SUMMARY - Sunday, 11 January 2026 - 9 p.m.

Kosice, 11 January (TASR) - SME daily newspaper commentator Peter Schutz was attacked in Kosice on Saturday afternoon (10 January), TASR has learnt on Sunday. https://etasr.sk/article/22830021 Bratislava, 11 January (TASR) - Physical attacks on anyone should never be a way of venting tension and frustration accumulated in society, Prosecutor-General Maros Zilinka posted on a social network on Sunday, adding that any violence and expressions that increase social conflict must be strongly rejected and condemned. https://etasr.sk/article/22829934 Bratislava, 11 January 11 (TASR) - Rejecting violence must go hand in hand with responsible behaviour in public, Interior Minister and Voice-SD leader Matus Sutaj Estok said on Sunday in response to reports of an attack on SME daily newspaper commentator Peter Schutz, emphasising that he condemns all violence without exception. https://etasr.sk/article/22830189 Bratislava, 11 January 11 (TASR) - Speaking on TA3's discussion programme 'V politike' (In Politics) on Sunday, Prime Minister Robert Fico (Smer-SD) said that Slovakia's place is in the EU; we have no other alternative, but measures must be taken within the Union to ensure that it remains strong and competitive. https://etasr.sk/article/22829992 Bratislava, 11 January 11 (TASR) - Speaking on JOJ 24's discussion programme 'Politika 24' (Politics 24) on Sunday, Interior Minister and leader of the coalition Voice-SD party Matus Sutaj Estok stated that he wants all three coalition partners to treat each other in such a way to show mutual respect and to be able to address important issues. https://etasr.sk/article/22830245 Dolne Nastice, 11 January (TASR) - Two people were killed on Sunday afternoon in a tragic traffic accident in the village of Dolne Nastice in Trencin region, the Air Transport Europe (ATE) rescue service reported on social media on the same day, adding that a passenger car collided with a railway engine at a railway crossing. https://etasr.sk/article/22830084 Bratislava, 11 January (TASR) - The financial cycle in Slovakia continues to recover and in the third quarter of 2025, its growth was supported by the credit market, as demand for loans rose mainly due to gradually declining interest rates and positive sentiment in the housing market, the Slovak Central Bank (NBS) has stated in its latest commentary. https://etasr.sk/article/22830112 Bratislava, 11 January (TASR) - The long-planned bypass around the town of Modra in Bratislava region, part of the broader Small Carpathian bypass project, is entering the design stage, TASR learnt from Bratislava region spokeswoman Lucia Forman this week. https://etasr.sk/article/22830271 Modra, 11 January (TASR) - The Slovak National Museum (SNM) - Ludovit Stur Museum in Modra (Bratislava region) is preparing a programme to mark the 170th anniversary of Ludovit Stur's death to be held on the third weekend of January (17 and 18 January), thereby concluding the current Year of Ludovit Stur, the municipality of Modra has reported on a social network. https://etasr.sk/article/22830212 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