SUMMARY - Wednesday, 22 April 2026 - 1 p.m.

Bratislava, 22 April (TASR) - According to information from Ukrtransnafta, the pressurisation and refilling of the Druzhba pipeline on the Ukrainian side from Belarus began on Wednesday morning, Economy Minister Denisa Sakova (Voice-SD) has posted on social media. https://etasr.sk/article/23207554 Bratislava, 22 April (TASR) - Miroslav Lorinc, currently the deputy-chief-of-general-staff of the Slovak Armed Forces, is set to become the new chief-of-general-staff, as the government at its session on Wednesday approved his nomination for the post and the proposal for his appointment. https://etasr.sk/article/23207476 Bratislava, 22 April (TASR) - All units at Slovakia's nuclear power plants are operating safely, while the fourth block of the Mochovce plant has undergone inactive testing, according to a report on nuclear safety and the activities of the Nuclear Regulatory Authority (UJD) for 2025, which the government acknowledged on Wednesday. https://etasr.sk/article/23207555 Bratislava, 22 April (TASR) - Parliament has so far been unable to start Wednesday's session due to technical issues. https://etasr.sk/article/23207513 Bratislava, 22 April (TASR) - As part of a document titled 'The involvement of Slovak industry in maintaining F-16 C/D Block 70 multi-role aircraft throughout their life-cycle', the government approved a proposal at its session on Wednesday for state-owned Aircraft Repair Company Trencin (LOTN) to continue its cooperation with Lockheed Martin Global (LMGI), the American manufacturer of F-16 fighter aircraft. https://etasr.sk/article/23207470 Bratislava, 22 April (TASR) – Slovakia will be represented at the UN Regional Ecological Summit in Kazakhstan on Wednesday and Thursday (23 April) by Environment Minister Tomas Taraba (a Slovak National Party/SNS nominee), the ministry's press department told TASR on Wednesday. https://etasr.sk/article/23207427 Bratislava, 22 April (TASR) - At its regular session on Wednesday, the government approved the participation of Slovak soldiers in additional military exercises in the first half of 2026. https://etasr.sk/article/23207422 Bratislava, 22 April (TASR) – Heads of state of the Austerlitz Format (S3: Austria, Czech Republic, Slovakia) will meet in Bratislava on 12 May, when President Peter Pellegrini will host his Czech counterpart Petr Pavel and Austrian President Alexander Van der Bellen, TASR learnt from the President's Office press department on Wednesday. https://etasr.sk/article/23207303 Luxembourg, 22 April (TASR) - Following a meeting of the EU's Foreign Affairs Council on Tuesday (21 April), Slovak Foreign Affairs Minister Juraj Blanar (Smer-SD) praised Pakistan's mediating role in connection with peace talks between the United States and Iran, viewing it as the only way to resolve the issue of energy supplies. https://etasr.sk/article/23207223 Bratislava, 22 April (TASR) - Hungary's future prime minister Peter Magyar is calling, with respect to the Benes Decrees, for the abolition of the criminal offence of denying the post-war settlement, not the decrees themselves, opposition MP Juraj Krupa (Freedom and Solidarity) has pointed out. https://etasr.sk/article/23207185 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