SUMMARY - Wednesday, 19 November 2025 - 1 p.m.

Bratislava, 19 November (TASR) - Tourism and Sport Minister Rudolf Huliak (Independent) disagrees with the Environment Ministry becoming an obliged entity when it comes to removing the environmental damage at the former chemicals plant in Bratislava now known as Istrochem, TASR learnt from Huliak before the government session on Wednesday. https://etasr.sk/article/22674356 Bratislava/Stupava, 19 November (TASR) - The police are investigating an explosion of an ATM machine that took place in the town of Stupava (Bratislava region) on Wednesday, Bratislava region police spokesperson Lukas Pecek informed TASR on the same day. https://etasr.sk/article/22674324 Bratislava, 19 November (TASR) - The three-strikes rule should be reintroduced in the Penal Code for petty theft, with repeat offenders becoming criminally liable in case of repeated thefts, according to an amendment to the Penal Code approved by the government at its session on Wednesday. https://etasr.sk/article/22674288 Bratislava, 19 November (TASR) - The Office of the Deputy Prime Minister for the Recovery Plan and a Knowledge-Based Economy is filing a criminal complaint against the opposition Progressive Slovakia (PS) party for defamation, reputational damage and spreading false information in response to statements made by PS MP Jan Hargas on Tuesday, TASR has learnt from the deputy prime minister's office. https://etasr.sk/article/22674286 Kosice, 19 November (TASR) - A train carriage was derailed at Kosice railway station on Wednesday morning, rail-infrastructure operator ZSR spokesperson Petra Lanikova has confirmed for TASR, specifying that a rear chassis jumped off the track, leaving it damaged. https://etasr.sk/article/22674092 Bratislava, 19 November (TASR) - Year-on-year (y-o-y) inflation measured by the EU's Harmonised Index of Consumer Prices (HICP) amounted to 3.9 percent in October, the Statistics Office reported on Wednesday, adding that y-o-y HICP inflation in Slovakia was higher than the figure measured by national methodology. https://etasr.sk/article/22674002 Bratislava, 19 November (TASR) - At its regular session on Wednesday, the government should decide on lifting the state of emergency that was declared in connection with the outbreak of foot-and-mouth disease (FMD) in Slovakia. https://etasr.sk/article/22673865 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