SUMMARY - Wednesday, 20 November 2025 - 5 p.m.

Kosice/Bratislava, 20 November (TASR) – Slovakia's first operational supercomputer, named Perun, was officially launched at the Technical University in Kosice (TUKE) on Thursday, with TUKE Rector Peter Mesaros announcing that the total investment via the Recovery Plan exceeds €21 million. https://etasr.sk/article/22677690 Krivan/Bratislava, 20 November (TASR) – Slovakia cannot continue in 2026 with the same pace and type of fiscal consolidation as in 2024 and 2025, said Prime Minister Robert Fico (Smer-SD) in his speech at the opening of the R2 Krivan–Mytna (Banska Bystrica region) expressway section on Thursday. https://etasr.sk/article/22677689 Krivan, 20 November (TASR) - The section of the R2 expressway between the villages of Krivan and Mytna in Banska Bystrica region is now open to all drivers, TASR was told by the Transport Ministry on Thursday afternoon. https://etasr.sk/article/22677782 Krivan/Visnove, 20 November (TASR) - The announced opening date for the D1-motorway section between Lietavska Lucka and Dubna Skala (Zilina region), including the Visnove tunnel, remains 22 December 2025, Transport Minister Jozef Raz (a Smer-SD nominee) told a press briefing on Thursday following the opening of the R2-expressway section between Krivan and Mytna in Banska Bystrica region. https://etasr.sk/article/22677638 Bratislava, 20 November (TASR) – Transport Minister Jozef Raz (a Smer-SD nominee) should step down from his post, representatives of the opposition 'Slovakia' party, Michal Sipos, Julius Jakab and Gabor Grendel, declared on Thursday. https://etasr.sk/article/22677266 Stefanov, 20 November (TASR) - The plans for wind park projects in Trnava region, as notified by companies Sloweb and WKS Energia to the Environment Ministry at the end of October, will be subject to an Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) process, TASR reported on Thursday based on information published on the ministry's enviroportal.sk website. https://etasr.sk/article/22677586 Kosice, 20 November (TASR) - Repair work is still ongoing at Kosice railway station after a train carriage was derailed there on Wednesday (19 November), rail network operator ZSR confirmed for TASR on Thursday, adding that one of the damaged tracks (track number 9) was put in operation at 5 p.m. on Wednesday. https://etasr.sk/article/22677579 Bratislava, 20 November (TASR) - The coalition Voice-SD party can't guarantee that its MPs will vote for confidence in cabinet members if the agreements in the coalition aren't adhered to, Voice-SD vice-chair and Education Minister Tomas Drucker told a news conference held at the Education Ministry on Thursday. https://etasr.sk/article/22677496 Bratislava, 20 November (TASR) - Growing radicalisation among young people needs to be addressed in a coordinated manner between the ministries, the non-governmental sector and other actors that can contribute to prevention, while a central umbrella body should be set up for this purpose, TASR has learnt from the participants in a round-table discussion held at the Education Ministry on Thursday, which was attended by several ministers and representatives of state authorities and NGOs. https://etasr.sk/article/22677451 Bratislava, 20 November (TASR) – Opposition MP and leader of 'For the People' Veronika Remisova considers the amendment to the Criminal Code approved by the government on Wednesday (19 November) to be poorly drafted, arguing that it fails to tighten up the penalties for tax fraud. https://etasr.sk/article/22677429 Bratislava, 20 November (TASR) - Opposition Freedom and Solidarity (SaS) party representatives at a news conference on Thursday criticised the government for its failure to come up with a comprehensive solution to the petty theft issue, once again calling on Justice Minister Boris Susko (Smer-SD) to present one. https://etasr.sk/article/22677319 Bratislava, 20 November (TASR) - The Health Ministry is drawing up an amendment to the Health-care Act in order to adjust the conditions for setting up and operating biobanks for research purposes while also providing the donors of biological samples with the required legal protection, TASR reported on Thursday based on preliminary information published by the ministry. https://etasr.sk/article/22677306 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