SUMMARY - Friday, 23 January 2026 - 5 p.m.

Bratislava, 23 January (TASR) - The situation concerning the arrest of a Chinese spy by the Czech police doesn't pose a security risk for Slovakia, said Defence Minister Robert Kalinak (Smer-SD) on Friday in response to questions from journalists, adding that Slovak intelligence services are monitoring the situation. https://etasr.sk/article/22871922 Bratislava, 23 January (TASR) - Slovak Education Minister Tomas Drucker (Voice-SD) and his Czech counterpart Robert Plaga agreed to deepen mutual cooperation during their talks on Friday, noting that their countries' educational systems are very similar, TASR learnt at their press conference held on the same day. https://etasr.sk/article/22871700 Bratislava, 23 January (TASR) - Prime Minister Robert Fico (Smer-SD) should treat his coalition partners more politely and deal with people's actual problems instead of virtual enemies, stated leader of the junior coalition Slovak National Party (SNS) and House Vice-chair Andrej Danko in a video on social media on Friday, responding to Fico's comments on Thursday (22 January). https://etasr.sk/article/22871917 Bratislava, 23 January (TASR) - Opposition Progressive Slovakia (PS) party chairman Michal Simecka can see disinterest and disrespect behind Prime Minister Robert Fico's (Smer-SD) remarks on his way to an extraordinary European Council summit, TASR has learnt from Simecka's statement on Friday. https://etasr.sk/article/22872044 Bratislava, 23 January (TASR) - The opposition Christian Democrats (KDH) have requested the convening of an extraordinary session of the parliamentary committee for supervising the Slovak Intelligence Service (SIS) following the detention of a Chinese spy in the Czech Republic who allegedly interviewed MEP Lubos Blaha (Smer-SD) and Parliamentary Chair Richard Rasi (Voice-SD), TASR was told by the KDH communications department on Friday. https://etasr.sk/article/22872030 Bratislava, 23 January (TASR) - The Slovak-US agreement to facilitate cooperation on the Jaslovske Bohunice nuclear power plant project and Slovakia's civil nuclear programme has sparked strong criticism from the opposition Freedom and Solidarity (SaS) and Progressive Slovakia (PS) parties. https://etasr.sk/article/22871752 Bratislava/Kiev, 23 January (TASR) - The Ukrainian Embassy in Slovakia, in cooperation with several partner NGOs, has launched a Heat for Ukraine fundraising campaign, Ukrainian Ambassador to Slovakia Myroslav Kastran told a news conference on Friday. https://etasr.sk/article/22871881 Prague, 23 January (TASR) - Reporters Without Borders (RSF) on Friday called on the Slovak Specialised Criminal Court (STS) to thoroughly examine all evidence in the file concerning the murder of investigative journalist Jan Kuciak and his fiancée Martina Kusnirova during the upcoming retrial in order to avoid any repeat of the mistakes made in previous proceedings, RSF's Prague office director Pavol Szalai has informed TASR. https://etasr.sk/article/22871615 Bratislava, 23 January (TASR) - The Slovak University of Technology (STU), Comenius University (UK) and the Slovak Academy of Sciences (SAV) are strengthening their cooperation with Imperial College London in the field of nuclear technology, the Education Ministry has told TASR, stressing the growing demand for nuclear experts across the EU. https://etasr.sk/article/22871601 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