SUMMARY - Monday, 2 February 2026 - 1 p.m.

Denpasar/Bratislava, 2 February (TASR-correspondent) – Slovak Foreign Affairs Minister Juraj Blanar (Smer-SD) launched his visit to Indonesia on Monday by opening Slovakia's Honorary Consulate in the town of Kuta in Bali, a special TASR correspondent reported on the same day. https://etasr.sk/article/22905541 Denpasar, 2 February (TASR-correspondent) - Responding to the inclusion of the armies of EU countries on Iran's list of terrorist organisations, Slovak Foreign Affairs Minister Juraj Blanar (Smer-SD) has said that he'd expected that Tehran would make such a move. https://etasr.sk/article/22905640 Kosice, 2 February (TASR) - The Ex 624 Tatran express train, serving the Kosice–Bratislava route and departing from Kosice at 4:07 p.m., will offer cultural experiences including concerts, a theatre performance and a light show to its passengers on Monday, national passenger rail carrier ZSSK and the city of Trencin have informed TASR, adding that this will serve as an invitation to the opening ceremony for Trencin's tenure as European Capital of Culture (EHMK) 2026. https://etasr.sk/article/22905680 Banska Bystrica/Bratislava, 2 February (TASR) – The district court in Banska Bystrica has rejected a request to halt the distraint proceedings against Interior Minister Matus Sutaj Estok (Voice-SD) in his dispute with the group of police investigators centered around Jan Curilla, and the interior minister must also reimburse the group's legal costs, their lawyer, Peter Kubina, has reported on social media. https://etasr.sk/article/22905758 Maly Kamenec, 2 February (TASR) - Paramedics were called to a 63-year-old man in the village of Maly Kamenec in the district of Trebisov (Kosice region) on Sunday (1 February), but the efforts to save him were unsuccessful and a doctor pronounced him dead, Martina Frohlich Cinovska of the Emergency Medical Services Operations Centre has confirmed for TASR. https://etasr.sk/article/22905778 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. ko