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

Bratislava, 9 February (TASR) - Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico (Smer-SD) on Monday met new Russian Ambassador to Slovakia Sergey Andreyev and stressed the importance of the constructive dialogue that Slovakia is keen on maintaining with Russia, the Government Office's press and information department told TASR on the same day. https://etasr.sk/article/22934711 Pezinok, 9 February (TASR) - Defendant Marian K. [name abbreviated due to legal reasons] plans to testify at Friday's (13 February) main hearing at the Specialised Criminal Court (STS) in Pezinok (Bratislava region), his lawyer Marek Para told the media on Monday. https://etasr.sk/article/22935259 Bratislava, 9 February (TASR) - The Supreme Court has rejected the defence's complaint against last year's acceptance of the indictment by the Specialised Criminal Court in the Purgatory case, TASR was told by lawyer Marek Para on Monday. https://etasr.sk/article/22935496 Bratislava, 9 February (TASR) - Agriculture Minister Richard Takac (Smer-SD) is announcing aid for young farmers and food producers too late and in a cynical manner, opposition MP and chairwoman of the 'For the People' party Veronika Remisova stated on Monday in response to Takac's briefing on the announcement of calls for farmers and food producers held earlier in the day. https://etasr.sk/article/22935180 Bratislava, 9 February (TASR) - The Defence Ministry has been fined €100,000 by the Public Procurement Office (UVO) in relation to the reconstruction of a former student dormitory in Bratislava known as Kukurica [The Corn on the Cob — due to the building's shape], opposition MP Gabor Grendel ('Slovakia'– 'For the People') announced on Monday, adding that the ministry breached the law seventeen times. https://etasr.sk/article/22934893 Banska Bystrica, 9 February (TASR) - The opposition Freedom and Solidarity (SaS) party wants to initiate a parliamentary inquiry by the House committee for agriculture and the environment into state-owned forestry enterprise Lesy SR, SaS MP Alojz Hlina stated at a press conference in Banska Bystrica on Monday, calling on new company director Boris Gregor to meet the committee members. https://etasr.sk/article/22935096 Bratislava, 9 February (TASR) - Slovakia has been a member of the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation (UNESCO) for 33 years, Foreign Minister Juraj Blanar (Smer-SD) stated on the occasion of the anniversary of Slovakia's accession to UNESCO, highlighting the reputation that the country has built up, TASR was told by the ministry's communications department. https://etasr.sk/article/22935678 Bratislava, 9 February (TASR) - The Environment Ministry continues to insist on the legitimacy of the project to build the Malinec-Latky pumped-storage hydroelectric power plant, TASR was told by the Environment Ministry's communications department on Monday. https://etasr.sk/article/22935381 Bratislava, 9 February (TASR) - Dynamic electricity tariffs, which allow consumption to be shifted to periods with lower prices, were used in Slovakia by approximately 27,000 industrial consumers, businesses and some households last year, but the Office for the Regulation of Network Industries (URSO) wants to offer this option - as a voluntary alternative - to all households and small businesses. https://etasr.sk/article/22934749 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