SUMMARY - Tuesday, 3 March 2026 - 9 p.m.

Bratislava, 3 March (TASR) - Slovakia and Poland plan to intensify cooperation in the defence industry, and they aim to present joint projects within the next few weeks or months, Slovak Defence Minister Robert Kalinak (Smer-SD) and his Polish counterpart Wladyslaw Kosiniak-Kamysz told a joint press conference at a defence industry conference held in Bratislava on Tuesday. https://etasr.sk/article/23037427 Bratislava, 3 March (TASR) - Two state repatriation flights have brought more than 100 Slovak citizens and three Czech nationals back to Slovakia from the Middle East, Interior Minister Matus Sutaj Estok (Voice-SD), Defence Minister Robert Kalinak (Smer-SD) and Foreign Ministry State Secretary Marek Estok told a press conference after the planes landed on Tuesday. https://etasr.sk/article/23037620 Kiev, 3 March (TASR) - No decision has yet been made on the timing of the resumption of operations of the Druzhba oil pipeline, which transported Russian oil to Hungary and Slovakia, Ukrainian Energy Minister Denys Shmyhal told the Novosti.Live television channel on Tuesday, TASR has reported, referring to a story published by the TASS agency. https://etasr.sk/article/23037741 Bratislava, 3 March (TASR) - Parliamentary Chair Richard Rasi (Voice-SD) hasn't yet received the proposal from Prosecutor-General Maros Zilinka to amend the criminal codes. https://etasr.sk/article/23037674 Bratislava, 3 March (TASR) - At a press conference on Tuesday, the opposition 'Slovakia' party again criticised Defence Minister Robert Kalinak (Smer-SD) for purchasing Bombardier Global 5000 transport aircraft in 2024. https://etasr.sk/article/23037546 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/23037512 Bratislava, 3 March (TASR) - Lawyer Peter Kubina, who represents the police officers known as the 'Curilla group' in several cases, wrote on a social network on Tuesday that investigators in the case of the current 'Operation Cooperating Defendant' conducted by the Internal Affairs Inspectorate's (UIS) Veritas team on Tuesday are obstructing his clients' right to a defence and free choice of legal counsel. https://etasr.sk/article/23037447 Bratislava, 3 March (TASR) - The Internal Affairs Inspectorate (UIS) has rejected statements published in the media regarding 'Operation Cooperating Defendant', which UIS conducted on Tuesday, stressing that members of its Veritas team had been preparing for it for several weeks or even months, UIS spokesperson Andrea Dobiasova has told TASR. https://etasr.sk/article/23037435 Bratislava, 3 March (TASR) - The opposition Freedom and Solidarity (SaS) party views with concern the detention on Tuesday of former National Crime Agency (NAKA) officers, including Jan C. and prosecutor Michal S., during an operation conducted by the Internal Affairs Inspectorate (UIS), as this is a sensitive issue requiring transparency and clarification from the law-enforcement authorities, Michal Goffa from SaS's communications department told TASR on Tuesday. https://etasr.sk/article/23037362 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