SUMMARY - Friday, 6 February 2026 - 10.30 p.m.

Bratislava, 6 February (TASR) - The Bratislava Region Prosecutor's Office insists on the conclusions presented by Bratislava Region Prosecutor Rastislav Remeta on Thursday (5 February) regarding the halting of criminal investigations related to the donation of military equipment to Ukraine, the Regional Prosecutor's Office said on Friday in response to a press conference held by Defence Ministry representatives earlier in the day. https://etasr.sk/article/22919945 Zilina, 6 February (TASR) - The KOVO Kia Zilina trade union has declared a dispute over the conclusion of a collective agreement on 28 January as regards an increase in base salaries in 2026, TASR was told on Friday by Martin Cech, chairman of the trade union at car manufacturer Kia Slovakia in Zilina. https://etasr.sk/article/22919996 Bratislava, 6 February (TASR) - The process of discontinuing sugar production at the Povazsky cukor sugar factory in Trencianska Tepla (Trencin region) is irreversible, Agriculture and Rural Development Minister Richard Takac (Smer-SD) stated on social media after a meeting with chairman of the company's Board of Directors Michal Abelovic earlier on Friday. https://etasr.sk/article/22920148 Bratislava, 6 February (TASR) - Culture Minister Martina Simkovicova (a Slovak National Party/SNS nominee) travelled to Hungary for a working visit on Friday to attend the celebrations marking the 30th anniversary of the establishment of the House of Slovak Culture in Bekescsaba, TASR has learnt from Culture Ministry's communications department head Petra Demkova. https://etasr.sk/article/22920178 Bratislava, 6 February (TASR) – Interior Minister Matus Sutaj Estok (Voice-SD) and his Czech counterpart Lubomir Metnar signed an agreement on police cooperation in the old building of the Slovak Parliament in Bratislava on Friday. https://etasr.sk/article/22920575 Bratislava, 6 February (TASR) - If the prosecution service is saying that the case is closed regarding the donation of military equipment to Ukraine, it must clearly explain how the Supreme Audit Office (NKU) was able to find serious shortcomings, Interior Minister Matus Sutaj Estok (Voice-SD) stated in a video on a social network in response to a recent decision by the Bratislava Regional Prosecutor's Office, adding that it could set a dangerous precedent. https://etasr.sk/article/22920767 Bratislava, 6 February (TASR) - The police halted the criminal investigation in the case concerning the management of the COVID-19 pandemic, TASR has learnt from the Regional Prosecutor's Office in Trencin, which is supervising the case. https://etasr.sk/article/22921147 Vysoke Tatry/Bratislava, 6 February (TASR) – An avalanche in the High Tatra mountains claimed the lives of two people on Friday morning. 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