SUMMARY - Tuesday, 31 March 2026 - 5 p.m.

Studenka, 31 March (TASR) - Prime Minister Robert Fico (Smer-SD) and his Czech counterpart Andrej Babis signed a memorandum on enhanced cooperation at Nova Horka Castle in the Czech town of Studenka on Tuesday, doing so during a joint meeting of their cabinets. https://etasr.sk/article/23140300 Bratislava, 31 March (TASR) - President Peter Pellegrini appointed 30 new professors at the Presidential Palace in Bratislava on Tuesday, presenting the appointment decrees to academics working in the fields such as history, molecular biology and design. https://etasr.sk/article/23140153 Kosice, 31 March (TASR) - Culture Minister Martina Simkovicova (a Slovak National Party/SNS nominee) on Tuesday dismissed Zuzana Sullova from the post of general director of the Slovak Technical Museum (STM) and Darina Kozuchova from the post of director of the Kosice-based State Scientific Library, Culture Ministry spokesperson Petra Demkova has informed TASR. https://etasr.sk/article/23140036 Bratislava, 31 March (TASR) - Slovakia's economy should grow by only 0.5 percent this year, while inflation should reach 3.9 percent, according to the latest spring prognosis published by Slovakia's central bank (NBS) on Tuesday. https://etasr.sk/article/23140029 Bratislava, 31 March (TASR) - The opposition 'Slovakia' party considers the proposal by Smer-SD to change voting rules in parliamentary elections from abroad as a purpose-built step aimed not at improving conditions for voters, but at manipulating the rules in favour of the governing coalition, MP Gabor Grendel ('Slovakia'-For the People) has said in a statement. https://etasr.sk/article/23140137 Bratislava, 31 March (TASR) - Bratislava Regional Court has ruled that former House chair (2020-23) Boris Kollar (We Are Family) must issue a public apology to police officer Jan Curilla for his statement about the 'Curilla mafia' and pay €50,000 in non-pecuniary damages, as well as full legal costs, TASR reported on Tuesday based on a post published on a social network by Curilla's attorney Peter Kubina. https://etasr.sk/article/23140130 Bratislava, 31 March (TASR) - The opposition Freedom and Solidarity (SaS) party believes that the Police Corps is failing to address the so-called 'ATM mafia', SaS MP Juraj Krupa told a briefing on Tuesday, adding the situation can be directly attributed to the current state of the police force. https://etasr.sk/article/23140030 Bratislava, 31 March (TASR) - Volkswagen (VW) Slovakia confirmed its stable position with solid results in 2025, when its turnover reached €12 billion and profit before tax amounted to €330 million, company representatives announced at a press conference on Tuesday. https://etasr.sk/article/23139960 Zilina, 31 March (TASR) - Employees of the Kia Slovakia carmaker are going on a strike alert, the company's trade union chairman Martin Cech informed TASR on Tuesday. https://etasr.sk/article/23139899 Luxembourg/Bratislava, 31 March (TASR) - The European Public Prosecutor's Office (EPPO) in Bratislava is investigating a suspected subsidy fraud involving the misuse of European Union (EU) funds in connection with a project aimed at developing an IT tool for business processes automation and personal data protection, with searches carried out in the suspected beneficiary's premises in Kosice and Roznava (Kosice region), TASR reported on Tuesday based on a press release published by EPPO. https://etasr.sk/article/23139915 Bratislava, 31 March (TASR) - More than 20,000 people have signed a petition against a proposed amendment to the Act on Social Economy that could jeopardise thousands of jobs for people with disabilities, thus prompting the petition committee to call on the government and MPs to withdraw the draft before its second reading, the petition committee has told TASR, criticising the amendment for being drawn up without sufficient discussion with employers. https://etasr.sk/article/23140318 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