SUMMARY - Tuesday, 25 November 2025 - 9 p.m.

Bratislava, 25 November (TASR) – Statements by Progressive Slovakia (PS) on the Benes Decrees are unacceptable, Foreign and European Affairs Juraj Blanar (Smer-SD) declared on Tuesday. https://etasr.sk/article/22694548 Bratislava, 25 November (TASR) – Head of the House committee for European affairs Jan Ferencak (Voice-SD) has stated that he learnt of the proposal to remove him from his post and replace him with now former deputy premier for the recovery plan and a knowledge-based economy Peter Kmec from the media, underlining that no one from Voice-SD informed him about it beforehand. https://etasr.sk/article/22694523 Bratislava, 25 November (TASR) – A protest against the proposed transformation of the Office for the Protection of Whistleblowers (UOO) into a new authority took place on Tuesday evening outside the Parliament building in Bratislava, with the protest organized by the extra-parliamentary party Democrats and joined by the parliamentary opposition parties Progressive Slovakia (PS), Freedom and Solidarity (SaS) and the Christian Democratic Movement (KDH). https://etasr.sk/article/22694515 Bratislava, 25 November (TASR) – House chair Richard Rasi (Voice-SD) has scheduled the debate on the potential ouster of Transport Minister Jozef Raz (nominee of Smer-SD) for Monday, 1 December, at 10:00. https://etasr.sk/article/22694493 Bratislava, 25 November (TASR) – The current Office for the Protection of Whistleblowers (UOO) has nothing to do with independence and acts as a "mouthpiece for the opposition", Voice-SD chair and Interior Minister Matus Sutaj Estok declared on Tuesday. https://etasr.sk/article/22694485 Bratislava, 25 November (TASR) – Chair of the Slovak National Party (SNS) Andrej Danko called on all political parties on Tuesday, including Progressive Slovakia (PS), not to reopen the issue of the Benes Decrees, and if PS continues to pursue the topic, SNS will prepare a legal analysis. https://etasr.sk/article/22694333 Bratislava, 25 November (TASR) - President Peter Pellegrini left for a state visit to Portugal on Tuesday afternoon. https://etasr.sk/article/22694193 Bratislava, 25 November (TASR) – The group of police investigators centered around Jan Curilla will address the submissions of Interior Minister Matus Sutaj Estok (Voice-SD) in the next few days, and subsequently a court will rule on them, attorney for the officers Peter Kubina told TASR on Tuesday. https://etasr.sk/article/22694188 Bratislava, 25 November (TASR) – The proposal to transform the Office for the Protection of Whistleblowers (UOO) into a new authority is a disruption of Slovakia's legal system, and there might also be a potential conflict with European law, opposition Freedom and Solidarity (SaS) party chair Branislav Groehling and MP Maria Kolikova (SaS) warned at a press conference on Tuesday. https://etasr.sk/article/22694169 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. mf