SUMMARY - Friday, 14 November 2025 - 9.05 p.m.

Bratislava, 14 November 14 (TASR) - I engaged with US financier Jeffrey Epstein in the past only in social communication as part of my diplomatic duties, Miroslav Lajcak, the former foreign minister (2012-20) and current adviser to Prime Minister Robert Fico (Smer-SD) told TASR on Friday. https://etasr.sk/article/22659225 Bratislava, 14 November (TASR) – Coalition Slovak National Party (SNS) chair Andrej Danko has called on former foreign minister (2012-20) and current adviser to the prime minister Miroslav Lajcak to clarify whether a reported email exchange with late US financier Jeffrey Epstein is genuine. https://etasr.sk/article/22658805 Bratislava, 14 November (TASR) - I'm filing a motion to President Peter Pellegrini to dismiss Vice-premier for the Recovery Plan and a Knowledge-based Economy Peter Kmec (Voice-SD), Prime Minister Robert Fico (Smer-SD) posted on a social network on Friday. https://etasr.sk/article/22659252 Bratislava, 14 November (TASR) - The opposition Freedom and Solidarity (SaS) party considers Friday's decision by Prime Minister Robert Fico (Smer-SD) to dismiss Vice-premier Peter Kmec (Voice-SD) as clear proof that Voice-SD ministers are the most corrupt ministers in this government. https://etasr.sk/article/22659304 Brussels, 14 November (TASR) - This week, the European Commission (EC) presented an initiative called European Democracy Shield, which, according to the EC, brings a set of measures to strengthen and protect democratic systems in member states. https://etasr.sk/article/22659139 Bratislava, 14 November (TASR) - The Critical Infrastructure Association (AKI) has rejected statements by opposition MP Veronika Remisova ('Slovakia'-'For the People' caucus) that AKI was set up for the purpose of obtaining a subsidy or for political reasons, describing her claims as misleading, incorrect and damaging of its reputation, TASR reported on Friday. https://etasr.sk/article/22658956 Bratislava, 14 November (TASR) - Defendant Ela M. (name abbreviated due to legal reasons), who was charged with bullying a girl from Miloslavov near Bratislava in January 2022, has been found guilty of misdemeanours of bodily harm and disorderly conduct by Bratislava I Municipal Court, receiving a twelve-month suspended prison sentence with probation of 30 months, TASR reported on Friday. https://etasr.sk/article/22658870 Bratislava, 14 November (TASR) - Slovakia will participate in the Expo 2027 world exposition in Belgrade, Serbia, TASR was told by Zuzana Eliasova, the head of the communications department of Slovakia Travel, the national organisation for promoting tourism. https://etasr.sk/article/22659293 Poprad, 14 November (TASR) - Seven people were injured in an accident involving a bus and a car on the I/18 road near the town of Poprad in Presov region on Friday afternoon, TASR learnt from the operations centre of the Regional Directorate of the Fire and Rescue Corps (HaZZ) in Presov. https://etasr.sk/article/22658931 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