SUMMARY - Friday, 28 November 2025 - 5 p.m.

Bratislava, 28 November (TASR) - Slovakia is submitting its seventh application for a payment from the recovery plan worth over €760 million on Friday, Education Minister Tomas Drucker (Voice-SD), who is in charge of the Office of the Vice-premier for the Recovery Plan and a Knowledge-based Economy, announced following the government session on the same day. https://etasr.sk/article/22702593 Bratislava, 28 November (TASR) - President Peter Pellegrini on Friday bid farewell to 26 judges who have ended their terms of office, presenting them with letters of appreciation. https://etasr.sk/article/22702815 Bratislava, 28 November (TASR) - Around 20 percent of farmers in Slovakia are under the age of 40, which is well above the European Union (EU) average, European Commissioner for Agriculture and Food Christophe Hansen told a press conference on Friday following a meeting with representatives of the Agriculture Ministry, adding that supporting young farmers and inter-generational exchanges on farms is very important for maintaining food production. https://etasr.sk/article/22702759 Bratislava, 28 November (TASR) - Defence Minister Robert Kalinak (Smer-SD) advocated the procurement of arms via a loan from the European Security Ammunition Support for Europe (SAFE) tool following a special cabinet session on Friday. https://etasr.sk/article/22702702 Bratislava, 28 November (TASR) - The Labour, Social Affairs and the Family Ministry has prepared a reform of social services financing and has come up with a 'super law' that should receive broader support in Parliament not only from coalition but also from opposition MPs, Premier Robert Fico (Smer-SD) stated on Friday following an extraordinary government meeting, https://etasr.sk/article/22702873 Bratislava, 28 November (TASR) - Slovak Radio will be headed by Peter Janku as of the beginning of December, head of public-service broadcaster STVR's communications department Zuzana Vicelova informed TASR on Friday. https://etasr.sk/article/22702500 Kosice, 28 November (TASR) - The flight from Kosice to Bratislava on Friday morning was 3.5 hours late due to a collision between the plane and a bird, Juraj Toth of Kosice airport has confirmed for TASR. https://etasr.sk/article/22702648 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