SUMMARY - Monday, 16 March 2026 - 9 p.m.

Lubina/Bratislava, 16 March (TASR) - Interparliamentary cooperation in drafting legislation and coordinating positions on European issues were the fulcrum of Monday's meeting between representatives of the Slovak and Czech parliaments in Velka Javorina and the village of Lubina (Trencin region). https://etasr.sk/article/23087698 Brussels/Bratislava, 16 March (TASR-correspondent) - Slovakia, in view of the crisis in the Middle East, has proposed at the European Union level to seek pragmatic rather than ideological solutions to ensure oil and gas supplies to Europe, and welcomed a Czech initiative to lead a European delegation to inspect the damaged Druzhba oil pipeline in Ukraine, Economy Minister Denisa Sakova (Voice-SD) said after a session of the EU Energy Council on Monday. https://etasr.sk/article/23087678 Bratislava, 16 March (TASR) - The Let's Stop Corruption Foundation on Monday warned of possible irregularities in the allocation of EU funds from the Labour, Social Affairs and the Family Ministry's SocInoLab call, pointing out that several non-governmental organisations with personnel links to the governing Voice-SD party — of which Labour Minister Erik Tomas is also a member — succeeded in the call. https://etasr.sk/article/23087651 Bratislava, 16 March (TASR) - The police have launched a criminal investigation into the signing of licensing agreements between public-broadcaster STVR and the Slovak Football Association (SFZ) that were signed by the broadcaster's interim director Igor Slanina shortly before he left the post, opposition Progressive Slovakia (PS) chair Michal Simecka and vice-chair Zora Jaurova announced at a press conference on Monday. https://etasr.sk/article/23087629 Bratislava/Brussels, 16 March (TASR) - Slovakia continues to bolster its political and economic dialogue with India, one of the European Union's most important partners in the Indo-Pacific region. Foreign and European Affairs Minister Juraj Blanar (Smer-SD) stated during a bilateral meeting with his Indian counterpart Subrahmanyam Jaishankar held on the sidelines of Monday's meeting of the EU Foreign Affairs Council in Brussels, TASR learnt from the press department of the Foreign Ministry. https://etasr.sk/article/23087553 Brussels/Bratislava, 16 March (TASR-correspondent) – EU member states failed to reach a compromise on how to address soaring electricity prices, Economy Minister Denisa Sakova (Voice–SD) stated on Monday evening after a session of the EU Council for Energy, TASR learnt from its special correspondent in Brussels. https://etasr.sk/article/23087379 Budapest/Bratislava, 16 March (TASR-correspondent) - Hungary and Slovakia will build a direct connection between their oil refineries in Bratislava and Szazhalombatta to limit what Budapest describes as the blackmail potential of the Ukrainian leadership, Hungarian Foreign Minister Peter Szijjarto said in Brussels on Monday, TASR’s special correspondent in Budapest reported on the same day. https://etasr.sk/article/23087256 Bratislava, 16 March (TASR) - Prime Minister Robert Fico (Smer-SD) will visit Moscow again in May to mark the anniversary of the end of World War II in Europe, probably attending the celebrations on 9 May, according to the premier's speech at the weekend at an event called 'School of Social Democracy'. https://etasr.sk/article/23087214 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. mf