SUMMARY - Friday, 19 December 2025 - 9 p.m.

Bratislava, 19 December (TASR) - The proportion of jobseekers in the working-age population (WAP) available to work reached 3.88 percent in November 2025, rising by 0.01 percentage points (p.p.) month-on-month and by 0.15 p.p. year-on-year, the Labour, Social Affairs and the Family Centre (UPSVaR) reported on Friday. https://etasr.sk/article/22769325 Bratislava, 19 December (TASR) - The coalition Voice-SD party welcomes the conclusions of the European Union summit in Brussels, as the EU is acting sensibly in deciding not to proceed at present with the use of frozen Russian assets, Voice-SD chair Matus Sutaj Estok declared on Friday. https://etasr.sk/article/22769401 Bratislava, 19 December (TASR) - Acting Deputy Prime Minister for the Recovery Plan and a Knowledge-based Economy Tomas Drucker (Voice-SD) has begun publishing grant contracts from the so-called 'Kmec call' even though an internal audit of the entire process hasn't yet been completed, MP Jan Hargas (PS), who considers this to be a grossly scandalous move, warned on Friday. https://etasr.sk/article/22769427 Bratislava, 19 December (TASR) - President Peter Pellegrini received head of the European Commission (EC) Representation in Slovakia Peter Stano on Friday during his inaugural visit, the EC Representation in Slovakia has reported on its website. https://etasr.sk/article/22769547 Bratislava, 19 December (TASR) - Trains are scheduled to depart from stations on Saturday (20 December) with scouts on board to deliver the Light of Bethlehem to towns and villages across Slovakia, spokesman for national rail passenger carrier ZSSK Jan Bacek told TASR on Friday, adding that the first such train is due to depart from Bratislava shortly before 8 a.m. https://etasr.sk/article/22769628 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