SUMMARY - Wednesday, 4 February 2026 - 1 p.m.

Bratislava, 4 February (TASR) - The government will discuss a draft National Cybersecurity Strategy for 2026-2030 at its regular session on Wednesday. https://etasr.sk/article/22910903 Bratislava, 4 February (TASR) – To ensure a safe and competitive Europe, it is necessary to increase production in Europe and reduce dependence on imports and this also applies to defence equipment, which the EU currently imports to a large extent, resulting in losses of finances, jobs and know-how, Economy Minister Denisa Sakova (Voice-SD) stated at an informal session of the EU Competitiveness Council in Nicosia. https://etasr.sk/article/22910944 Jakarta, 4 February (TASR-correspondent) - A Slovak-Indonesian business forum was held in the Indonesian capital of Jakarta on Tuesday (3 February), a special TASR correspondent reported on the same day. https://etasr.sk/article/22910943 Macov/Bratislava, 4 February (TASR) - Police have launched criminal proceedings against the mayor of the village of Macov in the Trnava region, Lubomir Baka, on suspicion of falsifying and altering a public document, official seal, official closure, official emblem and official mark, it follows from a statement provided to TASR by Trnava regional police spokesperson Veronika Dachova on Wednesday. https://etasr.sk/article/22911019 Bratislava, 4 February (TASR) - If the police find any leads linked to the affair of US sex-offender Jeffrey Epstein, they'll examine them, said Interior Minister Matus Sutaj Estok (Voice-SD) ahead of Wednesday's cabinet session. https://etasr.sk/article/22911145 Bratislava, 4 February (TASR) - President Peter Pellegrini will leave for Milan on Friday (6 February), where he'll attend the ceremonial opening of the Slovak and the Czech Olympic Houses alongside Czech President Petr Pavel, the Slovak President's Office has informed TASR. https://etasr.sk/article/22911174 Bratislava, 4 February (TASR) – Prime Minister Robert Fico (Smer-SD) doesn't agree with the stance of the Prosecutor-General's Office (PG) on an assessment of the fight against corruption in a drafted report on the state of the rule of law, said Prosecutor-General Maros Zilinka at a press conference on Wednesday. https://etasr.sk/article/22911209 Bratislava, 4 February (TASR) - MPs will deal with the opposition's motions seeking the dismissal of several ministers and the government as a whole until the debate is fully over, i.e. even after 8 p.m. if necessary, and no vote should take place immediately after the end of the debate, according to changes approved by Parliament at the proposal of the governing coalition on Wednesday. https://etasr.sk/article/22911309 Bratislava, 4 February (TASR) – The government approved a National Cyber-security Strategy for 2026-30 at its session on Wednesday. https://etasr.sk/article/22911348 Bratislava, 4 February (TASR) - Peter Kalivoda (Voice-SD) has become the new chairman of the parliamentary European affairs committee, Parliament decided in a vote on Wednesday. https://etasr.sk/article/22911365 Nove mesto nad Vahom, 4 February (TASR) - The police and emergency units are currently taking action at a school in Nove Mesto nad Vahom (Trencin region) after one of its pupils fired at classmates from an airsoft weapon, leaving two pupils injured who were treated by paramedics at the scene, the police and the Emergency Medical Services Operations Centre (OS ZZS) confirmed for TASR on Wednesday, adding that no lives are in danger. https://etasr.sk/article/22911369 Bratislava, 4 February (TASR) – A school should be a safe haven for our children and teachers, not a place of fear and violence, House Chair Richard Rasi (Voice-SD) declared on Wednesday, adding that the latest reports from Nove Mesto nad Vahom (Trencin region) have shaken him deeply. https://etasr.sk/article/22911378 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