SUMMARY - Saturday, 4 April 2026 - 9 p.m.

Bratislava, 4 April (TASR) - The liberation of Bratislava should remind us that living in peace is a gift, and that peace cannot be taken for granted, Interior Minister Matus Sutaj Estok (Voice-SD) stated on social media on the occasion of the 81st anniversary of the city's liberation. Bratislava/Budapest, 4 April (TASR) - Prime Minister Robert Fico held a phone call on Saturday with Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban, after which they jointly called on the EU, and especially the European Commission, to resume dialogue with Russia and lift sanctions related to Russian energy supplies, TASR learnt on the same day. https://etasr.sk/article/23152580 Zilina/Bratislava, 4 April (TASR) - A Saturday morning fire in a hotel in Zilina had tragic consequences, as a 56-year-old man died after inhaling smoke, according to regional police spokesperson Daniela Kockova. https://etasr.sk/article/23152423 Bratislava, 4 April (TASR) - For farmers in Slovakia, 2025 was a favourable year in terms of the most widely grown crops, with wheat, maize, oil-seed rape and potatoes all seeing significant year-on-year (y-o-y) increases in yields, the Statistics Office has reported. https://etasr.sk/article/23152293 Poprad, 4 April (TASR) - Poprad-Tatry Airport has announced a record-breaking summer season, offering passengers the highest number of destinations in its history, TASR learnt from Chairman of the Board of Directors and Chief Operating Officer of the airport Patrik Frantiska earlier this week. https://etasr.sk/article/23152230 Bratislava, 4 April (TASR) - Strategic governance based on critical data, which the state is still failing to collect despite repeated warnings, has long been absent in Slovakia, thus leading to systemic failures and wasted funds to the tune of millions of euros, according to a 2025 report submitted by the Supreme Audit Office (NKU) to Parliament earlier this week. https://etasr.sk/article/23152125 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