SUMMARY - Wednesday, 20 November 2025 - 9 p.m.

Bratislava, 20 November (TASR) - MP Jana Valova (Smer-SD) has resigned her parliamentary seat, Smer-SD MP Jan Mazgut told TASR on Thursday, adding that Vladimir Macasek will take her place in Parliament. https://etasr.sk/article/22678524 Bratislava, 20 November (TASR) – Zilina Region Prosecutor Tomas Balogh has accused Prosecutor-General Maros Zilinka of unlawful interference in criminal proceedings, according to a letter sent to the Prosecutors' Council and the parliamentary defence and security committee. https://etasr.sk/article/22677898 Bratislava, 20 November (TASR) - The proportion of jobseekers available to work in the working-age population (WAP) reached 3.87 percent in October 2025, falling by 0.01 percentage points month-on-month and rising by one-tenth of a percentage point when compared to October of last year, the Labour, Social Affairs and the Family Centre (UPSVaR) reported on Thursday, adding that the total number of jobseekers stabilised at 165,877. https://etasr.sk/article/22677869 Bratislava, 20 November (TASR) - If a parliamentary election had been held in November, it would have been won by the opposition Progressive Slovakia (PS) on 23.3 percent of votes, followed by the governing Smer-SD (17.1 percent) and Voice-SD (10.4 percent) parties, according to a recent poll carried out by AKO agency on behalf of Joj 24 television channel. https://etasr.sk/article/22678443 Bratislava, 20 November (TASR) - It's our duty to listen to young people about what kind of country they want, President Peter Pellegrini stated when evaluating the Year of Better Relations and marking World Children's Day at Bratislava Castle on Thursday. https://etasr.sk/article/22678507 Bratislava, 20 November (TASR) - On the occasion of World Children's Day on Thursday, President Peter Pellegrini met at the Presidential Palace with participants in UNICEF's international project called Kids Takeover, the palace posted on a social network, adding that the project gives children a space to draw attention to their rights and talk about issues that shape their lives. https://etasr.sk/article/22678327 Bratislava, 20 November (TASR) - Martin Winkler, a candidate for Bratislava mayor and a Bratislava city and regional councillor, announced on Thursday the formation of a new municipal political party called Danube, which was registered on November 17. https://etasr.sk/article/22678071 Komarno/Bratislava, 20 November (TASR) – People in southern Slovakia are also suffering from the consequences and incompetence of the Fico government, Progressive Slovakia (PS) party leader Michal Simecka declared in Komarno (Nitra region) on Thursday during a joint press briefing with PS MEP Ludovit Odor as part of the party's tour of the southern regions. https://etasr.sk/article/22678004 Brussels, 20 November (TASR-correspondent) - Investment, Regional Development and Informatisation Ministry State Secretary Richard Maracek met with the directors-general of the European Commission (EC) departments responsible for health and for science, development and innovation in Brussels on Thursday, confirming for TASR that the European Commission praised Slovakia's investment efforts in the field of innovation. https://etasr.sk/article/22678221 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