SUMMARY - Thursday, 26 February 2026 - 1 p.m.

Lubochna, February 26 (TASR) - The National Highway Company (NDS) will announce a new tender to find a contractor for the construction of the D1 Turany-Hubova motorway section that will run parallel to the original tender, stated Transport Minister Jozef Raz (a Smer-SD nominee) at a press conference in the municipality of Lubochna in Zilina region on Thursday. https://etasr.sk/article/23017975 Bratislava, 26 February (TASR) - Slovakia's capital city Bratislava will provide a subsidy of €120,000 for purchasing four diesel generators and 40 portable petrol generators for the Ukrainian capital Kiev as its partner city, Bratislava city council decided on Thursday in response to an urgent request for assistance from Kiev mayor Vitali Klitschko. https://etasr.sk/article/23017841 Bratislava, 26 February (TASR) - The opposition Christian Union (KU) party has changed its name, and it will be called Conservatives-Christian Union from now on, TASR was told by the party on Thursday. https://etasr.sk/article/23017926 Bratislava, 26 February (TASR) - The Judicial Council at its meeting on Wednesday (25 February) categorically rejected general and unjustified attempts to accuse judges of political motivation or biased decision-making. https://etasr.sk/article/23018031 Nitra, 26 February (TASR) - The police are investigating an explosion targeted at ATM machines in the Lipa centre on Vystavna Street in Nitra in the early hours of Thursday morning, TASR has learnt from Nitra region police directorate spokesperson Tomas Havetta. https://etasr.sk/article/23017880 Nove Zamky, 26 February (TASR) - A train and a lorry collided at a railway crossing in Nove Zamky (Nitra region) on Thursday, with the lorry driver succumbing to his injuries at the scene, the police have posted on a social network, adding that according to first reports, six of the 17 people on the train sustained injuries. https://etasr.sk/article/23017980 Bratislava, 26 February (TASR) - Industrial producer prices for the domestic market decreased by 1.3 percent year-on-year (y-o-y) in January 2026, while going down by 0.6 percent in monthly terms, the Statistics Office reported on Thursday. https://etasr.sk/article/23017692 Bratislava, 26 February (TASR) - Construction work prices increased by 3.9 percent year-on-year (y-o-y) in January 2026, the Statistics Office reported on Thursday. https://etasr.sk/article/23017622 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