SUMMARY - Monday, 23 February 2026 - 5 p.m.

Bratislava, 23 February (TASR) - If Slovakia isn't a respected partner state for Ukraine, it will have to take measures such as stopping electricity supplies to Ukraine, said Interior Minister Matus Sutaj Estok (Voice-SD) on Monday. https://etasr.sk/article/23009186 Bratislava, 23 February (TASR) - The junior governing Slovak National Party (SNS) fully supports Premier Robert Fico (Smer-SD) and expects the state-run Slovak Electricity Transmission System (SEPS) to put a temporary limit on electricity supplies to Ukraine, according to a media statement released by SNS in reaction to the premier's announced request to stop electricity transit due to the halt in oil supplies. https://etasr.sk/article/23009379 Bratislava, 23 February (TASR) - It would be bordering on treason if electricity supplies to Ukraine were actually halted, opposition Progressive Party (PS) leader Michal Simecka told a news conference held in front of the residence of the state-run Slovak Electricity Transmission System (SEPS) on Monday, calling on the company's board of directors to disobey the "order" of Premier Robert Fico (Smer-SD). https://etasr.sk/article/23008930 Bratislava, 23 February (TASR) - Threatening messages were sent to 19 schools in Slovakia on Sunday (22 February) night, most of them in Bratislava, but also one in Samorin (Trnava region) and one in Snina (Presov region), Interior Minister Matus Sutaj Estok (Voice-SD) told a news conference on the same day, adding that 65 police patrols have been deployed to guard the schools. https://etasr.sk/article/23009164 Bratislava, 23 February (TASR) - The state must take as tough as stance as possible regarding threats against schools that have appeared on social media and take all measures to ensure that schools are safe and track down and punish the perpetrators, President Peter Pellegrini posted on a social network on Monday. https://etasr.sk/article/23009247 Nizny Hrabovec, 23 February (TASR) - The level of a sludge pond at the Bukoza plant in the village of Nizny Hrabovec in Vranov nad Toplou district (Presov region) was successfully reduced on Sunday evening (22 February), the Interior Ministry's strategic communications department told TASR on Monday, adding that the hazardous substances that have been pumped out will be disposed of in a qualified manner. https://etasr.sk/article/23009260 Bratislava, 23 February (TASR) - The opposition Christian Democratic Movement (KDH) has called on Slovak European Commissioner for Trade Maros Sefcovic, the government and political parties to stand up for the protection of subsidiarity, the sovereignty of EU-member states and the values on which the EU was founded, KDH MEP Miriam Lexmann told a press conference on Monday in response to an initiative allowing women to undergo abortions in other member states. https://etasr.sk/article/23009141 Bratislava, 23 February (TASR) - The main trial of Patrik P. [name abbreviated due to legal reasons], who is infamous in connection with the scandal surrounding non-banking institutions Horizont Slovakia and BMG Invest, didn't take place at Bratislava I City Court on Monday due to the absence of a senate member, and the next hearing has been scheduled for 25 May, TASR reported on Monday. https://etasr.sk/article/23008937 Bratislava, 23 February (TASR) - Europe should rediscover the spirit of its founding fathers, return to the values of the Gospel, and thus become a credible actor for peace capable of prioritising dialogue over armament, Slovak Bishops Conference (KBS) head Bernard Bober stated on Monday on the occasion of the fourth anniversary of the start of the war in Ukraine. https://etasr.sk/article/23009317 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