SUMMARY - Monday, 24 November 2025 - 9 p.m.

Bratislava, 24 November (TASR) - The biggest issue surrounding artificial intelligence (AI) isn't technical, but educational, and if we manage to set education properly, we won't fear smart machines, because we'll raise smarter people, stated President Peter Pellegrini in his speech at the BratislavAI Forum during the opening of a high-level AI summit at Bratislava Castle on Monday. https://etasr.sk/article/22691656 Bratislava, 24 November (TASR) - Leaders and experts from several countries discussed the future of artificial intelligence (AI) in education at the BratislavAI Forum 2025, Education, Research, Development and Youth Minister Tomas Drucker (Voice-SD) and Secretary-General of the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) Mathias Cormann stated at a press conference on Monday. https://etasr.sk/article/22691951 Luanda, 24 November (TASR) - Slovakia must pay attention to its relations with African countries, mainly because Slovakia should build on the era of relations between the former Czechoslovakia and the African continent, Premier Robert Fico (Smer-SD) said on Monday in a video posted on social media from Luanda, Angola, where the European Union-African Union (AU) summit is taking place, TASR was told by the Government Office's press and information department. https://etasr.sk/article/22691990 Luanda, 24 November (TASR) - The European Commission's (EC) proposal to 'confiscate' frozen Russian assets and use them for Ukraine's military needs is so serious and has such consequences that it should be discussed by the Slovak Parliament before the European Council (EC) meeting, stated Prime Minister Robert Fico (Smer-SD) in a video posted on social media on Monday after an informal European Council summit on the US peace plan for Ukraine. https://etasr.sk/article/22691794 Bratislava, 24 November (TASR) - The coalition Voice-SD party won't violate the coalition agreement by voting with the opposition to dismiss Transport Minister Jozef Raz (a Smer-SD nominee), Parliamentary Vice-chair Tibor Gaspar (Smer-SD) told journalists on Monday, adding that this is the result of Monday's coalition council meeting. https://etasr.sk/article/22691917 Bratislava, 24 November (TASR) - Slovak Interior Minister Matus Sutaj Estok (Voice-SD) and his Austrian counterpart Gerhard Karner agreed to change the approach to border protection during their bilateral meeting at the Jarovce-Kittsee border crossing on Monday, TASR reported on the same day. https://etasr.sk/article/22691582 Bratislava, 24 November (TASR) - Tourism and Sport Minister Rudolf Huliak (Independent) told journalists following the coalition council meeting in Parliament on Monday that he'll negotiate with Slovak National Party (SNS) MPs to secure support for the vetoed amendment to the Gambling Act, adding that he believes Voice-SD MPs will vote in favour. https://etasr.sk/article/22691696 Bratislava, 24 November (TASR) - State-owned forestry company Lesy SR is set to undergo mass lay-offs affecting between 300-500 people, opposition MP Alojz Hlina (Freedom and Solidarity/SaS) told a press conference on Monday, stressing that Lesy SR must be protected because, in his words, it's in grave danger. https://etasr.sk/article/22691866 Bratislava, 24 November (TASR) - The reduction in the number of jobs at state-owned forestry company Lesy SR is part of rationalisation measures, Laura Tettingerova from the internal and external communications department of Lesy SR said in response to statements made by opposition MP Alojz Hlina (Freedom and Solidarity/SaS). https://etasr.sk/article/22692003 Bratislava, November 24 (TASR) - President Peter Pellegrini is scheduled to travel to Portugal on Tuesday (25 November) at the invitation of President Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa, the President's Office's communications department told TASR on Monday. https://etasr.sk/article/22691906 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