SUMMARY - Tuesday, 3 March 2026 - 5 p.m.

Bratislava, 3 March (TASR) - The Economic and Financial Committee (EFC) of the Council of the EU has approved its opinion on Slovakia's seventh request for a payment from the Recovery and Resilience Plan totalling €761 million (€658 million net), the communications department of the Office of the Vice-premier for the Recovery Plan and a Knowledge-based Economy reported on Tuesday, adding that the committee confirmed the European Commission's preliminary assessment that Slovakia had met 17 of the 18 milestones and targets set. https://etasr.sk/article/23037266 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/23036711 Bratislava, 3 March (TASR) - Former interior minister (2020-23) and current MP Roman Mikulec ('Slovakia'-For the People) has described the Internal Affairs Inspectorate's (UIS) 'Operation Cooperating Defendant', during which several police officers have been detained and charged, as an "embarrassing display of bullying" by UIS, TASR reported on Tuesday. https://etasr.sk/article/23036892 Bratislava, 3 March (TASR) - The opposition Progressive Slovakia (PS) party believes that 'Operation Cooperating Defendant', during which several police officers and civilians were detained and charged on Tuesday, was carried out by the Internal Affairs Inspectorate (UIS) at the political behest of top government officials, TASR reported on the same day. https://etasr.sk/article/23037103 Bratislava, 3 March (TASR) - The opposition Progressive Slovakia (PS) party has called for Tibor Gaspar (Smer-SD) to step down from his post as parliamentary vice-chair, and it's begun collecting signatures for his dismissal following the arrest of prosecutor from the Prosecutor-General's Office Michal S. [name abbreviated due to legal reasons] on Tuesday, stated PS leader Michal Simecka on the same day. https://etasr.sk/article/23037287 Bratislava, 3 March (TASR) - Bonds worth €245 million were sold during the first day of the sale of the new government bond issue for the public floated on Monday (2 March), the Finance Ministry reported on Tuesday, adding that Investor II bonds accounted for €146 million and Patriot II for €99 million. https://etasr.sk/article/23036832 Bratislava, 3 March (TASR) - Slovak ambassadors in the most exposed countries in the Middle East are on high alert, the Foreign Ministry posted on social media on Tuesday, adding that they have confirmed that their embassies are on full alert and actively responding to the current security situation. https://etasr.sk/article/23037157 Bratislava, 3 March (TASR) - The junior governing Slovak National Party (SNS) will hold a working congress in the village of Obyce in the district of Zlate Moravce (Nitra region) on 14 March, SNS spokesperson Zuzana Skopcova has informed TASR, adding that the decision on the congress was approved at a meeting of the party presidium on Tuesday. https://etasr.sk/article/23036973 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