SUMMARY - Tuesday, 17 February 2026 - 5.30 p.m.

Bratislava, 17 February (TASR) - President Peter Pellegrini on Tuesday signed an amendment to the Act on Parliament's Rules of Procedure, TASR learnt from the President's Office's press department on Tuesday. https://etasr.sk/article/22978522 Bratislava, 17 February (TASR) - Opposition representatives view the Specialised Criminal Court's (STS) verdict in the Toll Collector case as evidence that corruption has taken place under the governments led by Smer-SD, and they also pointed to the negative impact of amendments to criminal law that were spearheaded by the governing coalition. https://etasr.sk/article/22978443 Bratislava, 17 February (TASR) - The opposition 'Slovakia' party on Tuesday presented another question as part of a poll on its Prevrat2027.sk (Coup2027) website, asking people whether they would agree to the re-establishment of the National Crime Agency (NAKA) and the Special Prosecutor's Office (USP). https://etasr.sk/article/22978436 Bratislava, 17 February (TASR) – Oil supplies to Slovakia via the Druzhba pipeline haven't yet been resumed, although state-owned company Transpetrol, operating under the Economy Ministry, has repeatedly received an updated schedule for their restoration from its Ukrainian partner, the ministry's press department reported on Tuesday. https://etasr.sk/article/22978094 Banska Bystrica, 17 February (TASR) – Businessman Jozef B., his son Jozef B. Jr., former Finance Ministry State Secretary Radko K. and businessman Miroslav S. [names abbreviated due to legal reasons] have been found guilty regarding the so-called Toll Collector case and received suspended prison sentences, with the first two also having to pay fines exceeding one million euros, according to a verdict handed down by the Specialised Criminal Court (STS) in Banska Bystrica on Tuesday. https://etasr.sk/article/22978017 Bratislava, 17 February (TASR) - The Investment, Regional Development and Informatisation Ministry (MIRRI) has announced a call to support the participation of Slovak firms at a start-up event called 'START Summit 2026', which will take place in St. Gallen, Switzerland on 19–20 March, TASR learnt from MIRRI on Tuesday. https://etasr.sk/article/22977882 Bratislava, 17 February (TASR) - The opposition Freedom and Solidarity (SaS) party has called on Transport Minister Jozef Raz (a Smer-SD nominee) to focus on the construction of key transport routes, specifically the D1 motorway to Zemplin and the R4 expressway to Poland, TASR has learnt from the party's press conference held on Tuesday. https://etasr.sk/article/22977830 Bratislava, 17 February (TASR) - President Peter Pellegrini will leave for India on Tuesday at the invitation of Premier Narendra Modi, where he will participate in an international summit on artificial intelligence (AI) titled 'The AI Impact Summit' in New Delhi, the President Office's communications department has informed TASR. https://etasr.sk/article/22977465 Banska Bystrica, 17 February (TASR) – Businessman Jozef B., his son Jozef B. Jr., former Finance Ministry State Secretary Radko K. and businessman Miroslav S. [names abbreviated due to legal reasons] have been found guilty regarding the so-called Toll Collector case and received suspended prison sentences, with the first two also having to pay fines exceeding one million euros, according to a verdict handed down by the Specialised Criminal Court (STS) in Banska Bystrica on Tuesday. https://etasr.sk/article/22977426 Bratislava, 17 February (TASR) - Bratislava I Municipal Court found defendants Stefan H. and Marek K. [names abbreviated due to legal reasons] guilty in a case concerning trespassing at the home of former interior minister (2020-23) and current MP Roman Mikulec ('Slovakia'-For the People) and imposed a financial penalty of €200 on them. https://etasr.sk/article/22977375 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