SUMMARY - Thursday, 26 February 2026 - 5 p.m.

Kysucke Nove Mesto, 26 February (TASR) - A ground-breaking ceremony on Thursday launched the construction of the last of the three missing sections of the D3 motorway in the Kysuce area. https://etasr.sk/article/23018162 Lubochna, February 26 (TASR) - The National Highway Company (NDS) will announce a new tender to find a contractor for the construction of the Turany-Hubova D1-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/23018065 Bratislava, 26 February (TASR) - An aircraft acquired via a luxury-aircraft purchase to calibrate airport systems worth €13.5 million for the state-owned Air Traffic Services (LPS) enterprise still hasn't flown a single hour to this day, stated MP Roman Mikulec ('Slovakia') on Thursday, adding that LPS falls under the Transport Ministry. Bratislava, 26 February (TASR) - Environment Minister Tomas Taraba (a Slovak National Party/SNS nominee) has approved investments of over €141 million from the Modernisation Fund for energy efficiency in public buildings, TASR was told by the ministry's communications department on Thursday. Spisska Nova Ves, 26 February (TASR) - The reconstructed surgical ward at Spisska Nova Ves hospital in Kosice region was officially opened on Thursday, with Premier Robert Fico (Smer-SD) and Health Minister Kamil Sasko (Voice-SD) in attendance. Bratislava, 26 February (TASR) - It is a legitimate to ask whether the collapse of part of the roof of the client centre building on Zahradnicka Street in Komarno was related to the recent earthquake, seismologist Peter Moczo from the Faculty of Mathematics, Physics and Informatics at Comenius University in Bratislava told a press conference on Thursday when asked by a journalist about Interior Minister Matus Sutaj Estok's (Voice-SD) statement on Wednesday (25 February) that there was a possible connection between the two events. Bratislava, 26 February (TASR) - The opposition Freedom and Solidarity (SaS) party claims that the police have accepted its criminal complaint regarding the tender for operating ambulance emergency medical service units for further proceedings, MP Tomas Szalay (SaS) announced at a press conference on Thursday. Bratislava, 26 February (TASR) - Foreign and European Affairs Minister Juraj Blanar (Smer-SD) is due to host an iftar dinner on Thursday to mark Ramadan, the holy month of the Islamic calendar, TASR was told by the ministry's communications department. https://etasr.sk/article/23018408 Nove Zamky, 26 February (TASR) - Following the collision between a train and a lorry in Nove Zamky (Nitra region) on Thursday, 14 injured patients were transported to hospitals in Levice, Nitra, Nove Zamky, Galanta and Komarno, while one person sustained injuries incompatible with life, the Emergency Medical Service Operations Centre (OS ZZS) has posted on a social network. https://etasr.sk/article/23018406 Bratislava, 26 February (TASR) - Agriculture and Rural Development Minister Richard Takac (Smer-SD) should give a more detailed explanation concerning the alleged 99.5-absorption rate in drawing funds under the Rural Development Programme (RDP) for the 2014–2022 period, opposition Christian Democratic Movement (KDH) representatives told a briefing on Thursday, also urging Takac to explain why the absorption rate for the 2023–2027 period is only 13 percent. https://etasr.sk/article/23018395 Bratislava, 26 February (TASR) - The criminal complaint filed by the opposition Freedom and Solidarity (SaS) party in connection with targeted energy aid will be handled by the European Public Prosecutor's Office, SaS MPs Branislav Groehling and Karol Galek told a press conference on Thursday. https://etasr.sk/article/23018312 Nove Zamky, 26 February (TASR) - Following the collision between a train and a lorry in Nove Zamky (Nitra region) on Thursday, 14 injured patients were transported to hospitals in Levice, Nitra, Nove Zamky, Galanta and Komarno, while one person sustained injuries incompatible with life, the Emergency Medical Service Operations Centre (OS ZZS) has posted on a social network. https://etasr.sk/article/23018155 Bratislava, 26 February (TASR) - The economic mood in Slovakia in February remained almost unchanged when compared to the previous month, with the Economic Sentiment Indicator (ESI) rising only slightly by 0.1 points to 97.5, the Statistics Office reported on Thursday. https://etasr.sk/article/23018090 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