SUMMARY - Monday, 9 February 2026 - 1.30 p.m.

Bratislava, 9 February (TASR) – Developments in the construction sector were favourable in 2025, with the volume of completed works exceeding the €8.4 billion mark for the first time on record, the Statistics Office reported on Monday. https://etasr.sk/article/22933044 Bratislava, 9 February (TASR) – Tens of millions of euros are set to flow into Slovakia's agriculture sector via two new calls, one for young farmers (€57 million) and the other for processors (€35 million), with the total allocation under the two calls amounting to €92 million, Agriculture and Rural Development Minister Richard Takac (Smer-SD) announced at a press briefing on Monday. https://etasr.sk/article/22933475 Bratislava, 9 February (TASR) – The election of a new prosecutor-general (PG) before the 2027 parliamentary election is not on the agenda, leader of the coalition Voice-SD party and Interior Minister Matus Sutaj Estok reiterated on Monday. https://etasr.sk/article/22933527 Trnava, 9 February (TASR) – The police are dealing with a report of a bomb threat against the Faculty Hospital in Trnava, Trnava region police spokesperson Zlatica Antalova confirmed for TASR on Monday. https://etasr.sk/article/22933545 Bratislava, 9 February (TASR) - Health Minister Kamil Sasko (Voice-SD) has done nothing to make sure that a stabilisation allowance for nurses isn't subject to payroll taxes, opposition MP and former health minister (2020-21) Marek Krajci ('Slovakia'– 'For the People' caucus) told a press conference on Monday, suggesting that the bonus should be addressed via a legislative rider along with an amendment to the Banking Act as the only possible way to guarantee its payment to nurses at least for February. https://etasr.sk/article/22933599 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