SUMMARY - Tuesday, 3 March 2026 - 1 p.m.

Bratislava, 3 March (TASR) - The first Slovaks from Israel and Jordan are on their way back to Slovakia, the Defence Ministry announced on a social network on Tuesday, adding that they are being transported by a C-27J Spartan military aircraft. https://etasr.sk/article/23036413 Bratislava, 3 March (TASR) - The Office for Combating Organised Crime (UBOK) has been carrying out raids in Bratislava region since the early hours of Tuesday morning, Police Corps Presidium spokesperson Lea Vilhanova informed TASR on the same day, adding that the operation, codenamed 'Farewell', is focused on corruption-related crime. https://etasr.sk/article/23036437 Bratislava, 3 March (TASR) - The average number of jobless people in Slovakia for the whole of 2025 reached almost 150,000, up by 1.2 percent, or 1,800 people year-on-year (y-o-y), the Statistics Office reported on Tuesday. https://etasr.sk/article/23036535 Bratislava, 3 March (TASR) - An investigator of the Internal Affairs Inspectorate's (UIS) Veritas team oversaw a police operation codenamed 'Cooperating Defendant' on Tuesday, charging four current and two former police officers, plus one civilian, with extortion and abuse of power by a public official, allegedly committed in an organised manner, UIS spokesperson Andrea Dobiasova told TASR on the same day. https://etasr.sk/article/23036567 Bratislava, 3 March (TASR) - The average nominal monthly salary in Slovakia for the whole of 2025 reached €1,620, up by 6.3 percent, or €96 year-on-year (y-o-y), the Statistics Office reported on Tuesday. https://etasr.sk/article/23036598 Bratislava, 3 March (TASR) - The minimum wage will rise to €972 per month in 2027, unless the social partners agree otherwise, Labour Minister Erik Tomas (Voice-SD) told a news conference on Tuesday. https://etasr.sk/article/23036605 Bratislava, 3 March (TASR) - All those who, if confirmed, have abused their uniforms, powers or public trust must bear full responsibility regardless of their status, Interior Minister Matus Sutaj Estok (Voice-SD) has written on social media in connection with the detention on Tuesday of current and former police officers, as well as a prosecutor from the Prosecutor-General's Office. https://etasr.sk/article/23036692 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. ko