SUMMARY - Sunday, 15 February 2026 - 9 p.m.

Bratislava, 15 February (TASR) - At a meeting with US Secretary of State Marco Rubio and the states' delegations, Prime Minister Robert Fico (Smer-SD) discussed issues of cooperation in nuclear energy, the situation with oil and gas supplies in Slovakia and possible alternatives, the war in Ukraine, as well as the situation in NATO, TASR has learnt at their joint press conference following their meeting on Sunday. https://etasr.sk/article/22969098 Bratislava, 15 February (TASR) - At a press conference held by Prime Minister Robert Fico (Smer-SD) and US Secretary of State Marco Rubio, we witnessed a clash of two worlds, MEP for the opposition Christian Democrats (KDH) Miriam Lexmann stated on Sunday, adding that the only point on which they agreed was trade cooperation between Slovakia and the United States of America. https://etasr.sk/article/22969404 Bratislava, 15 February (TASR) - Prosecutor-General Maros Zilinka rejected statements made by Prime Minister Robert Fico (Smer-SD) at a press conference on Sunday regarding amendments to legislation on cooperating defendants, describing the premier's statements as an attack on the prosecutor's office and on himself in his post as prosecutor-general, which is unacceptable in a democratic state respecting the rule of law, TASR has learnt from PG's post on social media on Sunday. https://etasr.sk/article/22968868 Bratislava, 15 February (TASR) - Prime Minister Robert Fico (Smer-SD) is doing his best to save Nitra businessman Norbert Bodor and Parliamentary Vice-Chair Tibor Gaspar (Smer-SD), the opposition 'Slovakia' party stated in response to the premier's press conference on Sunday morning. https://etasr.sk/article/22969629 Bratislava, 15 February (TASR) - The Slovak National Party (SNS) has called on Prime Minister Robert Fico and Parliamentary Vice-chair Tibor Gaspar (both Smer-SD) to focus on passing laws that help people, making the statement in response to the press conference held by Smer-SD representatives on Sunday, TASR has learnt from SNS chairman's office head Zuzana Skopcova. https://etasr.sk/article/22969214 Budapest, 15 February (TASR-correspondent) - Ukraine has still not resumed oil transport via the Druzhba pipeline, so Hungary and Slovakia have turned to Croatia to allow Russian oil to be transported via the Adria pipeline, Hungarian Foreign Minister Peter Szijjarto posted on a social network on Sunday, reports a TASR correspondent in Budapest. https://etasr.sk/article/22969708 Bratislava, 15 February (TASR) - Slovakia's economic growth is expected to reach 1.0 percent of gross domestic product (GDP) this year, with the economy due to be driven mainly by the Recovery and Resilience Plan, while real salary growth is also predicted to continue, according to the conclusions of the latest macroeconomic forecast published by the Finance Ministry on Sunday. https://etasr.sk/article/22969813 Bratislava, 15 February (TASR) - Nearly half of all deaths in Slovakia are caused by cardiovascular diseases, while cancer remains the second most common cause, it follows from the 2024 Health Statistics Yearbook, published by the National Health Information Centre (NCZI). https://etasr.sk/article/22969486 Bratislava, 15 February (TASR) – The risk of being sacked is a concern for 37 percent of employees in Slovakia, with the rate having risen significantly since 2024, when it amounted to less than a quarter of employees, according to a survey conducted by Focus agency for the profesia.sk jobs website in November 2025. https://etasr.sk/article/22969137 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