SUMMARY - Saturday, 17 January 2026 - 11 p.m.

Bratislava, 17 January (TASR) - The opposition 'Slovakia' party has criticised the US-Slovak inter-governmental agreement on the civil nuclear energy cooperation, as it is concerned about an extreme growth in Slovakia's indebtedness in connection with the planned construction of a new nuclear power unit in Jaslovske Bohunice. https://etasr.sk/article/22849634 Bratislava, 17 January (TASR) - Slovaks are becoming increasingly aware that they cannot rely exclusively on the state in retirement, with only roughly one-third of the population counting on a state pension alone when they get older, TASR learnt earlier this week from a representative survey carried out by STEM/MARK agency for a company called Amundi. https://etasr.sk/article/22849775 Bratislava, 17 January (TASR) - The number of cars manufactured at the Kia Slovakia plant in Teplicka nad Vahom near Zilina fell by approximately 15 percent year-on-year in 2025, company spokesman Tomas Potocek told a press conference held by the Automotive Industry Association in Bratislava this week, adding that 296,550 vehicles were manufactured last year. https://etasr.sk/article/22849946 Bratislava, 17 January (TASR) - Speaking on STVR's politics programme 'Sobotne dialogy' (Saturday Dialogues), MP Marian Kery (Smer-SD) said that he's glad that the issue of extremism will be raised thanks to the coalition Slovak National Party (SNS); however, he isn't any fan of reducing sentences for extremist crimes. Kery said this in reaction to a draft amendment to the Penal Code submitted by SNS, which seeks lower criminal penalties for acts of extremism. https://etasr.sk/article/22850072 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