SUMMARY - Tuesday, 2 December 2025 - 10 p.m.

Bratislava, 2 December (TASR) - The government's CSIRT cyber unit in cooperation with the National Cyber Security Centre (NCKB) SK-CERT are handling a cyber attack on the Economy Ministry's servers, TASR has learnt from a social media post published by the Investments, Regional Development and Informatisation Minister Samuel Migal (Independent) on Tuesday. https://etasr.sk/article/22716873 Bratislava, 2 December (TASR) - A protest march against scrapping the Whistleblowers Protection Office (UOO) was organised in Bratislava on Tuesday by the 'Lets Stop Corruption' Foundation, Transparency International Slovensko and Via Iuris, TASR reported on the same day. https://etasr.sk/article/22716675 Bratislava, 2 December (TASR) - MPs approved changes in the agenda of the ongoing parliamentary session, postponing the no-confidence motion in Jan Ferencak (Voice-SD) as head of the House European affairs committee to Thursday next week (11 December) at 11:00, TASR reported on Tuesday. https://etasr.sk/article/22716523 Bratislava, 2 December (TASR) - Negotiations on the EU's draft long-term budget for 2028–34 will not be easy, because the EU must adapt the budget to new situations, such as loss of competitiveness compared to the USA and China, said European Commissioner for Budget Piotr Serafin during his visit to Slovakia on Tuesday, adding that several member states are also proposing cuts in the budget, though it's not yet clear which areas would be affected. https://etasr.sk/article/22716364 Bratislava, 2 December (TASR) - The draft bill proposed by the Interior Ministry under which the Whistleblowers Protection Office (UOO) is to be transformed into the new Office for the Protection of Crime Victims and Whistleblowers of Anti-social Conduct has proceeded to its second reading in Parliament following a vote on Tuesday, TASR has learnt on the same day. https://etasr.sk/article/22716236 Bratislava, 2 December (TASR) - The Prosecutor-General's Office filed a protest on 25 November against Interior Minister Matus Sutaj Estok's decision to reject the appeal submitted by police officer Peter J. (name abbreviated due to legal reasons) against a personnel order issued by the head of the Internal Affairs Inspectorate (UIS), TASR has learnt from office's spokesperson Zuzana Drobova. https://etasr.sk/article/22716189 Prague, 2 December (TASR-correspondent) - Parties likely to form the future Czech opposition have criticised the Czech Republic's Chamber of Deputies Speaker Tomio Okamura for traveling to Slovakia only with MPs of the emerging coalition, representatives of the parties told an extraordinary press conference on Tuesday. https://etasr.sk/article/22716098 Bratislava, 2 December (TASR) - No political calculation can jeopardise the valuable Slovak-Czech relations, stated Prime Minister Robert Fico (Smer-SD) following his meeting with Speaker of the Czech Republic's Chamber of Deputies Tomio Okamura, who visited Slovakia on Tuesday, TASR was told by the Government Office's press and information department. https://etasr.sk/article/22716061 Bratislava, 2 December (TASR) - Expanding cooperation at the presidential, parliamentary and governmental levels and restoring above-standard relations between the two countries dominated the meeting between President Peter Pellegrini and Speaker of the Czech Republic's Chamber of Deputies Tomio Okamura at the Presidential Palace in Bratislava on Tuesday, TASR was told by the President's Office's communications department. https://etasr.sk/article/22716036 Bratislava, 2 December (TASR) - No premature conclusions should be drawn during the investigation into the rail accident that occurred near Pezinok (Bratislava region) at the beginning of November, Transport Minister Jozef Raz (a Smer-SD nominee) told a press conference on Tuesday when presenting a video showing the movement of the trains before the accident. https://etasr.sk/article/22716009 Bratislava, 2 December (TASR) - The Whistleblowers Protection Office (UOO) is doing dirty work on behalf of people who committed serious crimes between 2020-2023, and this office is now protecting them, claimed Prime Minister Robert Fico (Smer-SD) on Tuesday, adding that the government wants to use legal and democratic means to remove obstacles that could lead to these people being held accountable. https://etasr.sk/article/22715993 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. jrg