SUMMARY - Tuesday, 27 January 2026 - 9 p.m.

Bratislava, 27 January (TASR) - President Peter Pellegrini on Tuesday handed over credentials to Fedor Rosocha, the new head of the Permanent Mission of the Slovak Republic to the United Nations (UN) in Geneva. https://etasr.sk/article/22886103 Bratislava, 27 January (TASR) – Slovakia's economic growth slowed in 2025 to an estimated 0.8 percent from 1.9 percent in 2024, complicating efforts to reduce the fiscal deficit and place public debt on a sustainable path, according to the concluding statement of a mission of the International Monetary Fund (IMF). https://etasr.sk/article/22886083 Sered/Bratislava, 27 January (TASR) - It is the duty of the state and society to preserve the legacy of the Holocaust for generations that will no longer be able to meet its direct witnesses, President Peter Pellegrini told TASR at the Holocaust Museum in Sered on Tuesday. https://etasr.sk/article/22886035 Bratislava, 27 January (TASR) - The opposition's Christian Democratic Movement (KDH) harbors reservations about the coalition-drafted amendment to Parliament's Rules of Procedure and does not expect the change to make the House more decent, arguing that nice suits do not make an honest person, KDH head Milan Majersky stated at a press conference on Tuesday. https://etasr.sk/article/22885878 Bratislava, 27 January (TASR) - Foreign and European Affairs Minister Juraj Blanar (Smer-SD) on Tuesday described the concluded negotiations on an EU-India free trade agreement as an unprecedented success that will open a whole new chapter in trade and investment relations, TASR has learnt from the Foreign Ministry's communications department. https://etasr.sk/article/22885621 Bratislava, 27 January (TASR) - The proposed code of ethics for MPs constitutes unacceptable interference in fundamental rights, said MPs from the 'Slovakia'-'For the People' caucus on Tuesday, with caucus head Michal Sipos describing the code of ethics as a tool for bullying the opposition. https://etasr.sk/article/22885596 Bratislava, 27 January (TASR) – Parliamentary vice-chair Tibor Gaspar (Smer-SD) submitted an amending proposal to the parliamentary Rules of Procedure at a session on Tuesday, backed by coalition MPs. https://etasr.sk/article/22885587 Bratislava, 27 January (TASR) - The new plan proposed for running emergency medical services (EMS) that was presented by Health Minister Kamil Sasko (Voice-SD) earlier on Tuesday has been criticised by the opposition Freedom and Solidarity (SaS) party as a move to dismantle a system that has been working for years, TASR learnt from SaS representatives at a press conference on the same day. https://etasr.sk/article/22885533 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. mf