SUMMARY - Tuesday, 3 February 2026 - 9.30 p.m.

Bratislava, 3 February (TASR) – The Association of Self-Governing Regions of Slovakia (SK8) views rather positively a survey by Public Ombudsman Robert Dobrovodsky concerning electoral districts and the equality of votes, and considers the results to be a valuable springboard for decision-making by individual regions, the SK8 press department told TASR on Tuesday. https://etasr.sk/article/22909246 Bratislava, 3 February (TASR) – Foreign and European Affairs Deputy Minister Marek Estok will travel to Qatar on Wednesday (4 February) and hold bilateral political consultations with the Secretary-General of the Qatari Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Ahmad Hassen Al-Hammadi, the ministry's press department told TASR on Tuesday. https://etasr.sk/article/22909221 Bratislava, 3 February (TASR) - The Economy Ministry on Tuesday dismissed criticism from Freedom and Solidarity (SaS) over errors in the allocation and payment of targeted energy assistance as an attempt to score cheap political points, TASR learnt from the ministry's press department on the same day. https://etasr.sk/article/22909215 Bratislava, 3 February (TASR) – The House Conflict of Interest Committee on Tuesday launched proceedings against MP Alojz Hlina (Freedom and Solidarity), TASR learnt from committee chair Veronika Remisova ('Slovakia'-For the People) on the same day. https://etasr.sk/article/22909139 Bratislava, 3 February (TASR) – The foreign policy agenda of President Peter Pellegrini will this year focus on Europe and the Central European region, security, and modern diplomacy and technologies. https://etasr.sk/article/22909031 Bratislava, 3 February (TASR) - The state has resumed providing non-refundable grants to towns and municipalities that take out loans from the State Housing Development Fund (SFRB) to build rental flats, Prime Minister Robert Fico (Smer-SD) told a press conference on Tuesday, adding that a reserve of €25 million has been found for the purpose. https://etasr.sk/article/22908933 Bratislava, 3 February (TASR) - The discourse on communication between my former advisor Miroslav Lajcak and late American sex offender Jeffrey Epstein deliberately obscures the problematic overpayment of invoices from subsidies to Marta Simeckova, mother of opposition Progressive Slovakia (PS) leader Michal Simecka, stated Prime Minister Robert Fico (Smer-SD) at a press conference on Tuesday in response to a journalist's question, calling the case a huge scandal for Simecka. https://etasr.sk/article/22908907 Bratislava, 3 February (TASR) - Parliament has added an opposition resolution supporting Epstein's victims to the agenda of its current session at the proposal of MP Beata Jurik (Progressive Slovakia). https://etasr.sk/article/22908881 Bratislava, 3 February (TASR) - The Slovensko.Digital civil association has warned of the risk of the uneconomical use of public funds in the IT sector. https://etasr.sk/article/22908878 Brussels, 3 February (TASR) - Slovak European Commissioner for Trade Maros Sefcovic on Tuesday categorically denied that he had any contact with American financier and sex offender Jeffrey Epstein in response to reports that his name appeared in the new batch of files related to Epstein that were released by the US Department of Justice last week. https://etasr.sk/article/22908876 Bratislava, 3 February (TASR) - I'll comment on my meeting with Prime Minister Robert Fico (Smer-SD) on Wednesday (4 February), Prosecutor-General Maros Zilinka posted on social media on Tuesday. https://etasr.sk/article/22908827 Bratislava, 3 February (TASR) - Errors in the allocation and payment of targeted energy assistance are piling up, and in the case of unauthorised payments, households may have to return the money, the opposition Freedom and Solidarity (SaS) party pointed out at a press conference on Tuesday. https://etasr.sk/article/22908790 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