SUMMARY - Monday, 26 January 2026 - 5 p.m.

Bratislava, 26 January (TASR) - It's unacceptable for various consultants and "fixers" to try to abuse the state and public tenders for their own private enrichment, and anyone who encounters such behaviour should immediately contact law-enforcement bodies, stated Education Minister and acting Vice-premier for the Recovery Plan and a Knowledge-based Economy Tomas Drucker (Voice-SD) on Monday, adding that he's obtained such serious information and has immediately forwarded it to the law-enforcement authorities. https://etasr.sk/article/22882374 Bratislava, 26 January (TASR) - President Peter Pellegrini has requested from the Foreign and European Affairs Ministry an analysis of documents related to Slovakia's invitation to join the Board of Peace, TASR was told by the President's Office's communications department on Monday. https://etasr.sk/article/22882504 Zilina, 26 January (TASR) - The tapping of the foundation stone on Monday symbolically marked the start of construction work on the longest of the three missing sections of the D3 motorway in the Kysuce area of Zilina region. https://etasr.sk/article/22882450 Bratislava, 26 January (TASR) - Slovakia is a paradise for tax fraudsters, in particular those targeting VAT, and the country's budget is short of hundreds of millions of euros lost in tax evasion, representatives of the opposition Progressive Slovakia (PS) party told a press conference on Monday, adding that Slovakia provides fertile ground for companies that are used to transfer dirty money before sending it to accounts in third countries. https://etasr.sk/article/22882512 Bratislava, 26 January (TASR) - The opposition Freedom and Solidarity (SaS) party is filing a criminal complaint on suspicion of sabotage, as Parliament hasn't been able to debate submitted motions for dismissing individual cabinet members or the cabinet as a whole, party MP Maria Kolikova told a briefing held in front of the Prosecutor-General's Office on Monday. https://etasr.sk/article/22882292 Oscadnica, 26 January (TASR) - Since 2016, 850,000 second-year primary school pupils and first-year secondary school students have taken advantage of €150 subsidies for physical activities such as skiing and hiking trips, stated Prime Minister Robert Fico (Smer-SD) at a press briefing in the village of Oscadnica (Zilina region) on Monday. https://etasr.sk/article/22882326 Bratislava/Brussels, 26 January (TASR) - Slovak Foreign and European Affairs Ministry State Secretary Marek Estok voted against a regulation aimed at gradually phasing out Russian gas imports and at improving monitoring of potential energy dependence, while also voicing fundamental reservations on behalf of Slovakia at a meeting of the EU General Affairs Council in Brussels on Monday, TASR has learnt from the ministry's communications department. https://etasr.sk/article/22882271 Bratislava, 26 January (TASR) - A draft amendment to Parliament's Rules of Procedure will be the first point on the agenda of the January House session, which is due to begin on Tuesday (27 January), House Chair Richard Rasi (Voice-SD) told a press conference on Monday, pointing to the need to ensure that the legislative body functions properly at a basic level. https://etasr.sk/article/22882262 Bratislava, 26 January (TASR) - The total cost of all railway measures related to automation and the introduction of the modern European Train Control System (ETCS) is estimated at €2.4 billion, the Finance Ministry's Value for Money Section (UHP) posted on a social network on Monday, adding that safety upgrades on railway lines could be accelerated mainly through individual automation projects. https://etasr.sk/article/22882174 Pezinok, 26 January (TASR) - The trial of Daniel B. [name abbreviated due to legal reasons], who is charged mainly with multiple extremist crimes, began at the Specialised Criminal Court (STS) in Pezinok (Bratislava region) on Monday, TASR reported on the same day. https://etasr.sk/article/22882095 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