SUMMARY - Monday, 19 January 2026 - 5 p.m.

Bratislava, 19 January (TASR) – Prime Minister Robert Fico expressed condolences to the families and relatives of the victims of a train accident in Spain, the Slovak Government Office reported on a social network on Monday. https://etasr.sk/article/22856817 Bratislava, 19 January (TASR) – The coalition's Slovak National Party (SNS) is expected to withdraw its amendment to the Criminal Code, and a joint coalition proposal of changes to the Criminal Code is to be submitted to Parliament instead, after an agreement with the Justice Ministry, head of Voice-SD parliamentary caucus Robert Puci told journalists after Monday's session of the coalition council. https://etasr.sk/article/22856765 Bratislava, 19 January (TASR) – The government fails to act in its foreign policy and Prime Minister Robert Fico (Smer-SD) has also failed so far to present the results of his working visit to the United States, representatives of the opposition's Progressive Slovakia (PS) party stated at a press conference. https://etasr.sk/article/22856954 Bratislava, 19 January (TASR) - Police raided the home of Zuzana Subova, the chairwoman of the extra-parliamentary Pirate Party - Slovakia, on Monday. https://etasr.sk/article/22856879 Bratislava, 19 January (TASR) - Dana Jelinkova Dudzikova has resigned from her membership of the Judicial Council on Monday, the Judicial Council's Office has reported on its website, adding that she had been a member since 2022. https://etasr.sk/article/22856846 Bratislava, 19 January (TASR) - The opposition's Freedom and Solidarity (SaS) party is launching a petition calling on Parliament to debate its package of proposals to strengthen the rule of law, SaS leader Branislav Groehling announced at a press conference on Monday. https://etasr.sk/article/22856799 Bratislava, 19 January (TASR) - Labour in Slovakia is expensive, people receive less in their net income while unemployment is on the rise, opposition Christian Democratic Movement (KDH) MP Jozef Hajko told a press conference on Monday, criticising the government's third consolidation package. https://etasr.sk/article/22856615 Bratislava, 19 January (TASR) - Slovakia sold government bonds worth €539 million in the first auction of this year, with average yield ranging between 2.3 percent p.a. and 4.1 percent p.a., while total demand from investors reached €1.241 billion, the Debt and Liquidity Management Agency (ARDAL) announced on Monday. https://etasr.sk/article/22856821 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/22856720 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