SUMMARY - Thursday, 19 March 2026 - 5 p.m.

Bratislava, 19 March (TASR) - The Finance Ministry, based on a government decision, has prepared a decree setting a special price for diesel for vehicles registered outside Slovak territory, the ministry's press department has informed TASR, adding that the price of diesel for such vehicles has been set at €1.826 per litre. https://etasr.sk/article/23096329 Rome, 19 March (TASR-correspondent) - General Milan Rastislav Stefanik was a figure of pan-European stature, emphasised Culture Minister Martina Simkovicova at the unveiling of his bust at the Verano Military Cemetery in Rome on Thursday. https://etasr.sk/article/23096576 Presov, 19 March (TASR) - MEP Milan Mazurek (Republic) will run for the post of Presov self-governing region chairman, Republic leader Milan Uhrik posted on social media on Thursday. https://etasr.sk/article/23096620 Bratislava, 19 March (TASR) – The opposition Progressive Slovakia (PS) party has filed a criminal complaint over the allocation of EU funds from a call by the Labour, Social Affairs and the Family Ministry, with the suspicions concerning alleged corruption, subsidy fraud and misusing the powers of a public official, said PS MPs at a briefing outside the Prosecutor-General's Office on Wednesday (March 18). https://etasr.sk/article/23096385 Bratislava, 19 March (TASR) - The scrapping of valid contracts worth approximately €2 million for multi-year projects by the Council of the Arts Support Fund (FPU) is in conflict with the law, opposition Progressive Slovakia (PS) MP Zora Jaurova told a press conference on Thursday, adding that the contracts involve roughly 40 projects, including festivals, cultural centres and magazines. https://etasr.sk/article/23096324 Bratislava, 19 March (TASR) - Opposition Progressive Slovakia (PS) representatives questioned the financing of further construction work on the hospitals in Martin, Banska Bystrica and Presov at a press conference on Thursday. https://etasr.sk/article/23096248 Bratislava, 19 March (TASR) – The opposition Christian Democrats (KDH) have welcomed President Peter Pellegrini's admission of the poor state of the legislative process, while urging him to use his powers to prevent breaches of parliamentary rules. https://etasr.sk/article/23096159 Bratislava, 19 March (TASR) – The opposition Freedom and Solidarity (SaS) party has criticised Prime Minister Robert Fico (Smer-SD) ahead of his participation in a European Council meeting, saying that he's attending the event without respect for Parliament, without results for Slovakia and with a foreign policy that harms national interests. https://etasr.sk/article/23095981 Bratislava, 19 March (TASR) - Prosecutor at Kosice I District Prosecutor's Office Marian Corba has been elected as the new chairman of the Prosecutors Council, TASR learnt from Corba himself on Thursday. https://etasr.sk/article/23096247 Bratislava, 19 March (TASR) - The Digital Coalition on Thursday launched the 15th annual testing of the digital skills of primary and secondary school students and their teachers in Slovakia, the Czech Republic, Hungary and Poland, Digital Coalition chairman Mario Lelovsky, Education Minister Tomas Drucker (Voice-SD) and Investments, Regional Development and Informatisation Minister Samuel Migaa (Independent) told a news conference on the same day, adding that the free IT Fitness Test is also available to the general public. https://etasr.sk/article/23096138 Presov, 19 March (TASR) - Investment, Regional Development and Informatisation Minister Samuel Migal (Independent) on Thursday spoke at a conference called 'Digital Future' held in Presov for experts, local government representatives and entrepreneurs to discuss the double 'digital and green' transition. https://etasr.sk/article/23096105 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