SUMMARY - Sunday, 4 January 2026 - 5.30 p.m.

Bratislava, 4 January (TASR) - Last year saw several literally hasty changes to legislation in areas where a proper debate would have been desirable for good reasons, Slovak Bar Association (SAK) president Tomas Kamenec has said in an end-of-year interview with TASR. https://etasr.sk/article/22805503 Bratislava, 4 January (TASR) - The proposal for the new EU Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) for 2028-34 is bad for Slovakia, Agriculture and Rural Development Minister Richard Takac (Smer-SD) said in an interview with TASR, adding that the main issues involve reduced funding and the so-called capping based on farm size. https://etasr.sk/article/22805471 Budapest, 4 January (TASR-correspondent) - Leader of Hungary's extra-parliamentary opposition Tisza party Peter Magyar expressed gratitude on Facebook on Sunday to the young people who organised Saturday's (3 January) protest in front of the Slovak Embassy in Budapest against the new Slovak law protecting the post-WWII Benes Decrees, TASR has learnt from its Budapest correspondent. https://etasr.sk/article/22805369 Bratislava, 4 January (TASR) - Leader of the opposition Freedom and Solidarity (SaS) party Branislav Groehling has said in an end-of-year interview with TASR that he's not currently dealing with the slate for the next general election, but he wants it to be an expert-based and decent alternative to the current government. https://etasr.sk/article/22805218 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. jrg