SUMMARY - Thursday, 2 April 2026 - 5 p.m.

Bratislava, 2 April (TASR) - Measures to support economic growth in Slovakia will be presented to the coalition council next Wednesday, 8 April, Economy Minister Denisa Sakova (Voice-SD) told a briefing on Thursday following a meeting with President Peter Pellegrini. https://etasr.sk/article/23146804 Bratislava, 2 April (TASR) - President Peter Pellegrini has called on Finance Minister Ladislav Kamenicky (Smer-SD) to be bold in supporting the future growth of the Slovak economy. https://etasr.sk/article/23146800 Bratislava, 2 April (TASR) - Slovakia fully respects the independence, sovereignty and territorial integrity of Georgia within its internationally recognised borders, said Slovak President Peter Pellegrini in a joint statement after receiving his Georgian counterpart Mikhail Kavelashvili at the Presidential Palace on Thursday. https://etasr.sk/article/23146600 Bratislava, 2 April (TASR) – The decision to place one of the three people suspected of being involved in a fire at the LPP Holding arms factory in Pardubice, the Czech Republic in pre-trial custody is now final, as the individual, who was detained in Slovakia, has withdrawn their appeal against a ruling of Bratislava Regional Court, court spokesperson Pavol Adamciak has told TASR. https://etasr.sk/article/23146821 Banska Bystrica/Bratislava, 2 April (TASR) – A single judge at the Specialised Criminal Court in Banska Bystrica on Thursday acquitted former judge and current adviser to Prime Minister Robert Fico (Smer-SD), lawyer David L. [name abbreviated due to legal reasons], of charges of interfering with judicial independence and indirect corruption. https://etasr.sk/article/23146807 Bratislava, 2 April (TASR) - The opposition Progressive Slovakia (PS) party has welcomed the decision of the Regional Prosecutor's Office in Bratislava to file three protests against district office decisions regarding liability for the environmental damage at the former Istrochem chemicals plant in Bratislava, TASR has learnt from PS MP Tamara Stohlova. https://etasr.sk/article/23146745 Bratislava, 2 April (TASR) - Slovakia fully respects the independence, sovereignty and territorial integrity of Georgia within its internationally recognised borders, said Slovak President Peter Pellegrini in a joint statement after receiving his Georgian counterpart Mikhail Kavelashvili at the Presidential Palace on Thursday. https://etasr.sk/article/23146700 Bratislava, 2 April (TASR) - The Interior Ministry will submit a draft law on lobbying for the comments procedure within the next few days, ministry spokesperson Matej Neumann told TASR on Thursday. https://etasr.sk/article/23146637 Spisske Podhradie, 2 April (TASR) - The investigation into the tragic accident in which three young girls lost their lives in the town of Spisske Podhradie (Presov region) nearly two years ago has been concluded, Presov region police spokesperson Jana Ligdayova told TASR on Thursday, noting that the police have charged the bus driver with the crime of endangering public safety. https://etasr.sk/article/23146842 Bratislava, 2 April (TASR) – Vladimír Durec, previously head of the anti-corruption unit, has been appointed head of the Office for Combating Organised Crime (UBOK) of the Police Corps Presidium (PPZ) as of 1 April, PPZ spokesperson Roman Hajek told TASR on Thursday. https://etasr.sk/article/23146832 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