SUMMARY - Monday, 15 December 2025 - 9.15 p.m.

Bratislava, 15 December (TASR) – Prime Minister Robert Fico (Smer-SD) has received a written invitation to meet US President Donald Trump, the Government Office's press and information department told TASR on Monday, noting that the two leaders want to jointly support the signing of an intergovernmental agreement between Slovakia and the USA on cooperation in nuclear energy and to exchange views on the most pressing global issues. https://etasr.sk/article/22757931 Bratislava, 15 December (TASR) - Slovakia suffers from a shortage of qualified workers in the field of nuclear energy and it is therefore necessary to ensure that future experts have somewhere to study, starting at secondary schools and universities, Education, Research, Development and Youth Minister Tomas Drucker (Voice-SD) stated at a press conference on Monday following a roundtable discussion with representatives and rectors of universities and representatives of the nuclear energy sector in Slovakia. https://etasr.sk/article/22758415 Bratislava, 15 December (TASR) - Vice-Premier and Environment Minister Tomas Taraba (a Slovak National Party/SNS nominee) will represent not only the interests of Slovakia but also those of the Czech Republic at the EU Council meeting of Environment Ministers on Tuesday (16 December), TASR was told by the Environment Ministry on Monday. https://etasr.sk/article/22758291 Bratislava, 15 December (TASR) - A civic protest against the systematic dismantling of the rule of law and the weakening of justice in Slovakia is taking place in Bratislava on Monday evening, TASR was told by organisers from the 'Movement of Angry Women' and 'Youth Against Fascism'. https://etasr.sk/article/22758258 Bratislava, 15 December (TASR) - The Prosecutors' Council expresses its "fundamental disagreement and deep concern" over the content and manner of adoption of amendments to penal legislation, pointing to flagrant violations of the principles of the legislative process, a direct threat to constitutional guarantees of a fair trial, and disproportionate interference with freedom of expression, TASR has learnt from Council chairman Stanislav Jakubcik. https://etasr.sk/article/22758167 Bratislava, 15 December (TASR) - The opposition Progressive Slovakia (PS) party has called on President Peter Pellegrini to return to Parliament an amendment to the Penal Code that MPs approved last week. https://etasr.sk/article/22757977 Bratislava, 15 December (TASR) - I'm not aware of any facts that morally question the work of prosecutor Vasil Spirko at the Prosecutor-General's (PG) Office, Prosecutor-General Maros Zilinka has stated in a video posted on social media in response to statements made by Premier Robert Fico (Smer-SD) earlier in the day. https://etasr.sk/article/22758112 Bratislava, 15 December (TASR) - Agel is in advanced negotiations with the Brothers of Mercy regarding the operation of the Brothers of Mercy University Hospital with Polyclinic in Bratislava, Agel's communications manager Jarmila Sevcikova told TASR on Monday, adding that the common goal of both parties is to maintain the scope of health care and preserve jobs. https://etasr.sk/article/22758441 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