SUMMARY - Tuesday, 7 April 2026 - 5.30 p.m.

Bratislava, 7 April (TASR) - Prosecutor-General (PG) Maros Zilinka has pointed to the long-term deterioration of many immovable cultural monuments on social media, warning that their cultural value is at risk and expressing concern that this could ultimately lead to their physical destruction, adding that the matter will be investigated. https://etasr.sk/article/23159781 Bratislava, 7 April (TASR) – Non-governmental organisations are calling for the withdrawal of an amendment to the Criminal Code concerning changes to the institution of the cooperating defendant, with the Let's Stop Corruption Foundation and Via Iuris having also launched a petition to collect signatures for a mass comment, as they consider the proposed changes to be incoherent and unconstitutional, TASR was told by the foundation's communications specialist Norbert Chomistek on Tuesday. https://etasr.sk/article/23159769 Bratislava, 7 April (TASR) - Defendant Daniel B. [name abbreviated due to legal reasons - ed. note], who was convicted of multiple extremist crimes by the Specialised Criminal Court (STS) in Pezinok (Bratislava region) in March, was released from custody by the Supreme Court on Tuesday, the Supreme Court's office has confirmed for TASR, adding that the court's decision is final. https://etasr.sk/article/23159653 Bratislava, 7 April (TASR) - The Open Culture platform is calling for a solution to the situation surrounding the Culture Ministry, demanding that political accountability must be taken including, inter alia, with the ouster of Culture Minister Martina Simkovicova (a Slovak National Party/SNS nominee), TASR has learnt from platform representatives. https://etasr.sk/article/23159504 Bratislava, 7 April (TASR) - The opposition Freedom and Solidarity (SaS) party held a news conference on Tuesday to criticise the preparations for building a battery plant in the town of Surany (Nitra region), calling on Premier Robert Fico (Smer-SD) to provide truthful information on the state of the investment or on Environment Minister Tomas Taraba (a Slovak National Party/SNS nominee) to say that there will be no investment. https://etasr.sk/article/23159489 Bratislava, 7 April (TASR) - Defendant Daniel B. [name abbreviated due to legal reasons - ed.note], who was convicted of multiple extremist crimes by the Specialised Criminal Court (STS) in Pezinok (Bratislava region) in March, should be released from custody on Tuesday. https://etasr.sk/article/23159398 Bratislava, 7 April (TASR) - The e-invoicing project has entered a key phase, as many businesses, companies and sole traders will have to comply with a new way of issuing and sending invoices as of next year, Financial Administration (the tax and customs office) spokesperson Daniel Kovac announced on Tuesday, adding that businesses can start joining the system on a voluntary basis in May of this year. https://etasr.sk/article/23159382 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