SUMMARY - Tuesday, 16 December 2025 - 9.30 p.m.

Bratislava 16 December (TASR) - Effective, coordinated and predictable development cooperation and humanitarian aid of Slovakia also depend on closer cooperation between the state and development organisations, Foreign and European Affairs Deputy Minister Rastislav Chovanec declared on Tuesday. https://etasr.sk/article/22760855 Brussels/Bratislava, 16 December (TASR-correspondent) – Slovakia does not consider the concessions on the ETS 2 emissions trading scheme to be sufficient, Environment Minister Tomas Taraba declared on Tuesday in Brussels after the meeting of the EU Environment Council, a special TASR correspondent reported on the same day. https://etasr.sk/article/22760825 Bratislava, 16 December (TASR) – Key issues of European and foreign policy, including the forthcoming multiannual financial framework, EU enlargement, energy security and the current security situation in Europe, were discussed by Foreign and European Affairs Minister Juraj Blanar (Smer-SD) with ambassadors of EU member states and the head of the Representation of the European Commission in Slovakia. https://etasr.sk/article/22760804 Bratislava, 16 December (TASR) - The Judicial Council on Tuesday elected former Justice Ministry deputy minister Katarina Roskovanyi as a candidate for judge at the European Court of Human Rights (ECHR), TASR learnt on the same day. https://etasr.sk/article/22760771 Bratislava, 16 December (TASR) - Protests are taking place in Bratislava, Kosice, Banska Bystrica and other Slovak cities on Tuesday evening. https://etasr.sk/article/22760714 Bratislava, 16 December (TASR) - House Chair Richard Rasi (Voice-SD) will travel to Prague on Wednesday (17 December) and meet his Czech counterpart Tomio Okamura and leaders of youth organisations as part of efforts to strengthen and restart Czech-Slovak relations, TASR was told by Parliament's Office press department on Tuesday. https://etasr.sk/article/22760701 Dubnica nad Vahom/Bratislava, 16 December (TASR) - Over the next four years, 4,000 Tatra military cargo vehicles worth more than one billion euros will be produced in Moldava nad Bodvou (Kosice region), Defence Minister Robert Kalinak (Smer-SD) announced in Dubnica nad Vahom (Trencin region) on Tuesday alongside representatives of Czechoslovak Group. https://etasr.sk/article/22760398 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. mf