SUMMARY - Friday, 20 March 2026 - 9 p.m.

Brussels, 20 March (TASR-correspondent) - Given that a combination of circumstances could lead to an oil crisis in Europe, the European Union (EU) should support Slovakia's and Hungary's efforts to have oil supplies resumed via the Druzhba pipeline in Ukraine, Prime Minister Robert Fico (Smer-SD) has stated, assessing the results of Thursday's (19 March) EU summit. https://etasr.sk/article/23101372 Brussels, 20 March (TASR-correspondent) - The European Council didn't produce any specific proposals aimed at making electricity prices fall more rapidly, stated Prime Minister Robert Fico (Smer-SD) when assessing the results of Thursday's (19 March) EU summit. https://etasr.sk/article/23101450 Bratislava, 20 March (TASR) - The Slovak police have taken preventive measures to strengthen security in Slovakia in response to a fire in the town of Pardubice in the Czech Republic, they posted on social media, assuring the public that they are currently not aware of any specific threat. https://etasr.sk/article/23102209 Bratislava, 20 March (TASR) - The police are conducting criminal investigations into vending machines that dispense psychoactive substances in several towns, and they've recently seized several such machines during raids, spokesperson for the Police Corps Presidium Roman Hajek told TASR on Friday, adding that investigations are underway concerning the crime of promoting drug addiction in Poprad (Presov region), Banska Bystrica, Ruzomberok (Zilina region) and Zilina. https://etasr.sk/article/23101721 Bratislava, 20 March (TASR) - The Justice and Foreign Affairs Ministries take note of the decision by the Belgian Court of Appeal in the city of Mons to dismiss the family's appeal regarding the death of Slovak national Jozef Chovanec following an incident at Charleroi Airport in Belgium, declaring that Slovakia is continuing proceedings before the European Court of Human Rights (ECHR), TASR was told by the Foreign Ministry on Friday. https://etasr.sk/article/23102298 Bratislava, 20 March (TASR) - Premier Robert Fico (Smer-SD) failed to secure any concessions for Slovakia at the European Union (EU) leaders summit, MPs for the opposition Progressive Slovakia (PS) party told a press conference on Friday, criticising Fico for this and speaking of Slovakia's isolation as a result of the current coalition's foreign policy. https://etasr.sk/article/23101938 Bratislava, 20 March (TASR) - The opposition Progressive Slovakia (PS) party welcomes the fact that concessions are being made in the zoning of national parks (NP) and that an appropriate level of protection is being proposed for certain areas, MP Tamara Stohlova (PS) told a press conference on Friday. https://etasr.sk/article/23101828 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