SUMMARY - Wednesday, 25 March 2026 - 5 p.m.

Velke Zaluzie/Bratislava, 25 March (TASR) – Parliamentary vice-chair for Smer-SD Tibor Gaspar said on Wednesday that if an agreement is reached with the extra-parliamentary far-right 'Republic' party, which has nominated Zuzana Uhrikova for the post of mayor of Nitra, he could imagine supporting her. https://etasr.sk/article/23117745 Oravsky Podzamok, 25 March (TASR) - A 72-year-old Polish visitor was killed at Orava Castle on Tuesday (24 March), spokesperson for the Emergency Medical Service Operations Centre Petra Klimesova has confirmed for TASR. https://etasr.sk/article/23117754 Velke Zaluzie/Bratislava, 25 March (TASR) – The monitoring of Hungarian Foreign Minister Peter Szijjarto by Western intelligence services is very dangerous, said Slovak Foreign Minister Juraj Blanar (Smer-SD) ahead of Wednesday's cabinet session, adding that the matter requires attention. https://etasr.sk/article/23117952 Velke Zaluzie, 25 March (TASR) - The government will pay compensation of €30,000 to the bereaved families of the people who were killed when part of the roof of the client centre building in Komarno (Nitra region) collapsed on 25 February, while a man who was injured will receive compensation amounting to €3,000, according to a document approved by the government at its away-from-home session held in Velke Zaluzie (Nitra region) on Wednesday. https://etasr.sk/article/23117991 Bratislava, 25 March (TASR) - The opposition Freedom and Solidarity (SaS) party has called for a special emergency session of the parliamentary foreign affairs committee following reports that Russia, in cooperation with Hungary, may have influenced Slovakia's 2020 parliamentary elections in favour of the governing Smer-SD party, SaS party representatives announced at a press conference on Wednesday. https://etasr.sk/article/23118022 Bratislava/Velke Zaluzie, 25 March (TASR) - At its away-from-home session in the village of Velke Zaluzie (Nitra region) on Wednesday, the government allocated over €2.5 million for the districts of Nitra and Nove Zamky (Nitra region). https://etasr.sk/article/23118185 Bratislava, 25 March (TASR) - The opposition Christian Democratic Movement (KDH) has criticised the way in which energy aid has been set up, calling on the government to reconsider it, party MP Rastislav Kratky told a press conference on Wednesday, adding that the aid is not sufficiently targeted because a significant portion of it is going to people not directly threatened by energy prices. https://etasr.sk/article/23118267 Bratislava/Velke Zaluzie, 25 March (TASR) - The government's measure establishing a €400 refuelling limit for diesel per vehicle is working, and the government intends to maintain it, Prime Minister Robert Fico (Smer-SD) told a briefing following the government's away session held in Velke Zaluzie (Nitra region) on Wednesday. https://etasr.sk/article/23118374 Velke Zaluzie, 25 March (TASR) - The Slovak and Czech governments will hold a joint session next Tuesday (31 March), said Premier Robert Fico (Smer-SD) following an away-from-home government session held in the village of Velke Zaluzie (Nitra region) on Wednesday. https://etasr.sk/article/23118415 Bratislava, 25 March (TASR) - Opposition MP Karol Galek (Freedom and Solidarity/SaS) told a news conference on Wednesday that he's filed a criminal complaint with the Prosecutor-General's (PG) Office regarding the suspicion that personal data of Slovak citizens was unlawfully handled within the framework of energy aid provided by the Economy Ministry. https://etasr.sk/article/23118523 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