SUMMARY - Monday, 19 January 2026 - 1 p.m.

Bratislava, 19 January (TASR) – Slovakia's UN membership has never been merely a formal confirmation of statehood, but from the outset has represented a commitment to actively contribute to addressing global challenges, Foreign and European Affairs Minister Juraj Blanar (Smer-SD) said on the occasion of the 33rd anniversary of Slovakia's UN membership. https://etasr.sk/article/22856416 Bratislava, 19 January (TASR) – The prosecution service will file an administrative action over the reassignment of police officer Peter J. (name abbreviated due to legal reasons) from the Internal Affairs Inspectorate (UIS) to the District Police Directorate in Levice (Nitra region), as Interior Minister Matus Sutaj Estok (Voice-SD) failed to respond to the protest lodged by Prosecutor-General Maros Zilinka, TASR reported on Monday based on information published by Zilinka on a social network. https://etasr.sk/article/22856406 Bratislava, 19 January (TASR) - The Slovensko.Digital civic association is criticising what it describes as an alarming situation regarding IT projects announced by the National Agency for Network and Electronic Services (NASES) worth more than €100 million, the association's e-Government expert Ladislav Kovar stated on Monday. https://etasr.sk/article/22856401 Bratislava, 19 January (TASR) - Year-on-year (y-o-y) inflation measured by the EU's Harmonised Index of Consumer Prices (HICP) stood at 4.1 percent in December 2025, the Statistics Office reported on Monday, adding that the average harmonised inflation rate for the period between January and December 2025 amounted to 4.2 percent y-o-y. https://etasr.sk/article/22856177 Bratislava, 19 January (TASR) - Marking the 20th anniversary of the crash of a Slovak military aircraft near the Hungarian village of Hejce, Slovak President Peter Pellegrini said it's important for society to remember those who did not return home on that day. https://etasr.sk/article/22856031 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