SUMMARY - Wednesday, 15 April 2026 - 9 p.m.

Bratislava, 15 April (TASR) - Slovak President Peter Pellegrini has denied paying influencers to express support for him during the 2024 presidential election campaign, claiming that he didn't even ask for it. https://etasr.sk/article/23186477 Bratislava, 15 April (TASR) - Labour, Social Affairs and Family Minister Erik Tomas (Voice-SD) will insist that lump-sum allowances for ministers should be frozen and will push for the government to include and approve a resolution on the matter. https://etasr.sk/article/23186619 Bratislava, 15 April (TASR) - The current government will seek funds from the state budget or use a combination of resources to finance the completion of new hospitals, Health Minister Kamil Sasko (Voice-SD) told journalists on Wednesday following an inquorate session of the House health committee convened by the opposition Christian Democrats (KDH). https://etasr.sk/article/23186888 Hanoi, 15 April (TASR) - Culture Minister Martina Simkovicova (a Slovak National Party/SNS nominee) together with Economy Ministry State Secretary Vladimir Simonak opened a Slovak-Vietnamese Business Forum on Wednesday in Ho Chi Minh City, TASR has been told by the Culture Ministry's communications department. https://etasr.sk/article/23186427 Bratislava, 15 April (TASR) - Members of the parliamentary committee supervising the Slovak Intelligence Service (SIS) didn't discuss on Wednesday the issue of potential election interference in connection with then-premier Peter Pellegrini's 2020 trip to Russia. https://etasr.sk/article/23186602 Bratislava, 15 April (TASR) - The opposition Christian Democrats (KDH) have called on Premier Robert Fico (Smer-SD) to explain the remarks made by Peter Magyar, the leader of the victorious Tisza party and candidate for Hungarian prime minister. https://etasr.sk/article/23186909 Bratislava, 15 April (TASR) - The opposition Progressive Slovakia (PS), Christian Democrats (KDH), and 'Slovakia' parties have criticised the draft National Strategy for the Stabilisation and Management of Human Resources in Health Care until 2040, which the government approved on Wednesday, saying that the strategy lacks specific measures, TASR has learnt from the statements made to reporters on Wednesday by MPs Oskar Dvorak (PS), Peter Stachura (KDH), and Marek Krajci ('Slovakia'-'For the People' caucus). https://etasr.sk/article/23187017 Bratislava, 15 April (TASR) - Slovakia is hurtling toward a massive economic and social crisis, a cost-of-living crisis in which people will find it increasingly difficult to pay for all their basic needs at the end of the month and make ends meet on their salaries, chairman of the opposition Progressive Slovakia (PS) party Michal Simecka stated at a press conference on Wednesday, stressing that the economic situation is deteriorating and the country may face a recession. https://etasr.sk/article/23186780 Bratislava, 15 April (TASR) - The opposition Freedom and Solidarity (SaS) party has criticised the temporary suspension of the 'Green for Households' project, calling on Economy Minister Denisa Sakova (Voice-SD) to begin negotiations on increasing funding for the project, MP Karol Galek (SaS) told a press conference on Wednesday. https://etasr.sk/article/23186464 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