SUMMARY - Monday, 17 November 2025 - 5 p.m.

Bratislava, 17 November (TASR) - I'm prepared to accept the resignation of Vice-Premier for the Recovery Plan and a Knowledge-based Economy Peter Kmec (Voice-SD) when I receive information on whether to appoint another minister to head the Vice-Premier's Office in his place or once his successor is known, President Peter Pellegrini told a briefing on Monday. https://etasr.sk/article/22668879 Bratislava, 17 November (TASR) – Prime Minister Robert Fico (Smer-SD) should realise that he's the leader of the entire nation, and not just of his own voters, said President Peter Pellegrini on Monday at a briefing following a commemorative event marking the anniversary of the end of totalitarian rule in the erstwhile Czechoslovakia, known officially as the Day of the Struggle for Freedom and Democracy. https://etasr.sk/article/22668859 Bratislava, 17 November (TASR) - No ideology can arbitrarily interfere with the rights and lives of people, it can't persecute them for their origin, faith, or political beliefs, stated President Peter Pellegrini in his address commemorating the Day of the Struggle for Freedom and Democracy at the Central Memorial to the Executed and Tortured Political Prisoners of Communism in Bratislava on Monday. https://etasr.sk/article/22668585 Bratislava, 17 November (TASR) - In the autumn of 1989, we demanded dialogue, discussion and respect on the streets, but today monologues prevail, discussions have turned into arguments, and respect, especially respect for different opinions or political opponents, has been lost, stated Parliamentary Chair Richard Rasi (Voice-SD) on the occasion of the 36th anniversary of the Velvet Revolution. https://etasr.sk/article/22668473 Brussels, 17 November (TASR) - NATO Secretary-General Mark Rutte is scheduled to come to Bratislava on Tuesday, 18 November to meet Prime Minister Robert Fico (Smer-SD), TASR has reported, citing an announcement from the NATO press office. https://etasr.sk/article/22668722 Bratislava, 17 November (TASR) - Our democracy will only be as good as we are ourselves, stated Interior Minister and leader of the coalition Voice-SD party Matus Sutaj Estok on the occasion of the 36th anniversary of the Velvet Revolution, appealing for decency and mutual respect. https://etasr.sk/article/22668894 Bratislava, 17 November (TASR) - The Velvet Revolution was only possible thanks to the determination of the people and the unity of all democratic forces, stated ex-president Zuzana Caputova on the occasion of the 36th anniversary of the Velvet Revolution, wishing Slovakia the courage and perseverance to build on what is common. https://etasr.sk/article/22668642 Bratislava, 17 November (TASR) - The Prosecutor-General's Office (PG) and the Nation's Memory Institute (UPN) will cooperate, according to a memorandum of cooperation signed on Monday, the Day of the Struggle for Freedom and Democracy, by Prosecutor-General Maros Zilinka and UPN Board Chairman Jergus Sivos. https://etasr.sk/article/22668775 Poprad/Bratislava, 17 November (TASR) – Slovak police, working with German counterparts, detained a group of perpetrators in Poprad on Friday (14 November) who had been organising 'shockcall' fraud from Slovakia, the Regional Police Directorate in Presov reported on social media. https://etasr.sk/article/22668786 Bratislava, 17 November (TASR) - Slovak police officers detained a person in Martin (Zilina region) last Tuesday (11 November) for whom the German judicial authorities had issued a European arrest warrant, spokesperson for the Police Corps Presidium Roman Hajek informed TASR on Monday. https://etasr.sk/article/22668545 Bratislava/Prague, 17 November (TASR) - Foreign Affairs Minister Juraj Blanar (Smer-D) will leave for a two-day working visit to Prague on Tuesday (18 November), the Foreign Affairs Ministry's communications department has informed TASR. https://etasr.sk/article/22668492 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