SUMMARY - Tuesday, 17 February 2026 - 9.30 p.m.

Bratislava, 17 January (TASR) – Legislative changes introduced by Education Minister Tomas Drucker (Voice-SD) are a parody of reform and fairness, with thousands of teachers and parents complaining, former education minister and MP Jan Horecky (KDH) stated at a press conference on Tuesday. https://etasr.sk/article/22979995 Bratislava, 17 February (TASR) - Energy security and self-sufficiency of Slovakia and the Czech Republic were the fulcrum of a meeting between House Chair Richard Rasi (Voice-SD) and Czech Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Industry and Trade Karel Havlicek on Tuesday, TASR learnt from the Parliament's press department on the same day. https://etasr.sk/article/22979320 Bratislava, 17 February (TASR) - Slovakia supports a two-state solution to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict and wants to take an active part in peace initiatives, Foreign and European Affairs Minister Juraj Blanar said after talks with Palestinian Minister of Foreign Affairs and Expatriates Varsen Aghabekjan Shahin on Tuesday. https://etasr.sk/article/22979207 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 press department on Tuesday. https://etasr.sk/article/22978817 Bratislava, 17 February (TASR) - The affordability of housing really is a major problem in Slovakia, but Prime Minister Robert Fico (Smer-SD) is absolutely lost on this issue, as he hasn't come up with any solutions and is making excuses about the "invisible hand of the market" instead of taking responsibility for the 15 years of his governments that have brought Slovakia to this situation, opposition Progressive Slovakia (PS) party representatives told a press conference on Tuesday. https://etasr.sk/article/22978801 Bratislava, 17 February (TASR) - The junior coalition Slovak National Party (SNS) has expressed its support for the police trade union regarding concerns over a reduction in salaries within the security and rescue services, while supporting the view that MPs shouldn't be receiving a state-service pension at the same time, thereby enabling the state to save money, TASR has learnt from the SNS chairman's office head Zuzana Skopcova. https://etasr.sk/article/22978708 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