SUMMARY - Wednesday, 4 February 2026 - 5 p.m.

Bratislava, 4 February (TASR) - Prime Minister Robert Fico (Smer-SD) has expressed surprise that Prosecutor-General Maros Zilinka, instead of continuing a factual dialogue in disputes over expert issues, intervened in the political contest on Wednesday with incorrect political statements and claims, which, according to the premier, can be refuted with sufficient expert arguments at the government level, TASR was told by the Government Office's press and information department. https://etasr.sk/article/22912004 Bratislava, 4 February (TASR) – The Police Corps has strongly rejected claims that it's been systematically failing in terms of investigating corruption, the Police Corps Presidium press department told TASR on Wednesday in response to statements made by Prosecutor-General Maros Zilinka earlier in the day. https://etasr.sk/article/22911604 Bratislava, 4 February (TASR) – Interior Minister Matus Sutaj Estok (Voice-SD) and Justice Minister Boris Susko (Smer-SD) should accept political responsibility for Slovakia holding back on its fight against corruption and resign, MP Gabor Grendel ('Slovakia'-For the People) declared at a press conference on Wednesday. https://etasr.sk/article/22911798 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/22912066 Bratislava/Nove Mesto nad Vahom, 4 February (TASR) - Education Minister Tomas Drucker (Voice-SD) has said with regard to the shooting incident at a primary school in Nove Mesto nad Vahom (Trencin region) on Wednesday that weapons in schools are unacceptable, while Interior Minister Matus Sutaj Estok (Voice-SD) has described the pupil's behaviour as particularly irresponsible and dangerous, TASR reported on the same day. https://etasr.sk/article/22912042 Bratislava, 4 February (TASR) - Prime minister Robert Fico (Smer-SD) didn't appear at a joint session of the House foreign affairs and European affairs committees on Wednesday convened at the request of the opposition, which wanted to hear about Fico's meetings with US President Donald Trump and French President Emmanuel Macron, TASR reported on the same day. https://etasr.sk/article/22912011 Bratislava, 4 February (TASR) - The government has approved only approximately €80 million for projects related to the central public administration slovensko.sk website, not the requested €100 million, stated Education, Research, Development and Youth Minister Tomas Drucker (Voice-SD) following the government meeting on Wednesday. https://etasr.sk/article/22911979 Zilina, 4 February (TASR) - Around 600,000 vehicles passed through the newly opened section of the D1 motorway between Lietavska Lucka and Dubna Skala in Zilina in January, Transport Minister Jozef Raz (a Smer-SD nominee) announced on Wednesday. https://etasr.sk/article/22911782 Bratislava, 4 February (TASR) - Prime minister Robert Fico (Smer-SD) didn't appear at a joint session of the House foreign affairs and European affairs committees on Wednesday convened at the request of the opposition, which wanted to hear about Fico's meetings with US President Donald Trump and French President Emmanuel Macron, TASR reported on the same day. https://etasr.sk/article/22911768 Bratislava, 4 February (TASR) – The Defence Ministry has filed dozens of complaints related to corruption, but a number of them have been halted by the prosecution service, Defence Minister Robert Kalinak (Smer-SD) claimed on Wednesday. https://etasr.sk/article/22911715 Bratislava, 4 February (TASR) - We in Voice-SD feel that support for the party in polls was significantly higher under the leadership of current president Peter Pellegrini, said Tomas Drucker (Voice-SD) after the government session on Wednesday, in connection with media reports about the possible replacement of current Voice leader Matus Sutaj Estok. https://etasr.sk/article/22911616 Bratislava, 4 February (TASR) - Social-insurer Socialna poistovna (SP) has rented a building in Nitra that the state-owned Slovak Post Office sold to a private company two months earlier, with the cost of the three-year lease being higher than the purchase price of the property, the opposition Freedom and Solidarity (SaS) party announced on Wednesday. https://etasr.sk/article/22911568 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. am