SUMMARY - Wednesday, 28 January 2026 - 5 p.m.

Bratislava, 28 January (TASR) - The Slovak government has decided not to join the Board of Peace that was recently set up by US President Donald Trump for now, according to a document approved by the cabinet at its session on Wednesday. https://etasr.sk/article/22888218 Bratislava, 28 January (TASR) - President Peter Pellegrini welcomes the government's decision not to join the Board of Peace presented by US President Donald Trump, the President's Office's communications department has informed TASR. https://etasr.sk/article/22888441 Bratislava, 28 January (TASR) - I've launched the process of drafting a Vision for the Development of Slovakia until 2040, stated Prime Minister Robert Fico (Smer-SD) in his address at the old parliamentary building in Bratislava on Wednesday during an expert workshop, where, according to him, the aim is to discuss the "recipe for cooking up" this vision. https://etasr.sk/article/22888824 Bratislava, 28 January (TASR) - The latest report by the International Monetary Fund (IMF) on the Slovak economy describes a reality that is well known: Slovakia needs the government to adopt pro-growth measures, work on which has already begun, said Finance Minister Ladislav Kamenicky (Smer-SD) in response to the report published by the IMF on Tuesday (27 January). https://etasr.sk/article/22888782 Bratislava, 28 January (TASR) – Agriculture Minister Richard Takac (Smer-SD) and Interior Minister Matus Sutaj Estok (Voice-SD), speaking ahead of a cabinet session and in response to claims by Politico magazine, said that they don't know the details of Prime Minister Robert Fico's (Smer-SD) recent meeting with US President Donald Trump. https://etasr.sk/article/22888448 Bratislava, 28 January (TASR) - President Peter Pellegrini appointed 25 new judges on Wednesday at the recommendation of the Judicial Council, including 22 judges for general courts and three judges for administrative courts who will begin their work in courts across Slovakia, TASR was told by the President's Office's communications department on Wednesday. https://etasr.sk/article/22888709 Bratislava/Nitra, 28 January (TASR) – Slovak Information Service (SIS) director Pavol Gaspar has said that he exceeded the speed limit by four kilometres per hour (km/h) at the time of his traffic accident in Nitra and expects to receive an on-the-spot fine of €50. https://etasr.sk/article/22888596 Bratislava, 28 January (TASR) - The police have detained several people as part of an anti-drugs operation carried out in Bratislava and Trnava regions, with five of them charged with serious drug-related crimes, Bratislava region police spokesperson Katarina Bartosova told TASR on Wednesday. https://etasr.sk/article/22888674 Bratislava, 28 January (TASR) - The Slovak University of Technology (STU) in Bratislava is the best technical university in Slovakia, ranking 388th out of 958 European universities, according to the QS World University Rankings: Europe 2026, TASR has learnt from STU spokesperson Juraj Rybansky. https://etasr.sk/article/22888717 Bratislava, 28 January (TASR) - Foreign Affairs Minister Juraj Blanar (Smer-SD) is to leave for Brussels, where he will represent Slovakia at a meeting of the EU Foreign Affairs Council (FAC) in Brussels on Thursday (29 January), the Foreign Affairs Ministry's communications department has informed TASR. https://etasr.sk/article/22888364 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