SUMMARY - Wednesday, 21 January 2026 - 9.15 p.m.

Kosice/Bratislava, 21 January (TASR) - U.S. Steel Kosice has said with respect to the current severe smog warning that it's invested more than 714 million US dollars (€608.23 million) since the year 2000 in dozens of environmental projects. https://etasr.sk/article/22864482 Rome, 21 January (TASR-correspondent) - Parliamentary Speaker Richard Rasi (Voice-SD) discussed bilateral cooperation and issues concerning the European Union with President of the Italian Chamber of Deputies Lorenzo Fontana during their meeting in Rome on Wednesday, TASR's correspondent reported on the same day. https://etasr.sk/article/22864572 Bratislava, 21 January (TASR) - Tax revenues for the state budget reached €20.66 billion by the end of 2025, up by €2.3 billion when compared to 2024, said Financial Administration (FS) spokesperson Daniel Kovac on Wednesday, adding that the increase was driven not only by a higher level of tax collected, but also greater efficiency, strengthened control mechanisms and measures aimed at curbing tax evasion and fraud. https://etasr.sk/article/22864601 Bratislava, 21 January (TASR) - The Slovak Agriculture and Food Chamber (SPPK) welcomes the decision by members of the European Parliament (EP) to refer the Mercosur trade agreement to the European Court of Justice (ECJ) for review, SPPK's spokesperson Jana Holeciova stated on Wednesday. https://etasr.sk/article/22864768 Bratislava, 21 January (TASR) - Civic association Post Bellum disagrees with partial results of a government audit carried out in November and December of last year when the audit team has identified six shortcomings in the use of public funds during 2022, Post Bellum head Sandra Polovkova told TASR on Wednesday, adding that her association is now required to return €38,280 due to an alleged breach of financial discipline. https://etasr.sk/article/22864826 Bratislava, 21 January (TASR) - The Czech Republic and Slovakia have agreed to proceed jointly with the reconstruction of a D2 motorway bridge over the Morava River, Czech Transport Minister Ivan Bednarik said after the talks with his Slovak counterpart Jozef Raz (a Smer-SD nominee) on Wednesday. https://etasr.sk/article/22864955 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