SUMMARY - Wednesday, 31 December 2025 - 2.30 p.m.

Bratislava, 31 December (TASR) - Kosice Metropolitan Archbishop and Conference of Bishops of Slovakia (KBS) chairman Bernard Bober wishes everyone good health, deep wisdom, and hope for the new year, which come from the loving heart of God, as well as the courage to start anew, TASR was told by the KBS press office on Wednesday, adding that he also prays for our homeland and for an end to armed conflicts around the world. https://etasr.sk/article/22794862 Banska Bystrica, 31 December (TASR) - Ondrej Bernat, who previously worked at the National Theatre in Kosice, will become the new general director of the State Opera in Banska Bystrica on 1 January as he was temporarily appointed to the post by Culture Minister Martina Simkovicova (a Slovak National Party/SNS nominee) and will serve as head of the opera until a proper selection process is completed, TASR was told by ministry's communications department director Petra Demkova on Wednesday. https://etasr.sk/article/22794965 Bratislava, 31 December (TASR) - The ministry is prepared to defend the scrapping of the ambulance service tender in court, Health Minister Kamil Sasko (Voice-SD) has said in an interview with TASR, emphasising that the cancellation didn't cause any financial damage to the state and that the ministry's goal was to protect the public interest. https://etasr.sk/article/22794905 Bratislava, 31 December (TASR) - The outgoing year 2025 has been very challenging for the agricultural sector, especially due to the ending of the EU's Rural Development Programme and the occurrence of foot-and-mouth disease in the first half of the year, Agriculture and Rural Development Minister Richard Takac (Smer-SD) has said in an interview with TASR. https://etasr.sk/article/22794801 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