SUMMARY - Friday, 13 March 2026 - 9 p.m.

Bratislava, 13 March (TASR) - Prime Minister Robert Fico (Smer-SD) should sign a letter addressed to Russian President Vladimir Putin from the Slovak opposition parties, chairman of the opposition Progressive Slovakia (PS) party Michal Simecka, MP Frantisek Miklosko (Christian Democrats/KDH) and vice-chairman of the extra-parliamentary Democrats Juraj Seliga told a briefing on Friday. https://etasr.sk/article/23075005 Bratislava, 13 March (TASR) – The Association of Towns and Villages of Slovakia (ZMOS) and the Association of Self-Governing Regions of Slovakia (SK8) presented a joint draft on public administration reform entitled 'Regional Self-Government as a Stable and Strong Partner of the State' at their joint press conference on Friday. https://etasr.sk/article/23074961 Bratislava, 13 March (TASR) - In response to claims made by the opposition Progressive Slovakia (PS) party, which has criticised the Foreign Affairs Ministry for supporting discussions on removing Russian oligarchs Mikhail Fridman and Alisher Usmanov from the European Union's (EU) sanctions list, Foreign Minister Juraj Blanar (Smer-SD) has denied that he discussed the sanctions list with new Russian ambassador to Slovakia Sergey Andreev. https://etasr.sk/article/23075065 Bratislava, 13 March (TASR) - Consumption of Slovak products could decline in 2026, with the reasons primarily being rising production costs and increased consumer pressure on prices, the Slovak Alliance of Modern Trade (SAMO) told a press conference on Friday. https://etasr.sk/article/23075301 Bratislava, 13 March (TASR) - The Environment Ministry has issued a decision in the environmental impact assessment (EIA) process, in which it doesn't approve the plan to build an energy centre in the village of Hontianske Tesare near the spa town of Dudince (both Banska Bystrica region) for the recovery of 130,000 tonnes of waste per year, the ministry's communications department told TASR on Friday, noting that this is a first-instance decision that hasn't yet become final. https://etasr.sk/article/23075133 Bratislava, 13 March (TASR) - The opposition 'Slovakia' party has again criticised the coalition's plan to abolish postal voting from abroad in parliamentary elections, as it fears that voting at embassies could make the results unreliable, MP Gabor Grendel ('Slovakia'-For the People) stated at a press conference on Friday. https://etasr.sk/article/23074884 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