SUMMARY - Thursday, 12 February 2026 - 9 p.m.

Bratislava, 12 February (TASR) - The opposition's Christian Democratic Movement (KDH) rejects an amending proposal submitted by MP Roman Malatinec (independent) to the amendment of the Banking Act, TASR learnt on Thursday. https://etasr.sk/article/22952816 Bratislava, 12 February (TASR) - The Office for the Protection of Whistleblowers (UOO) views the postponement of discussions on the sixth payment under the Recovery and Resilience Plan as a serious consequence of legislative efforts to interfere with the existence and independence of its office, UOO told TASR on Thursday. https://etasr.sk/article/22952789 Bratislava, 12 February (TASR) – The approval of the final formal step for the disbursement of Slovakia's sixth payment request worth €590 million has not yet been placed on the agenda of the EU comitology committee, the Office of the Slovak Deputy Prime Minister for the Recovery Plan and the Knowledge-based Economy announced on Wednesday. https://etasr.sk/article/22952473 Bratislava, 12 February (TASR) - The current Council for Media Services could be transformed into the National Media Authority, while retaining its status as a regulator, it follows from an amendment to the Media Services Act, which Parliament advanced to second reading on Thursday. https://etasr.sk/article/22952195 Bratislava, 12 February (TASR) - Even the Finance Ministry has already held up a mirror to Investment, Regional Development and Informatisation Minister Samuel Migal (Independent) in the case of the modernisation of the slovensko.sk website costing €130 million, opposition MP Jan Hargas (Progressive Slovakia/PS) stated in connection with the negative assessment of the investment plans of the Investment, Regional Development and Informatisation Ministry by the Value for Money Unit (UHP) operating at the Finance Ministry. https://etasr.sk/article/22951957 Bratislava, 12 February (TASR) – The House committee for social affairs on Thursday rejected a proposal by MP Simona Petrik (opposition Progressive Slovakia) to conduct a parliamentary inquiry into social-insurer Socialna poistovna (SP). https://etasr.sk/article/22951759 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