SUMMARY - Thursday, 13 November 2025 - 5 p.m.

Bratislava, 13 November (TASR) - Juraj C. [name abbreviated due to legal reasons], who shot Premier Robert Fico (Smer-SD) in Handlova (Trencin region) on 15 May of last year, has appealed against the verdict of the Specialised Criminal Court (STS), which sent him to prison for 21 years, STS has confirmed for TASR. https://etasr.sk/article/22654489 Bratislava, 13 November (TASR) - Voice-SD party leader and Interior Minister Matus Sutaj Estok has instructed Vice-premier for the Recovery Plan and a Knowledge-based Economy Peter Kmec (Voice-SD) to suspend controversial innovation calls that have raised doubts as to whether the allocation of money has been transparent, Sutaj Estok himself has posted on a social network. https://etasr.sk/article/22654597 Bratislava, 13 November (TASR) – The opposition Progressive Slovakia (PS) party is exploiting young people in the political struggle and spreading hatred and intolerance, Parliamentary Vice-chair Tibor Gaspar (Smer-SD) claimed at a press conference on Thursday. https://etasr.sk/article/22654481 Bratislava, 13 November (TASR) – The government of Robert Fico (Smer-SD) is once again insulting the intelligence of young people, spreading lies and blaming the opposition, opposition Progressive Slovakia (PS) party leader Michal Simecka has stated in response to Fico's press conference on Thursday. https://etasr.sk/article/22654732 Kosice, 13 November (TASR) - At a conference called GradeUP taking place in Kosice on Thursday, President Peter Pellegrini highlighted the importance of the Education Ministry's national project to support the entrepreneurial and innovative potential of students and added that he believes in and supports the project. https://etasr.sk/article/22654759 Bratislava, 13 November 13 (TASR) - Water samples taken from the Vadas swimming pool in Sturovo (Nitra region) in June in connection with the death of an 11-year-old boy haven't confirmed the presence of the Naegleria fowleri (NF) amoeba, TASR was told by the Public Health Authority (UVZ) on Thursday. https://etasr.sk/article/22654844 Presov, 13 November (TASR) - Director of the J.A. Reiman University Hospital in Presov Juraj Smatana has requested to step down from his post as hospital director due to personal and health reasons, the hospital's PR manager Martina Pavlikova stated on Thursday, adding that Smatana has held the post since 7 December 2023. https://etasr.sk/article/22654924 Bratislava, 13 November (TASR) – A draft amendment to the Whistleblower Protection Act sponsored by the coalition Voice-SD party would undermine the reporting of anti-social or unlawful conduct, MP Ondrej Dostal (SaS) warned at a press conference on Thursday. https://etasr.sk/article/22654655 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