SUMMARY - Monday, 20 April 2026 - 9.15 p.m.

Bratislava, 20 April (TASR) – President Peter Pellegrini acted like a head of state originating from the current governing coalition rather than a president for all the people when announcing the referendum, according to Progressive Slovakia leader Michal Simecka. https://etasr.sk/article/23202707 Bratislava, 20 April (TASR) - President Peter Pellegrini underlined the importance of remembering the past during the presentation of the Righteous Among the Nations awards, highlighting the courage, humanity and moral stance of people who, during the Holocaust, risked their own lives to save the persecuted, TASR learnt from the President's Office press department on Monday. https://etasr.sk/article/23202690 Bratislava, 20 April (TASR) - Foreign and European Affairs Minister Juraj Blanar (Smer-SD) will travel to Luxembourg on Tuesday (21 April) to attend a session of the European Union Foreign Affairs Council, TASR learnt from the ministry press department on Monday. https://etasr.sk/article/23202679 Budapest/Bratislava, 20 April (TASR-correspondent) - Hungary's incoming prime minister Peter Magyar will hold telephone talks on Tuesday with Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic and Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico, TASR learnt from its special correspondent in Budapest on Monday. https://etasr.sk/article/23202674 Bratislava, 20 April (TASR) - Transport Minister Jozef Raz (Smer-SD nominee) held talks on Monday with Interior Minister Matus Sutaj Estok (Voice-SD) on road safety, including a possible nationwide ban on transit by lorries, for instance over 12 tonnes, on second- and third-class roads across Slovakia, TASR learnt on the same day. https://etasr.sk/article/23202521 Vilnius/Bratislava, 20 April (TASR) - Lithuania has not received a request from Slovakia to use its airspace for Prime Minister Robert Fico's flight to Moscow, the Lithuanian Foreign Ministry said on Monday, responding to Fico's claim that Lithuania has refused permission. https://etasr.sk/article/23202420 Bratislava, 20 April (TASR) – President Peter Pellegrini will call a referendum with two questions concerning the abolition of so-called lifetime annuities and the restoration of the Special Prosecutor's Office and National Crime Agency for 4 July. https://etasr.sk/article/23202386 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