SUMMARY - Friday, 21 November 2025 - 9 p.m.

Bratislava, 21 November (TASR) - President Peter Pellegrini believes that the Slovak government will successfully defend the amendment to the Constitution in the European Commission's infringement proceedings so that Slovakia's national interests won't be jeopardised in terms of national sovereignty or the use of EU funds, TASR was told by the President Office's communications department on Friday. https://etasr.sk/article/22681305 Bratislava, 21 November (TASR) - The Doctors Trade Union Association (LOZ) is calling for an extraordinary government meeting to discuss the findings of the Supreme Audit Office (NKU) as of April this year on the health-care funding system, LOZ head Peter Visolajsky told a press conference on Friday, adding that neither the government nor the Health Ministry responded to the NKU's summary report and haven't taken sufficient measures. https://etasr.sk/article/22681753 Bratislava, 21 November (TASR) - European changes will significantly affect the functioning of the Slovak agricultural sector after 2028, and it's therefore necessary to actively promote solutions that will be fairer and take the structure of Slovak agriculture into account, said Agriculture and Rural Development Minister Richard Takac (Smer-SD) on Friday. https://etasr.sk/article/22681701 Brussels, 21 November (TASR) – Foreign and European Affairs Minister Juraj Blanar held talks in Brussels on Friday with his counterparts from Thailand, the Philippines and Indonesia, the ministry's press department reported on Friday. https://etasr.sk/article/22681274 Brussels, 21 November (TASR) - One of the main foreign policy priorities of the Slovak government is to strengthen diplomatic and economic activities in the Indo-Pacific region and, at the same time, to build strategic partnerships with countries in this area, stated Foreign Minister Juraj Blanar (Smer-SD), who represented Slovakia at the fourth European Union-Indo-Pacific Ministerial Forum, TASR was told by the Foreign Ministry's communications department on Friday. https://etasr.sk/article/22681793 Bratislava, 21 November (TASR) - Slovakia welcomes Belarus's decision to resume the activities of its embassy in Bratislava, Foreign Affairs Ministry State Secretary Marek Estok stated on Friday, adding that Slovakia is prepared to consider options for cooperation with Belarus in areas that aren't subject to EU sanctions, TASR has learnt from the ministry's communications department. https://etasr.sk/article/22681577 Bratislava, 21 November (TASR) - Zilina Regional Prosecutor Tomas Balogh at a meeting of the parliamentary defence and security committee on Thursday (20 November) described the reasons for his dismissal from office as diversionary and, moreover, factually and legally unfounded, TASR learnt from Balogh himself on Friday. https://etasr.sk/article/22681409 Bratislava, 21 November (TASR) – The opposition's Progressive Slovakia (PS) had warned that the amendment to the Slovak Constitution would place the country in conflict with European law and EU institutions, PS leader Michal Simecka said on Friday. https://etasr.sk/article/22681406 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