SUMMARY - Monday, 1 December 2025 - 5 p.m.

Bratislava, 1 December (TASR) - Health Minister Kamil Sasko (Voice-SD) on Monday presented a draft amendment to the drugs policy, which should streamline the management of new drugs entering the market, make drugs for children and patients with serious illnesses more accessible, and adjust the conditions for reimbursing the cost of drugs on an exceptional basis. https://etasr.sk/article/22713141 Bratislava/Nizna Jedlova, 1 December (TASR) - The Criminal Office of Financial Administration (KUFS) has uncovered one of the largest illegal cigarette production facilities in eastern Slovakia in the village of Nizna Jedlova in Presov region, head of Financial Administration's (the tax office) communications department Lucia Verchovodkova told TASR on Monday, adding that the facility was producing 3.5 million cigarettes per day. https://etasr.sk/article/22713273 Bratislava, 1 December (TASR) - Protection for whistleblowers in cases involving suspected criminal offences can only be granted by the prosecution service, stated the Whistleblowers Protection Office (UOO) on Monday in response to politicians who have defended proposed changes by claiming that such protection has been misused in the past, TASR was told by Alexandra Znasikova from the office's prevention and communications department. https://etasr.sk/article/22713187 Bratislava/Senec, 1 December (TASR) - Slovakia's agriculture must focus more on special plant production, especially the production of fruit, vegetables, potatoes and grapes, Agriculture Minister Richard Takac (Smer-SD) told a traditional seminar called 'The Future of Special Crop Production in Slovakia' held in Senec (Bratislava region) on Monday, with representatives of agricultural self-government and fruit and vegetable growers in attendance. https://etasr.sk/article/22712887 Bratislava, 1 December (TASR) - The Investment, Regional Development and Informatisation Ministry (MIRRI) will prepare a new law on the protection of minors in the public and digital space, Investment Minister Samuel Migal (Independent) and State Secretary Radoslav Stefanek told a news conference on Monday, adding that a working group consisting of various experts will be set up for this purpose. https://etasr.sk/article/22713091 Strba, 1 December (TASR) - A track inspector of rail network operator ZSR was killed in an accident while carrying out a regular inspection of railway tracks in Strba (Presov region) on Monday, the ZSR communications and marketing department told TASR on the same day. https://etasr.sk/article/22712973 Bratislava, 1 December (TASR) - The body of a man showing no signs of life was found among bushes on Gagarinova street in Bratislava's borough of Ruzinov on Monday morning, the police reported on social media on the same day. https://etasr.sk/article/22712844 Bratislava, 1 December (TASR) - Police officers of the National Centre for Special Types of Crime (NCODK) last week and on Monday detained two Slovak nationals for whom a European warrant had been issued by the European Prosecutor's Office in Munich, Police Corps Presidium spokesperson Lea Vilhanova has informed TASR. https://etasr.sk/article/22712966 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