SUMMARY - Wednesday, 17 December 2025 - 1.30 p.m.

Bratislava, 17 December (TASR) – Andrea Predajnova, general director of the Slovak National Museum (SNM), has stepped down from her post, with Vieroslava Bernatova appointed to manage the institution, TASR was told by the Culture Ministry's communications department director Petra Demkova on Wednesday. https://etasr.sk/article/22762653 Bratislava, 17 December (TASR) - Slovak President Peter Pellegrini has again decided not to sign the law aimed at changing the Whistleblowers Protection Office (UOO) into a new institution, TASR reported on Wednesday based on information published by the President's Office on its website. https://etasr.sk/article/22762644 Bratislava, 17 December (TASR) - Slovak Foreign Affairs Minister Juraj Blanar has said the new Czech government cares about building relations with Slovakia, and he described Tuesday's visit by Czech head of diplomacy Petr Macinka as a clear message, as he came to Bratislava just one day after being appointed as minister, TASR reported on Wednesday. https://etasr.sk/article/22762610 Bratislava, 17 December (TASR) - Rail traffic on the route between Trnovec nad Vahom and Sala (Nitra region) has been suspended following the discovery of unexploded ammunition from World War II during construction work on the Trnovec bridge, TASR was told by rail-infrastructure owner ZSR's spokesperson Petra Lanikova on Wednesday. https://etasr.sk/article/22762519 Bratislava, 17 December (TASR) - Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico (Smer-SD) has said that he won't back any scheme leading to further support for the war in Ukraine at the upcoming European Council meeting, including the use of frozen Russian assets, TASR reported on Wednesday. https://etasr.sk/article/22762462 Bratislava, 17 December (TASR) - Year-on-year (y-o-y) inflation measured by the EU's Harmonised Index of Consumer Prices (HICP) stood at 3.9 percent in November, reaching the lows seen in April and October this year, the Statistics Office reported on Wednesday. https://etasr.sk/article/22762335 Bratislava, 17 December (TASR) - At its session on Wednesday, the Slovak government is set to discuss the EU's Multiannual Financial Framework for 2028-2034 for which the Finance Ministry has prepared Slovakia's framework position, taking a negative stance on the proposal to merge traditional policies having separate implementation systems and rules into a single National and Regional Partnership Plan. https://etasr.sk/article/22762238 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