SUMMARY - Thursday, 29 January 2026 - 9.20 p.m.

Bratislava, 29 January (TASR) - MPs approved on Thursday an amendment to Parliament's Rules of Procedure by 78 votes. https://etasr.sk/article/22893455 Bratislava, 29 January (TASR) – Members of Parliament must always act with regard to the public interest when performing their duties, it follows from the ethics code approved by the House on Thursday together with an amendment to the Rules of Procedure. https://etasr.sk/article/22893468 Paris/Bratislava 29 January (TASR) - Prime Minister Robert Fico (Smer-SD) met French President Emmanuel Macron in Paris on Thursday, stating that they held a confidential discussion lasting almost two hours. https://etasr.sk/article/22893053 Brussels/Bratislava, 29 January (TASR) – Slovakia has supported the inclusion of Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) on the European Union's list of terrorist organisations, while at the same time pointing to possible risks of such a move for EU citizens, Foreign and European Affairs Minister Juraj Blanar said after a session of the EU Council in Brussels on Thursday. https://etasr.sk/article/22893445 Brussels, 29 January (TASR) - The critical situation in Ukraine caused by Russian attacks on energy infrastructure is unacceptable for Slovakia, Foreign and European Affairs Minister Juraj Blanar (Smer-SD) said on Thursday following a meeting of the European Union Council in Brussels, adding that he expressed his protest against Russia in this situation and supported civilians in Ukraine. https://etasr.sk/article/22893433 Bratislava, 29 January (TASR) - The Austerlitz Format is an important cooperation format for Slovakia, it is specific proof of how pragmatic regional cooperation can produce positive improvements to the lives of the people in Slovakia, the Czech Republic, and Austria, while also providing a platform for coordination and effective solutions to common challenges, Slovakia's chief diplomat Juraj Blanar (Smer-SD) stated on the occasion of the 11th anniversary of the setting up of the Austerlitz Format (S3), TASR was told by the Foreign Ministry's communications department on Thursday. https://etasr.sk/article/22893349 Bratislava, 29 January (TASR) – At present it isn't possible to require a member of Parliament to take a breath test for alcohol, as MPs are elected by voters and hold a four-year mandate, House chair Richard Rasi (Voice-SD) stated on Thursday, adding that no parliament in Europe has rules obliging MPs to undergo such tests. https://etasr.sk/article/22892886 Bratislava, 29 January (TASR) - MP Martin Smilnak (Christian Democrats/KDH) will resign as an MP on 31 January, KDH representatives told a press conference on Thursday, adding that he'll be replaced in Parliament by Monika Kolejakova, who will take up her seat on 1 February. https://etasr.sk/article/22893071 Poprad, 29 January (TASR) - The Interior Ministry is expanding its network of information offices for victims of crime, said State Secretary Lucia Kurilovska on Thursday, adding that the ministry is responding to a long-identified need to provide victims with accessible, sensitive and coordinated assistance directly in the regions. https://etasr.sk/article/22893111 Bratislava, 29 January (TASR) – The aim of the Justice Ministry is to find an expert solution regarding the criminal offence of so-called bending the law, which was introduced into Slovakia's legal system by the previous government, Justice Minister Boris Susko (Smer-SD) said this after Thursday's meeting with a group of rapporteurs from the Venice Commission. https://etasr.sk/article/22893096 Bratislava, 29 January (TASR) - The European Union (EU) and NATO have a future if they are able to adapt to current conditions, stated Vice-premier and Defence Minister Robert Kalinak (Smer-SD) during parliamentary question time on Thursday, describing the question of the future of these two organisations as perhaps the most important issue of our time. https://etasr.sk/article/22892995 Bratislava 29 January (TASR) - The opposition still doesn't have enough information about the new national hospital planned in the Vajnory burough of Bratislava, according to statements made by opposition members of Parliament after a session of the House health committee on Thursday at which the Health Ministry presented the medical plan for the new national hospital. https://etasr.sk/article/22892970 Bratislava, 29 January (TASR) - The Agriculture and Rural Development Ministry will present the first two calls from its strategic plan in the coming days, Agriculture Minister Richard Takac (Smer-SD) stated at this year's first meeting of the Slovak Agriculture and Food Chamber (SPPK) in Bratislava, with SPPK head Andrej Gajdos, Agricultural Payment Agency (PPA) director Jozef Cepko, and other guests in attendance. https://etasr.sk/article/22893202 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. 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