SUMMARY - Monday, 13 April 2026 - 9 p.m.

Kosice, 13 April (TASR) - The political parties Progressive Slovakia (PS), Freedom and Solidarity (SaS), 'Slovakia', Democrats, 'For the People', Civic Conservative Party (OKS), and Democratic Party - Slovak Civic Democrats (DS-ODS) have announced a joint campaign for the autumn regional elections in Kosice self-governing region. https://etasr.sk/article/23180341 Budapest, 13 April (TASR-correspondent) - The prime ministers of Slovakia and Hungary must strive to achieve the best possible relations, Peter Magyar, the chairman of the Tisza party, which won the Hungarian parliamentary elections on Sunday (12 April) stated at a press conference on Monday, TASR's special correspondent in Budapest reported on the same day. https://etasr.sk/article/23180239 Bratislava, 13 April (TASR) - The mega railway project to build a high-speed line in the Zahorie area in western Slovakia needs to be re-evaluated, as Slovakia is risking making a multi-billion-euro investment without any real benefit, said the opposition Freedom and Solidarity (SaS) party about the project on Monday, arguing that Slovakia is moving in the opposite direction from its partners. https://etasr.sk/article/23180279 Rimavska Sobota, 13 April (TASR) - The opposition Progressive Slovakia (PS) party has called on the government to make a commitment to the residents of the Gemer area and clearly define how it will finance the planned construction of two sections of the R2 expressway near the town of Rimavska Sobota (Banska Bystrica region), stated MP Jan Hargas (PS) at a press conference in Rimavska Sobota's borough of Bakta on Monday following a symbolic blockade of the I/16 road. https://etasr.sk/article/23179990 Bratislava, 13 April (TASR) - I'm planning to submit a motion to remove Interior Minister Matus Sutaj Estok (Voice-SD) from office, announced opposition MP Juraj Krupa (Freedom and Solidarity/SaS) following Monday's meeting of the House defence and security committee. https://etasr.sk/article/23179941 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