SUMMARY - Friday, 23 January 2026 - 1 p.m.

Bratislava, 23 January (TASR) - There were as many as 3,086 public charging points available in Slovakia at the end of last year, allowing drivers to charge their electric vehicles at 1,197 locations in total, the Slovak Electromobility Association (SEVA) reported on Friday, adding that this is an increase of 27 percent year-o-year (y-o-y) in terms of charging points and 24 percent in terms of locations. https://etasr.sk/article/22870904 Bratislava, 23 January (TASR) - The inter-governmental agreement between Slovakia and the United States of America in the field of civil nuclear energy was published in the Slovak Collection of Laws on Friday. https://etasr.sk/article/22871082 Bratislava, 23 January (TASR) - The opposition Freedom and Solidarity (SaS) party has called on general secretary at the Health Ministry's service office Tomas Lorenc to step down from his post due to suspicions related to the case of water-pipe replacements at Trencin Faculty Hospital, as well as public procurement procedures for software and IT services, SaS health expert Tomas Szalay told a press conference on Friday. https://etasr.sk/article/22871274 Bratislava, 23 January (TASR) - The junior coalition Slovak National Party (SNS) has called on Premier Robert Fico (Smer-SD) to adhere to his public statement regarding the need to replace the leadership of the European Union (EU), suggesting the replacement of the Slovak representative on the European Commission, EU Commissioner for Trade and Economic Security Maros Sefcovic, as the first specific step to be taken in this regard, SNS spokesperson Zuzana Skopcova informed TASR on Friday. https://etasr.sk/article/22871276 Bratislava, 23 January (TASR) - The police have charged a 66-year-old man with the crime of illegally producing and trafficking narcotic and psychotropic substances as part of an anti-drugs operation codenamed 'Florist', Police Corps Presidium (PPZ) spokesperson Lea Vilhanova informed TASR on Friday. https://etasr.sk/article/22871450 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. ko