SUMMARY - Thursday, 2 April 2026 - 1 p.m.

Bratislava, 2 April (TASR) - The state budget saw a deficit of €1.868 billion at the end of March 2026, which was a deterioration of €420.6 million, or 29.1 percent year-on-year (y-o-y), the Finance Ministry reported on Thursday. https://etasr.sk/article/23146348 Bratislava, 2 April (TASR) - Slovakia sold government bonds with a total nominal value of €4.441 billion in the first quarter of this year, including €2.024 billion via regular monthly auctions, €2 billion via syndicated sales, and €417 million via bonds intended for ordinary people, the Debt and Liquidity Management Agency (ARDAL) announced in its latest monthly report for March 2026. https://etasr.sk/article/23146395 Bratislava, 2 April (TASR) - The Regional Prosecutor's Office in Bratislava has filed three protests against district office decisions halting proceedings aimed at identifying the entity responsible for the environmental damage at the former Istrochem chemicals plant in Bratislava, TASR has learnt from Gabriela Kovacova, a spokesperson for the Regional Prosecutor's Office. https://etasr.sk/article/23146453 Bratislava, 2 April (TASR) - The special price of diesel that applies to foreign drivers will be increased to €2.063 per litre as of midnight on Friday (3 March), according to an amended decree of the Finance Ministry that was published on Thursday on the slov-lex.sk website. https://etasr.sk/article/23146458 Bratislava/New York, 2 April (TASR) - Slovak PRO, a non-profit organisation representing 3,000 plus Slovaks living in the United States and Canada, has called for postal voting in parliamentary elections for those living abroad to be preserved, addressing its concerns to President Peter Pellegrini in an open letter, TASR has learnt from Slovak PRO board member Brano Vargic. https://etasr.sk/article/23146532 Bratislava, 2 April (TASR) - Public-broadcaster Slovak Television and Radio (STVR) has condemned an incident that occurred outside the District Court building in Nove Zamky (Nitra region) on Monday (30 March), when STVR reporter Ivan Brada was attacked after requesting a comment, said STVR general-director Martina Flasikova in a statement sent to TASR by STVR spokesperson Zuzana Vicelova on Thursday. https://etasr.sk/article/23146539 Bratislava, 2 April (TASR) - If a general election had been held in March, Progressive Slovakia (PS) would have won with 19.1 percent of the vote, followed by the Smer-SD party, supported by 17.1 percent of voters, according to a Focus agency poll conducted for the 360tka news website. https://etasr.sk/article/23146273 Bratislava, 2 April (TASR) - Differences in diesel prices for domestic and foreign vehicles have deepened this week, with foreign drivers currently paying 34 cents more per litre, the Financial Policy Institute (IFP) reported on social media on Wednesday (1 April), citing sales data from one of the largest petrol station operators. https://etasr.sk/article/23146272 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. jrg