SUMMARY - Tuesday, 20 January 2026 - 5 p.m.

Bratislava, 20 January (TASR) - The issue of high energy prices, which threaten the competitiveness of the European Union (EU), must be addressed radically, and Slovakia proposes, as one of the options, declaring a four- or five-year moratorium on the application of the emissions trading system (ETS), Prime Minister Robert Fico (Smer-SD) has written in a letter to European Commission (EC) President Ursula von der Leyen, which he published on social media on Tuesday. https://etasr.sk/article/22859912 Bratislava, 20 January (TASR) - Financial Administration (FS) evacuated and, in cooperation with the police, carried out a bomb-disposal inspection not only in its building on Mierova Street in Bratislava but also in 97 other buildings throughout Slovakia on Tuesday morning. https://etasr.sk/article/22859986 Rome, 20 January (TASR-correspondent) - Slovak and Italian representatives signed a founding charter for an association to assist Slovak and Italian entrepreneurs on Tuesday. https://etasr.sk/article/22859984 Bratislava, 20 January (TASR) - Slovakia has become a member of the UNESCO High-level Steering Committee (HLSC) for the SDG 4-Education 2030 sustainable development goal, with its mandate lasting until the end of 2027, the Education Ministry's communications department has told TASR, adding that Slovakia will be represented by Education Minister Tomas Drucker (Voice-SD). https://etasr.sk/article/22859858 Teplicka nad Vahom, 20 January (TASR) - Carmaker Kia Slovakia has appointed Roman Kralovansky to the post of vice-president and chief executive officer (CEO) for production, technological development and quality, company spokesman Tomas Potocek informed TASR on Tuesday, adding that he's the first Slovak vice-president in charge of production and quality management at Kia Slovakia. https://etasr.sk/article/22859826 Bratislava, 20 January (TASR) - Representatives of a petition committee submitted a petition against the installation of camera systems in engine cabs to the Transport Ministry on Tuesday, petition representative Matej Motycka confirmed for TASR on the same day. https://etasr.sk/article/22859981 Bratislava, 20 January (TASR) - The Malinec pumped-storage power plant project isn't the best solution for Slovakia's energy security and doesn't meet the criteria for a significant investment in the public interest, the Slovak Sustainable Energy Association (SAPI) stated on Tuesday, adding that battery storage facilities represent a faster and more environmentally friendly solution. https://etasr.sk/article/22859693 Bratislava, 20 January (TASR) - Thousands of people in Slovakia will lose their jobs due to measures taken by Robert Fico's government (Smer-SD) that are stifling economic growth, stated representatives of the opposition Progressive Slovakia (PS) party at a press conference on Tuesday. https://etasr.sk/article/22860067 Bratislava, 20 January (TASR) - The opposition Progressive Slovakia (PS) party is initiating MPs' survey at the Interior Ministry due to developments in its public administration section, Samuel Chrtan of PS's media department informed TASR on Tuesday. https://etasr.sk/article/22859947 Bratislava, 20 January (TASR) - Zuzana Subova, chair of the extra-parliamentary Pirate Party-Slovakia, held a news conference on Tuesday to deny sending anonymous messages to Financial Administration (FS) president and former head of the Agricultural Payment Agency (PPA) Jozef Kiss. https://etasr.sk/article/22859637 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