SUMMARY - Tuesday, 21 April 2026 - 1 p.m.

Bratislava, 21 April (TASR) - Parliamentary Vice-chair Tibor Gaspar (Smer-SD) on Tuesday condemned any decision by the Baltic states to prevent Prime Minister Robert Fico (Smer-SD) from flying over their airspace on his planned trip to Moscow, calling it a restriction of freedom. https://etasr.sk/article/23204322 Bratislava, 21 April (TASR) – The opposition Progressive Slovakia (PS) party is exploiting tragic events for its own political gain, MPs from the governing Smer-SD party declared at a press conference on Tuesday. https://etasr.sk/article/23204277 Bratislava, 21 April (TASR) - Parliamentary Vice-chair Tibor Gaspar (Smer-SD) considers calling a referendum with questions on abolishing the so-called lifetime annuity and re-establishing the National Crime Agency and the Special Prosecutor's Office to be a waste of money, but he respects the decision of President Peter Pellegrini, who, he said, had to act in accordance with the law. https://etasr.sk/article/23204175 Bratislava, 21 April (TASR) - Slovakia managed its finances significantly better last year than originally projected in the approved state budget and while the planned deficit stood at 4.72 percent of GDP, 2025 ultimately ended with a shortfall of 4.45 percent of GDP, according to the latest data confirmed on Tuesday by the Statistics Office. https://etasr.sk/article/23204061 Bratislava, 21 April (TASR) - The public administration 2025 deficit reached €6.09 billion in 2025, representing 4.45 percent of GDP, which means that, compared with 2024, the deficit decreased by €876 million, when it stood at €6.96 billion or 5.35 percent of GDP (after revision), the Statistics Office reported on Tuesday. https://etasr.sk/article/23203910 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