SUMMARY - Monday, 22 December 2025 - 9 p.m.

Visnove, 22 December (TASR) - The Visnove tunnel on the newly opened D1 motorway section between Lietavska Lucka and Dubna Skala in Zilina region officially opened to drivers on Monday evening, TASR was told by spokesperson for the National Highway Company (NDS) Tomas Ferencak. https://etasr.sk/article/22778088 Bratislava, 22 December (TASR) - The opening of the Visnove motorway tunnel on the new D1 section between Lietavska Lucka and Dubna Skala in Zilina region will shorten the journey by approximately 20 minutes, director of the Institute for Transport and Economy (IDH) Ondrej Matej told TASR on Monday, adding that the opening of the new motorway stretch will more help transit drivers traveling from west to east and vice versa. https://etasr.sk/article/22777991 Bratislava, 22 December (TASR) - The opening of the Visnove motorway tunnel after 27 years of waiting is good news for the people and, at the same time, a great reminder, especially for politicians, MP for the opposition Freedom and Slovakia (SaS) party Marian Viskupic wrote on social media on Monday, adding that it shows failings of all governments, from both sides of the political spectrum, including the current one. https://etasr.sk/article/22778171 Bratislava, 22 December (TASR) - Transport Minister Jozef Raz (a Smer-SD nominee) confirmed on Monday that they've already prepared a lawsuit to review the decision of the Public Procurement Office (UVO) chairman to scrap the tender for the construction of the D1 Turany–Hubova motorway section in Zilina region. https://etasr.sk/article/22777903 Bratislava, 22 December (TASR) - Premier Robert Fico (Smer-SD) didn't rule out the possible dissolution of the Public Procurement Office (UVO) on Monday, with the reason being the scrapping of the tender for the construction of the D1 Turany-Hubova motorway section (Zilina region). https://etasr.sk/article/22778139 Bratislava, 22 December (TASR) - The Slovak economy could grow by 0.6 percent in 2026 and by 2.5 percent in 2027 and 2028, and the public finance deficit is expected to reach 4.5 percent of gross domestic product (GDP) in 2026, according to a forecast called 'Economic and Monetary Developments - Winter 2025', presented at a press conference by Slovakia's central bank (NBS) governor Peter Kazimir, and NBS executive director Michal Horvath. https://etasr.sk/article/22777963 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