SUMMARY - Friday, 14 November 2025 - 1 p.m.

Bratislava, 14 November (TASR) - One-third of Slovaks believe that life today would be better if communism hadn't fallen in 1989, while 41 percent of the population said the opposite, with 26 percent undecided, according to a Focus agency poll conducted on behalf of the 360tka news website. https://etasr.sk/article/22657994 Bratislava, 14 November (TASR) – An audit will be launched regarding the calls for innovation projects, and all future scenarios remain open, Deputy Minister for the Recovery Plan and a Knowledge-based Economy Alena Sabelova announced at a meeting with journalists on Friday. https://etasr.sk/article/22657968 Bratislava, 14 November (TASR) - The Slovak economy saw its growth rate accelerate slightly in the third quarter of this year, but the growth remains subdued and is below the average for the European Union (EU), the eurozone and also the neighbouring Czech Republic and Poland, said UniCredit Bank analyst Lubomir Korsnak on Friday when commenting on the preliminary GDP figures for 3Q25, published by the Statistics Office earlier in the day. https://etasr.sk/article/22657925 Bratislava, 14 November (TASR) - The Association of Employers' Unions (AZZZ) on Friday called for a nationwide dialogue on Slovakia's strategic direction, noting that the country is entering a period of significant uncertainty and rapid changes, with shifts in the geopolitical environment and rising internal tensions. https://etasr.sk/article/22657896 Bratislava, 14 November (TASR) - The police have announced on social media that they are investigating the death of a married couple in Bratislava whose bodies were found in an apartment on Rezedova Street in Bratislava on Thursday night (13 November). https://etasr.sk/article/22657782 Pecovska Nova Ves, 14 November (TASR) - The police have launched a criminal prosecution concerning the offence of manslaughter committed in conjunction with the offence of bodily harm in connection with a tragic traffic accident that took place on Thursday (13 November) evening at a railway crossing in the village of Pecovska Nova Ves in the Sabinov district (Presov region), Presov regional police spokesperson Jana Ligdayova has informed TASR. https://etasr.sk/article/22657658 Bratislava, 14 November (TASR) - Slovakia's gross domestic product (GDP) in fixed prices grew by 0.9 percent year-on-year (y-o-y) in the third quarter of 2025, the highest growth rate seen this year, according to a preliminary estimate released by the Statistics Office on Friday. https://etasr.sk/article/22657527 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