SUMMARY - Sunday, 14 December 2025 - 10 p.m.

Bratislava, 14 December (TASR) - Russian gas imports accounted for only one third of Slovakia's total gas supplies in 2025, Economy Minister Denisa Sakova (Voice-SD) stated on TA3's discussion programme 'V politike' (In Politics) on Sunday in a discussion with opposition Freedom and Solidarity (SaS) MP and deputy chair of the parliamentary finance and budget committee Marian Viskupic. https://etasr.sk/article/22755206 Bratislava, 14 December (TASR) - Membership in the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) helps Slovakia to modernise its economy and improve the quality of life for its people, Foreign Affairs Minister Juraj Blanar (Smer-SD) said on Sunday on the occasion of the 25th anniversary of Slovakia's OECD membership. https://etasr.sk/article/22754949 Bratislava, 14 December (TASR) - A European Economic Area (EEA) Civil Society Fund programme focused on strengthening civil society organisations in Slovakia is to be launched soon, distributing €9.7 million through seven grant calls until 2029, EEA Civil Society Fund communications manager Lucia Hasbach told TASR earlier this week. https://etasr.sk/article/22754791 Bratislava, 14 December (TASR) - Defence Minister Robert Kalinak (Smer-SD) stated on STVR's discussion programme 'O 5 minut 12' (Five Minutes to Twelve) on Sunday that he doesn't expect President Peter Pellegrini to veto the Penal Code amendment, and he also advocated the transformation of the Whistleblowers Protection Office (UOO). https://etasr.sk/article/22754713 Bratislava, 14 December (TASR) - Foreign Minister Juraj Blanar (Smer-SD) will travel to Brussels to attend a meeting of the EU Foreign Affairs Council on Monday (15 December), the Foreign Affairs Ministry's communications department has informed TASR. https://etasr.sk/article/22754494 Bratislava, 14 December (TASR) - Slovak President Peter Pellegrini will not comment on the statements made by junior coalition Slovak National Party (SNS) leader Andrej Danko, because he's been lying repeatedly and knowingly, TASR learnt from the Presidential Office's communications department on Sunday. https://etasr.sk/article/22754369 Bratislava, 14 December (TASR) - The world's leading quantum company IonQ has announced the deployment of Slovakia's first national quantum communications network, Slovak Academy of Sciences (SAV) spokesperson Monika Tinakova told TASR earlier this week, adding that the system, developed in cooperation with SAV's Institute of Physics, utilises resilient hybrid architecture designed to strengthen the country's cyber-security and support Europe's quantum digital programmes. https://etasr.sk/article/22754316 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