SUMMARY - Friday, 9 January 2026 - 1 p.m.

Bratislava, 9 January (TASR) - The government will deal with the draft new law on international protection that might replace the law on asylum on Friday. https://etasr.sk/article/22821857 Bratislava, 9 January (TASR) - Retail revenues in Slovakia in fixed prices fell by 3.2 percent year-on-year (y-o-y) in November 2025, the Statistics Office reported on Friday, adding that this was the largest of the seven declines seen in the first eleven months. https://etasr.sk/article/22821931 Bratislava, 9 January (TASR) - Prime Minister Robert Fico (Smer-SD) has deceived the entire nation with regard to conscientious objection, as he didn't submit the proposal to Parliament despite having declared his willingness to address this issue before the vote on the constitutional amendment, leader of the opposition Christian Democratic Movement (KDH) Milan Majersky said in an end-of-year interview for TASR, adding that KDH isn't strong enough to push through the conscientious objection. https://etasr.sk/article/22821956 Bratislava, 9 January (TASR) - Slovakia posted a positive trade balance in November 2025 for the seventh month in a row, this time with a surplus amounting to €504.8 million, which is €185 million more than in November 2024, the Statistics Office reported on Friday. https://etasr.sk/article/22821980 Bratislava, 9 January (TASR) - Prosecutor-General (PG) Maros Zilinka intends to file lawsuits with the administrative court in Bratislava because Health Minister Kamil Sasko (Voice-SD) didn't respond to Zilinka's protests regarding the ambulance services tender and failed to remedy a serious breach of the law, TASR reported on Friday based on information published by Zilinka on a social network. https://etasr.sk/article/22822162 Bratislava, 9 January - Slovakia's industrial output fell by an accelerated rate of 4.5 percent year-on-year (y-o-y) in November 2025, following the 3.8 percent seen in October, the Statistics Office reported on Friday. https://etasr.sk/article/22822166 Bratislava, 9 January (TASR) - Interior Minister Matus Sutaj Estok (Voice-SD) sees the potential for optimising several agencies within public administration and central government as part of consolidation efforts, adding that discussions are underway regarding merging the Anti-monopoly Office (PMU) and the Public Procurement Office (UVO) into a single new authority, TASR learnt from the interior minister before the government session held on Friday. https://etasr.sk/article/22822197 Bratislava, 9 January (TASR) - The 'Slovakia' party has called on the Public Procurement Office (UVO) to publish the results of an inspection regarding the reconstruction of the Hviezda (Star) military housing facility in Bratislava, known colloquially as Kukurica (the Corn on the Cob) due to its characteristic shape, and to take action against Defence Minister Robert Kalinak (Smer-SD), MP Gabor Grendel ('Slovakia' party - For the People) told a news conference on Friday. https://etasr.sk/article/22822226 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. ko