SUMMARY - Thursday, 27 November 2025 - 9 p.m.

Bratislava, 27 November (TASR) - Speaking to MPs in the House on Thursday, Constitutional Court chair Ivan Fiacan appealed to Parliament to fulfil its constitutional duty and elect the necessary number of candidates for one vacant post of Constitutional Court judge. https://etasr.sk/article/22700154 Bratislava, 27 November (TASR) – The Council of Slovak Prosecutors has voiced strong opposition to the bill proposing the transformation of the Office for the Protection of Whistleblowers (UOO) into a different institution, as well as to the manner in which the proposal is being pushed through, TASR learnt from council chair Stanislav Jakubcik on Thursday. https://etasr.sk/article/22700110 Bratislava, November 27 (TASR) - The Doctors Trade Union Association (LOZ) has criticised the Health Ministry's proposed plan for hospital financing, claiming that, according to the proposal, private hospitals are to receive a threefold year-on-year increase in basic DRG rates compared to faculty and university hospitals. https://etasr.sk/article/22700406 Bratislava, 27 November (TASR) - The reason why Prime Minister Robert Fico (Smer-SD) wants to sue the European Union (EU) for banning Russian gas is not to protect people or ensure Slovakia's energy security, in fact, it is an attempt to save profits from gas transportation, which are falling dramatically, and according to current proposals, Slovak industry and households will have to pay for their replacement, MP for the opposition Freedom and Solidarity (SaS) party Karol Galek stated at a press conference on Thursday. https://etasr.sk/article/22700580 Bratislava, 27 November (TASR) - The opposition Freedom and Solidarity (SaS) party has proposed enshrining Slovakia's membership of the EU and NATO in the Constitution, with a group of SaS MPs submitting a constitutional amendment to this effect to the House, MP Vladimira Marcinkova (SaS) told TASR.TV in an interview on Thursday. https://etasr.sk/article/22699990 Bratislava, 27 November (TASR) - Financial Administration (the tax office) has achieved record results in indicators such as effective tax collection, the number of audits and cross-border fraud, particularly in the area of value-added tax (VAT), TASR learnt from Financial Administration itself on Thursday. https://etasr.sk/article/22700266 Bratislava, 27 November (TASR) – Five children have been killed in November as a result of fires in shacks, but addressing this issue hasn't become a priority for Parliament, MP Vladimira Marcinkova of Freedom and Solidarity (SaS) told TASR TV on Thursday. https://etasr.sk/article/22699926 Bratislava, 27 November (TASR) - MPs spent almost the entire day discussing the government's proposal to set up a new authority to replace the current Office for the Protection of Whistleblowers (UOO). https://etasr.sk/article/22700668 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