SUMMARY - Tuesday, 9 December 2025 - 9 p.m.

Bratislava, 9 December (TASR) - As of the beginning of 2027, companies in Slovakia will be required to issue electronic invoices, according to an amendment to the Value Added Tax (VAT) Act that was definitively approved by MPs on Tuesday. https://etasr.sk/article/22739720 Bratislava, 9 December (TASR) - Lawmakers decided on Tuesday that they will debate the government's amendment to the Penal Code via a fast-tracked legislative procedure. https://etasr.sk/article/22739707 Bratislava, 9 December (TASR) - The Light of Bethlehem carries a message of peace, calm, and reconciliation, and we need it like salt, President Peter Pellegrini stated when receiving the light from Slovak scouts at the Presidential Palace on Tuesday, adding that these days are marked by "great tension in society." https://etasr.sk/article/22739670 Bratislava, 9 December (TASR) - Slovak Foreign Minister Juraj Blanar (Smer-SD) and his Algerian counterpart Ahmed Attaf officially opened the representative office of Algeria in Bratislava on Tuesday, with both ministers confirming their interest in further deepening cooperation between the two countries, TASR has learnt at their press conference following joint talks at the Foreign Ministry. https://etasr.sk/article/22739810 Bratislava, 9 December (TASR) - President Peter Pellegrini will thoroughly review the approved wording of the law on the Crime Victims and Whistleblowers Protection Office, the President's Office's communications department told TASR on Tuesday, adding that the head of state will make a decision within the constitutional deadline. https://etasr.sk/article/22739546 Bratislava, 9 December (TASR) - The office responsible for protecting whistleblowers will no longer be able to be misused to cover up for selected individuals and allow them to escape responsibility, Interior Minister Matus Sutaj Estok (Voice-SD) stated in response to the approval of the respective bill submitted by his ministry. https://etasr.sk/article/22739773 Bratislava, 9 December (TASR) - The opposition Christian Democratic Movement (KDH), together with Progressive Slovakia (PS), Freedom and Solidarity (SaS) and the 'Slovakia' party, are convening an extraordinary session of the House committee for public administration and regional development in connection with the latest railway incident in which two trains nearly collided head on, TASR has learnt from the KDH communications department. https://etasr.sk/article/22739625 Bratislava, 9 December (TASR) - The opposition will turn to the Constitutional Court regarding the law to establish a new office replacing the current Whistleblowers Protection Office (UOO), once again criticising the law and stating that it will destroy the independence of the office, opposition MPs stated on Tuesday following the vote in which Parliament approved the law. https://etasr.sk/article/22739602 Bratislava, 9 December (TASR) - Another extremely dangerous railway incident between the towns of Liptovsky Hradok and Liptovsky Mikulas in Zilina region is just further proof of the collapse of the state under the current government, chairman of the opposition Progressive Slovakia (PS) party Michal Simecka stated on Tuesday, adding that Transport Minister Jozef Raz (a Smer-SD nominee) must therefore resign immediately. https://etasr.sk/article/22739492 Bratislava, 9 December (TASR) - MPs definitively approved a reform of social services financing on Tuesday, with the new law on allowances for assistance in cases of dependency on another person changing the way in which contributions are provided and introducing the new post of long-term carer. https://etasr.sk/article/22739373 Bratislava, 9 December (TASR) - Parliamentary Chair Richard Rasi (Voice-SD) welcomed Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev at Bratislava Castle on Tuesday, the Parliament Office's communications department told TASR on Tuesday, adding that this is the first official visit by an Azerbaijani president to Slovakia since our country gained independence. https://etasr.sk/article/22739854 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