SUMMARY - Monday, 30 March 2026 - 10 p.m.

Bratislava, 30 March (TASR) – Lawmakers from the governing Smer-SD party have submitted to Parliament an amendment to the law on conditions for exercising voting rights to revise voting from abroad. https://etasr.sk/article/23137975 Bratislava, 30 March (TASR) - The European Union must urgently respond to high energy prices and the worsening situation in the dairy sector, Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development Richard Takac (Smer-SD) said after a meeting of the EU Agriculture Council on Monday. https://etasr.sk/article/23137959 Bratislava, 30 March (TASR) - The opposition's 'Slovakia' and Progressive Slovakia (PS) on Monday rejected statements by Prime Minister Robert Fico (Smer-SD), who claimed that the European Commission is favouring Ukraine over an EU member state and asking Slovakia to stop applying dual fuel pricing. https://etasr.sk/article/23137916 Bratislava, 30 March (TASR) - The fact that tax offences are no longer prosecuted as criminal acts does not mean they are not being investigated or that perpetrators are not punished, Justice Minister Boris Susko (Smer-SD) stated at a press conference on Monday. https://etasr.sk/article/23137817 Bratislava, 30 March (TASR) - MP Veronika Remisova ('Slovakia'-For the People) criticised on Monday the relocation of key security sections of the Interior Ministry to a building with "ties to Russia", calling it highly risky in the current situation. https://etasr.sk/article/23137790 Bratislava, 30 March (TASR) - Prime Minister Robert Fico (Smer-SD) on Monday criticised the European Commission for prioritising Ukraine over an EU member state. https://etasr.sk/article/23137757 Bratislava, 30 March (TASR) - Opposition parties Progressive Slovakia (PS), Freedom and Solidarity (SaS), and 'Slovakia' will not support a coalition-sponsored proposal in Parliament to extend the electoral terms of local authorities from four to five years, arguing the change does not address problems of municipalities and believe the coalition should focus on real issues affecting people, instead. https://etasr.sk/article/23137501 Bratislava, 30 March (TASR) – The opposition's Christian Democratic Movement (KDH) broadly supports extending terms for local authorities from four to five years, but will not back the coalition proposal without broad societal and cross-party consensus, the party said in a statement to TASR on Monday. https://etasr.sk/article/23137356 Trencin, 30 March (TASR) - All investments in the Slovak armed forces, in modernisation and in developing new systems serve a purpose, pointed out President Peter Pellegrini during a visit to the state-owned Aircraft Repair Company Trencin on Monday, adding that the Slovak armed forces must be capable of protecting the integrity and territorial integrity of the country to the greatest extent possible and of ensuring the safety of the population. https://etasr.sk/article/23137335 Bratislava, 30 March (TASR) - The coalition Slovak National Party (SNS) is interested in maintaining a constructive working relationship with Environment Minister Tomas Taraba (an SNS nominee) at least until the end of the electoral term, head of the SNS chairman's office Zuzana Skopcova told TASR on Monday, adding that unfortunately, the ultimatum-like manner in which he communicates with the party raises unnecessary questions about the future of their cooperation. https://etasr.sk/article/23137278 Bratislava/Medvedov, 30 March (TASR) - Slovak security forces, primarily the police and Financial Administration (the tax and customs office), launched a preventive operation called 'Green II' on Monday, Interior Minister Matus Sutaj Estok (Voice-SD) announced at a press conference at the Police Detention Facility for Foreigners in the village of Medvedov (Trnava region). https://etasr.sk/article/23137255 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