SUMMARY - Wednesday, 7 January 2026 - 5 p.m.

Kosice, 7 January (TASR) - National rail passenger carrier ZSSK has registered dozens of train delays in eastern Slovakia, especially around Kosice, due to adverse weather conditions, with the delays concerning both regional and long-distance trains, ZSSK spokesman Jan Bacek told TASR on Wednesday. https://etasr.sk/article/22815550 Bratislava, 7 January (TASR) - Premier Robert Fico (Smer-SD) will meet his Czech counterpart Andrej Babis on Thursday (8 January), the Government Office's press department has informed TASR. https://etasr.sk/article/22815573 Bratislava, 7 January (TASR) - The junior governing Slovak National Party (SNS) plan to take part in this year's local and regional elections in coalitions with the Voice-SD and Smer-SD parties, SNS caucus head Roman Michelko has said in an interview with TASR, not ruling out coalitions with opposition parties in some justified cases, either. https://etasr.sk/article/22815644 Bratislava, 7 January (TASR) - Progressive Slovakia (PS) party leader Michal Simecka has said in an interview with TASR that he views the local and regional elections due to be held this year as a big priority, as it will be the last opportunity before the general election to defeat the governing coalition, thereby sending an important signal to voters. https://etasr.sk/article/22815746 Bratislava, 7 January (TASR) - The opposition Progressive Slovakia (PS) party has criticised Slovakia's absence from Tuesday's (6 January) summit of the Coalition of the Willing, viewing it as a consequence of the foreign policy pursued by the government of Prime Minister Robert Fico (Smer-SD), TASR reported on Wednesday based on a statement provided by the party's press department. https://etasr.sk/article/22815772 Budapest, 7 January (TASR-correspondent) – Peter Magyar, leader of the Hungarian extra-parliamentary opposition party Tisza, has written a letter to Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico (Smer-SD) requiring the withdrawal of a legislative amendment that imposes a six-month prison sentence on individuals who question the Benes Decrees, and he's also called on Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban to sign this open letter, TASR has learnt from its correspondent in Budapest. https://etasr.sk/article/22815855 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