk/article/22651800 Bratislava, 12 November (TASR) - The Office for Combating Organised Crime (UBOK) has detained several individuals suspected of corruption in connection with technical and emissions inspections as part of an operation codenamed Apple, the police posted on a social network on Wednesday. https://etasr.sk/article/22651775 Bratislava, 12 November (TASR) – Opposition party Progressive Slovakia (PS) on Wednesday drew attention to a case involving a company allegedly linked to a donor to the Voice-SD party, which received a €3-million subsidy to support robotics under the authority of Deputy Prime Minister for the Recovery Plan and Knowledge-based Economy Peter Kmec (Voice-SD), while the Deputy Prime Minister's Office has rejected the allegations. https://etasr.sk/article/22651776 Bratislava, 12 November (TASR) - Defence Minister Robert Kalinak (Smer-SD) has called the police's decision to halt criminal investigations in some cases of donations of military equipment to Ukraine during the previous government's term, as no damage was caused to Slovakia, scandalous, arguing that Slovakia had to ask its allies to protect its skies. https://etasr.sk/article/22651669 Bratislava, 12 November (TASR) - Following a judgment "by default" in the dispute between Interior Minister Matus Sutaj Estok (Voice-SD) and a group of police officers known as the 'Curilla group', Defence Minister Robert Kalinak (Smer-SD) told TASR after the government meeting on Wednesday that he's sided with the interior minister, considering the ruling to be unfair. https://etasr.sk/article/22651646 Bratislava, 12 November (TASR) - New large-capacity foreigners police centres will be set up in Bratislava and Banska Bystrica, with the Interior Ministry stating that this is necessary due to the extreme workload that the foreigners police have been experiencing in 2025, according to a proposal to increase the number of staff at foreigners police departments that was approved by the government at its session on Wednesday. https://etasr.sk/article/22651577 Bratislava, 12 November (TASR) - The Defence Ministry has registered more than 1,200 applicants from among professional soldiers and hundreds more from the Police Corps and former police officers for service in the Gendarmerie Corps, stated Defence Minister Robert Kalinak (Smer-SD) following the government meeting on Wednesday. https://etasr.sk/article/22651494 Bratislava, 12 November (TASR) - The passengers who suffered injuries in the rail accidents near Jablonov nad Turnou (Kosice region) and near Pezinok (Bratislava region) will receive compensation from the state ranging between €3,000 and €20,000, depending on the degree of their injuries, said Transport Minister Jozef Raz (a Smer-SD nominee) following the cabinet session on Wednesday, adding that these payouts are higher than standard. https://etasr.sk/article/22651407 Bratislava, 12 November (TASR) - The Defence Ministry is trying to reduce the price of purchased small arms and it expects to pay between €1,000-€1,500 per rifle without additional equipment, stated Defence Minister Robert Kalinak (Smer-SD) following the government meeting on Wednesday in response to criticism related to the arms purchase levied by the opposition Freedom and Solidarity (SaS) party on Tuesday (11 November). https://etasr.sk/article/22651378 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