SUMMARY - Sunday, 22 February 2026 - 9 p.m.

Bratislava, 22 February (TASR) - Foreign and European Affairs Minister Juraj Blanar (Smer-SD) will travel to Brussels on Monday (23 February) to attend a meeting of the EU Foreign Affairs Council, TASR was told by the ministry's press department on Sunday. https://etasr.sk/article/23006679 Bratislava, 22 February (TASR) – Prime Minister Robert Fico (Smer-SD) will visit the state-run Slovak Electricity Transmission System (SEPS) on Monday (23 February) and ask it to halt emergency electricity supplies to Ukraine. https://etasr.sk/article/23006574 Bratislava, 22 February (TASR) - The opposition's Christian Democratic Movement (KDH) generally supports extending the electoral terms of mayors, governors and local councils from four to five years, but says that there must be broad social and political consensus first. https://etasr.sk/article/23006496 Bratislava/Ornskoldsvik, 22 February (TASR) - For the state of immediate readiness, CV9035 MkIV combat vehicles produced for the Slovak army in Sweden must be stored in specific conditions, Defence Minister Robert Kalinak (Smer-SD) told the media during the ceremonial presentation of the CV9035 MkIV in the Swedish city of Ornskoldsvik on Friday (20 February). https://etasr.sk/article/23006466 Bratislava, 22 February (TASR) - A proposal to extend the electoral term of mayors, regional governors and local councils from four to five years will be submitted to Parliament at the session starting on 14 April, House Chair Richard Rasi (Voice-SD) has told TASR. https://etasr.sk/article/23006254 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