SUMMARY - Friday, 12 December 2025 - 9.30 p.m.

Bratislava, 12 December (TASR) - President Peter Pellegrini has lost the confidence of the coalition Slovak National Party (SNS), and the party will never support him for any post again, SNS leader Andrej Danko has said in a video posted on social media. https://etasr.sk/article/22748629 Bratislava, 12 December (TASR) – The opposition criticised Friday's decision by members of Parliament to override the veto of President Peter Pellegrini regarding the transformation of the Office for the Protection of Whistleblowers (UOO) into a new authority. https://etasr.sk/article/22748634 Brussels, 12 December (TASR) - The European Commission (EC) regrets that the Slovak Parliament didn't take the opportunity to thoroughly consult the law changing the Whistleblowers Protection Office (UOO) into a new authority, the Commission said in a statement on Friday, adding that it will now analyse the law and decide on further steps. https://etasr.sk/article/22748918 Bratislava, 12 December (TASR) - State-owned rail infrastructure operator ZSR will have a new director, the ZSR communications department stated on Friday, adding that as of 13 December, Miroslav Garaj, who has served as director of strategy and foreign cooperation at ZSR for the past six years, will take over the post. https://etasr.sk/article/22748536 Bratislava, 12 December (TASR) - Following a meeting on Friday, the extended presidium of the junior governing Voice-SD party unanimously expressed its confidence in party chairman Matus Sutaj Estok and tasked him with preparing a working programme conference, TASR has been told by the party's press department. https://etasr.sk/article/22748732 Bratislava, 12 December (TASR) - The approved amendment to the Criminal Code, which modifies also the status of cooperating defendants, doesn't bring any revolution, only common sense and legal logic, according to Justice Minister Boris Susko (Smer-SD). https://etasr.sk/article/22749068 Bratislava, 12 December (TASR) – The Slovak Bar Association (SAK) voiced its criticism regarding the amendment to the Criminal Code approved by Parliament on Thursday (11 December) and stressed that its statement does not replace comprehensive expert opinions but is limited to reaffirming the association's long-standing principled positions, TASR was told by SAK's press department on Friday. https://etasr.sk/article/22749042 Malacky, 12 December (TASR) - The first gendarmerie patrols began service across Slovakia on Friday evening, Interior Minister Matus Sutaj Estok (Voice-SD) and Defence Minister Robert Kalinak (Smer-SD) stated at a press conference in Malacky (Bratislava region), adding that during their first shift, seven patrols were deployed, including two in Malacky, one in Banovce nad Bebravou (Trencin region), two in Kapusany (Presov region), and another two in Slovenska Lupca (Banska Bystrica region). https://etasr.sk/article/22749121 Bratislava, 12 December (TASR) – The Defence Ministry has new uniforms and weaponry for Slovak soldiers, with all components supplied by Slovak manufacturers, Defence Minister Robert Kalinak (Smer-SD) and Chief of the General Staff of the Slovak Armed Forces Daniel Zmeko announced at a press conference on Friday, where they unveiled the new equipment. https://etasr.sk/article/22748765 Rimavska Sobota, 12 December (TASR) - Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban attended the funeral of Geza Erdelyi, bishop emeritus of the Reformed Christian Church in Slovakia, in Rimavska Sobota (Banska Bystrica region) on Friday, TASR's correspondent in Budapest reports, citing MTI news agency. https://etasr.sk/article/22749021 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