SUMMARY - Tuesday, 10 February 2026 - 9.30 p.m.

Bratislava, 10 February (TASR) – The opposition blasted the coalition for keeping in office ministers whom its own MPs had previously criticised, with Progressive Slovakia (PS) pointing, for instance, to objections against Health Minister Kamil Sasko (Voice-SD) and Investment Minister Samuel Migal (independent). https://etasr.sk/article/22941491 Podgorica/Bratislava, 10 February (TASR-correspondent) - Slovakia wants to help Western Balkan countries in the process of integration into the EU and absolutely rejects slowing it down for political or technical reasons, Minister of Foreign and European Affairs Juraj Blanar declared at the start of his visit to Montenegro on Tuesday. https://etasr.sk/article/22941146 Podgorica/Bratislava, 10 February (TASR-correspondent) – Slovakia is not a member of the so-called coalition of the willing formed with respect to Ukraine, but it is monitoring its activities and, at the same time, it is ready to take part at a technical level as an observer and offer logistical support for troops that could be deployed to monitor a potential ceasefire in Ukraine, if they're acceptable to both Kiev and Moscow, Foreign and European Affairs Minister Juraj Blanar (Smer-SD) said on Tuesday in response to a TASR question at the start of his visit to Montenegro. https://etasr.sk/article/22940829 Bratislava, 10 February (TASR) – The Bratislava I City Court on Monday (9 February) rejected an indictment filed against police officers Jan C. [name abbreviated due to legal reasons] and others, citing serious shortcomings in the pre-trial proceedings and a violation of the right to defence, attorney Peter Kubina reported on social media on Tuesday. https://etasr.sk/article/22940589 Bratislava, 10 February (TASR) – The opposition criticises the state of corruption in Slovakia and the country's decline in the global Corruption Perceptions Index (CPI), warning that if nothing changes, Slovakia could end up in last place. https://etasr.sk/article/22940398 Bratislava, 10 February (TASR) - The premiers of Austria, Slovakia and the Czech Republic have agreed, within the framework of the Austerlitz Format, on a declaration outlining their positions ahead of Thursday's (12 February) informal summit of the EU, Slovak Premier Robert Fico (Smer-SD) told a news conference following the Austerlitz Format meeting on Tuesday. https://etasr.sk/article/22940187 Bratislava, 10 February (TASR) – The country's entire tourism infrastructure will be completely overhauled as part of a tourism development concept in Slovakia, Tourism and Sport Minister Rudolf Huliak (Independent) announced at a press conference on Tuesday. https://etasr.sk/article/22940083 Bratislava, 10 February (TASR) - The current government is trying to cover up its incompetence and corruption by attacking my family, said opposition Progressive Slovakia (PS) party leader Michal Simecka during the parliamentary debate on the results of a government audit into the use of public subsidies on Tuesday. https://etasr.sk/article/22940052 Bratislava, 10 February (TASR) – The opposition's 'Slovakia' party warns that net wages for police officers, firefighters and mountain rescuers are falling and it blames the current government, saying the cabinet has thrown these professions overboard. https://etasr.sk/article/22940032 Bratislava, 10 February (TASR) – Police Corps President Jana Maskarova insists that the police are investigating corruption and other economic crimes in a no less effective manner. https://etasr.sk/article/22940024 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. mf