SUMMARY - Tuesday, 24 March 2026 - 10 p.m.

Bardejov/Bratislava, 24 March (TASR) - A fire in a residential building in Bardejov (Presov region), in the Dlha Luka borough, forced the evacuation of 33 people at around noon on Tuesday. https://etasr.sk/article/23116166 Kosice/Bratislava, 24 March (TASR) – A traffic accident on Moldavska Street in Kosice on Sunday (22 March), in which a passenger car ended up in a pedestrian underpass, was allegedly caused by an officer of the Internal Affairs Inspectorate (UIS), TASR was informed by UIS spokesperson Andrea Dobiasova on Tuesday. https://etasr.sk/article/23116152 Bratislava, 24 March (TASR) – A prosecutor of the Prosecutor-General's Office (PG) has launched criminal prosecution on suspicion of misuse of power by a public official, following a criminal complaint filed by representatives of the 'For the People' party over the apprehension of prosecutor Michal S. [name abbreviated due to legal reasons] during the operation Cooperating Defendant, MP Veronika Remisova ('Slovakia'–For the People) declared at a press conference on Tuesday. https://etasr.sk/article/23116143 Bratislava, 24 March (TASR) - The Christian Democratic Movement (KDH) sharply rejects the way the state selected a contractor for the geological survey for the planned Karpaty tunnel. https://etasr.sk/article/23116067 Sala/Bratislava, 24 March (TASR) – The company Duslo Sala is ready to invest and stay in Slovakia, and its management wants to conduct a constructive, expertise-informed dialogue with the state on setting conditions that will not place Slovak industry at a structural disadvantage compared with competitors, Duslo chair of the board Petr Cingr stated after a meeting with Prime Minister Robert Fico (Smer-SD) on Tuesday. https://etasr.sk/article/23115924 Bratislava, 24 March (TASR) - Chair of the Office for the Protection of Whistleblowers (UOO) Zuzana Dlugosova met on Tuesday with European Commissioner for Democracy, Justice, the Rule of Law and Consumer Protection, Michael McGrath, with the commissioner inquiring about how the office viewed developments at the end of last year and whether government steps had affected the reporting of corruption practices, TASR was told by UOO Director of Prevention and Communication Maria Hunkova on Tuesday. https://etasr.sk/article/23115809 Bratislava, 24 March (TASR) - Representatives of the opposition 'Slovakia' party have criticised the government following its away-from-home session in the village of Hronske Klacany near Levice (Nitra region) on Tuesday, calling it a "show for the public" intended to cover up the rising incomes of government officials, TASR has learnt from the party's spokesperson Matus Bystriansky. https://etasr.sk/article/23115736 Bratislava, 24 March (TASR) – The opposition's Progressive Slovakia (PS) party warned of possible election interference with respect to a 2020 trip by then-prime minister Peter Pellegrini to Russia and called for explanations, saying that the Slovak Security Council should convene on the matter, PS leader Michal Simecka and party member Peter Bator stated at a press conference on Tuesday. https://etasr.sk/article/23115719 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