SUMMARY - Wednesday, 21 January 2026 - 5.30 p.m.

Bratislava, 21 January (TASR) - The opposition Freedom and Solidarity (SaS) party is submitting a resolution to Parliament via which Parliament would unequivocally support the territorial integrity of Denmark, of which Greenland is a part, and reject any violation of international law, including annexations, party representatives told a news conference on Wednesday. https://etasr.sk/article/22863769 Bratislava, 21 January (TASR) – Growing geopolitical tensions arising from statements made by the US administration and its ambitions to acquire Greenland are a cause for concern, said Tourism and Sport Minister Rudolf Huliak (Independent) and Agriculture and Rural Development Minister Richard Takac (Smer-SD) on Wednesday. https://etasr.sk/article/22863791 Bratislava/Moscow, 21 January (TASR) - Diplomat Sergei Andreyev has become the new Russian ambassador to Slovakia, the Russian Embassy has announced on its website. https://etasr.sk/article/22863929 Bratislava, 21 January (TASR) - The extra-parliamentary 'Right to Truth' party held a news conference on Wednesday to present the leaders that it elected at its founding congress, along with its programme priorities. https://etasr.sk/article/22864074 Bratislava, January 21 (TASR) - Judicial Council head Marcela Kosova on Wednesday announced the election of one member of the Judicial Council, due to be chosen by judges in the western-Slovak constituency, for March 25, TASR has learnt from the Judicial Council Office. https://etasr.sk/article/22864097 Bratislava, 21 January (TASR) - The Slovensko.sk public administration website is in such a bad condition that it will fail in six months' time if all of its components, which are financed from the Recovery and Resilience Fund, for handling various life situations are connected, said Investment Minister Samuel Migal (Independent) after a session held by Slovakia's Security Council on Wednesday. https://etasr.sk/article/22864195 Bratislava, 21 January (TASR) – Slovak Defence Minister Robert Kalinak (Smer-SD) and his Czech counterpart Jaromir Zuna have agreed on the need to build greater self-sufficiency in the defence industry for their countries, declaring mutual willingness to continue expanding their cooperation, TASR has learnt from a briefing after the two met during Zuna's official visit to Slovakia on Wednesday. https://etasr.sk/article/22864213 Bratislava, 21 January (TASR) - Unemployment measured by the share of available jobseekers of working age in the working-age population rose from 3.88 percent in November to 4.09 percent in December, with the year-on-year increase in unemployment being even slightly higher, standing at 3.81 percent in December 2024, the Labour, Social Affairs and the Family Centre reported on Wednesday. https://etasr.sk/article/22864247 Budapest/Bratislava, 21 January (TASR-correspondent) – Hungarian Ombudsman Imre Juhasz in an open letter has urged relevant European officials to introduce measures aimed at causing the repeal of provisions of the Slovak Criminal Code related to the Benes decrees, TASR's correspondent in Budapest reported on Wednesday. https://etasr.sk/article/22864379 Bratislava, 21 January (TASR) - Prime Minister Robert Fico's (Smer-SD) adviser and former judge David L. [name abbreviated due to legal reasons] is scheduled to stand trial before the Specialised Criminal Court (STS) in Banska Bystrica in mid-February, TASR reported on Wednesday based on a schedule published on the Justice Ministry's website. https://etasr.sk/article/22864407 Bratislava, 21 January (TASR) – Slovak regions, including Bratislava, should in the future become part of a planned high-speed rail link connecting the capitals of the Visegrad Four countries (V4: the Czech Republic, Hungary, Poland and Slovakia), said Transport Minister Jozef Raz (a Smer-SD nominee) on Wednesday. https://etasr.sk/article/22864451 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