SUMMARY - Sunday, 1 February 2026 - 9.30 p.m.

Denpasar/Bratislava, 1 February (TASR) – Slovak Foreign and European Affairs Minister Juraj Blanar (Smer-SD) arrived on Sunday in Indonesia for an official working visit to strengthen political dialogue and Slovakia's position in Southeast Asia, as well as expand the activities of economic diplomacy, TASR has learnt from the Foreign Ministry's communications department on the same day. https://etasr.sk/article/22902857 Bratislava, 1 February (TASR) - Director of the Slovak Intelligence Service (SIS) Pavol Gaspar has been given a 15-day deadline to submit a statement in connection with disciplinary proceedings, Slovak President Peter Pellegrini stated on JOJ 24's discussion programme 'Politika 24' (Politics 24) on Sunday. https://etasr.sk/article/22903028 Bratislava, 1 February (TASR) - The long-planned new Istropolis project at Trnavske myto in Bratislava's Nove Mesto burough is entering its construction phase, with the Immocap developer set to start works on the first three buildings, comprising two office buildings and one residential building. https://etasr.sk/article/22903152 Bratislava, 1 February (TASR) - Speaking on STVR's discussion programme 'O 5 minut 12' (Five Minutes to Twelve) on Sunday, House Vice-chair Andrej Danko (Slovak National Party/SNS) said he sees Miroslav Lajcak, former adviser to Prime Minister Robert Fico (Smer-SD) and former foreign minister (2012-20), as a problem not because of his private communication with late US financier and sexual predator Jeffrey Epstein, but because he leaked important information. https://etasr.sk/article/22903220 Bratislava, 1 February (TASR) - Some 80 percent of Slovaks plan to spend their winter holiday in Slovakia, while one in five respondents intend to travel abroad, according to a survey carried out by Visa. https://etasr.sk/article/22903302 Bratislava, 1 February (TASR) - Speaking on TA3's discussion programme 'V politike' (In Politics) on Sunday, Environment Minister Tomas Taraba (a Slovak National Party/SNS nominee) said the validity of a foreign policy oriented towards all cardinal directions is confirmed by the fact that Slovakia maintains active contacts with all of the most powerful countries of the world. https://etasr.sk/article/22903411 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. jrg