SUMMARY - Friday, 20 March 2026 - 1 p.m.

Bratislava, 20 March (TASR) - President Peter Pellegrini has granted a pardon to a woman who was sentenced to six months in prison for the offence of unlawful business activity committed on a small scale over a long period of time, the President Office's communications department has informed TASR. https://etasr.sk/article/23100182 Bratislava, 20 March (TASR) - Substances found in synthetic drugs will be prohibited in new legislation, with the substances being regulated by groups based on their chemical structure under the new rules, Interior Minister Matus Sutaj Estok told a news conference held jointly with Health Minister Kamil Sasko (both Voice-SD) on Friday. https://etasr.sk/article/23100476 Brussels, 20 March (TASR-correspondent) - No monitoring commission has visited the oil pipeline facility in the Ukrainian city of Brody in Lviv region; the Ukrainians haven't allowed anyone access to the site, so no one knows what the state the oil pipeline is in, said Slovak Premier Robert Fico (Smer-SD) following the European Council summit in Brussels on Friday. https://etasr.sk/article/23100578 Trebisov, 20 March (TASR) - A physical attack involving a sharp object occurred in an outlet of a retail chain in Trebisov (Kosice region) on Friday morning, with one person sustaining injuries, the extent of which is currently being determined, Kosice region police have reported on social media. https://etasr.sk/article/23100688 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. ko