SUMMARY - Wednesday, 26 November 2025 - 9 p.m.

Bratislava, 26 November (TASR) – Chair of the junior coalition Slovak National Party (SNS) Andrej Danko declared that he respects Prime Minister Robert Fico's (Smer-SD) decision to retain former foreign affairs minister (2012-20) Miroslav Lajcak in his team of advisers, but reiterated that he cannot imagine himself setting foot in the Government Office while Lajcak remains an advisor to the prime minister. https://etasr.sk/article/22697091 Bratislava, 26 November (TASR) – House Chair Richard Rasi (Voice-SD) considers the reopening of the issue of the Benes decrees a serious risk, underlining that it's not only a political mistake but also a dangerous precedent for Slovakia and the entire region. https://etasr.sk/article/22697068 Bratislava, 26 November (TASR) – General Director of the Slovak ZSR railway infrastructure owner Ivan Bednarik on Wednesday delivered a letter to the ZSR's board of directors announcing that he was stepping down from his post, ZSR spokeswoman Petra Lanikova confirmed to TASR. https://etasr.sk/article/22697053 Bratislava, 26 November (TASR) - Prosecutor-General (PG) Maros Zilinka has submitted a letter to House Chair Richard Rasi (Voice-SD) in which he states his reservations to the draft regarding the transformation of the Whistleblower Protection Office (UOO) into any other office. https://etasr.sk/article/22697013 Bratislava, 26 November (TASR) – It's necessary to revise rules governing the protection of whistleblowers and a mechanism should be introduced to allow a review of whether protection is still justified over time, parliamentary vice-chair Tibor Gaspar (Smer-SD) declared on Wednesday during a debate on the proposal to transform the Office for the Protection of Whistleblowers (UOO) into another authority. https://etasr.sk/article/22696851 Lisbon, 26 November (TASR-correspondent) - Slovak President Peter Pellegrini and his Portuguese counterpart Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa confirmed in Lisbon on Wednesday that they'll continue to pursue the existing relations between their countries, but following the bilateral talks they emphasised that there is room to further deepen mutual relations, particularly in the areas of defence and the economy, a TASR correspondent has reported. https://etasr.sk/article/22696767 Vysny Orlik, 26 November (TASR) – It's possible that the Kapusany-Vysny Komarnik R4 section might be completed no earlier than in 2031, Transport Minister Jozef Raz (a Smer-SD nominee) conceded after an away-from-home session of the government in the village of Vysny Orlik (Presov region) on Wednesday. https://etasr.sk/article/22696768 Brussels, 26 November (TASR-correspondent) - The European Commission (EC) has announced that European Commissioner for Agriculture and Food Christophe Hansen will visit Hungary and Slovakia between Wednesday and Friday (28 November) to discuss the future of the common agricultural policy after 2027. https://etasr.sk/article/22696673 Vysny Orlik, 26 November (TASR) – The construction work on the second stage of the northern bypass around the city of Presov is progressing according to schedule, Transport Minister Jozef Raz (nominee of Smer-SD) announced at a press conference following the government's away-from-home session in the village of Vysny Orlik (Presov region) on Wednesday. https://etasr.sk/article/22696651 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