SUMMARY - Thursday, 23 April 2026 - 1 p.m.

Bratislava, 23 April (TASR) - A total of 13,500 tonnes of oil are expected to arrive in Slovakia via the Druzhba pipeline on Thursday, with the schedule projecting a total of 119,000 tonnes to be transported by the end of April by state-run joint-stock company Transpetrol primarily to the Slovnaft refinery, Prime Minister Robert Fico (Smer-SD) told a press conference on Thursday. https://etasr.sk/article/23210907 Bratislava, 23 April (TASR) - Slovakia will intensify humanitarian cooperation with the Order of Malta in the Middle East, Foreign Minister Juraj Blanar (Smer-SD) has stated following his meeting on Wednesday with Riccardo Paterno di Montecupo, Grand Chancellor and head of diplomacy of the Sovereign Military Order of Malta, TASR has learnt from the Foreign Ministry's communications department. https://etasr.sk/article/23210921 Bratislava, 23 April (TASR) - The opposition Progressive Slovakia (PS) has linked the criminal complaint filed by Prime Minister Robert Fico (Smer-S) against Specialised Criminal Court (STS) judge Pamela Zaleska to the upcoming trial in the Purgatory case, claiming that Fico is exerting pressure on STS, TASR has learnt from the PS media department. https://etasr.sk/article/23210746 Bratislava, 23 April (TASR) - After nearly three months, Russian oil began flowing to Slovakia again via the Druzhba pipeline at 2:00 a.m. on Thursday, Economy Minister Denisa Sakova (Voice-SD) said on social media. https://etasr.sk/article/23210674 Bratislava, 23 April (TASR) - Foreign Minister Juraj Blanar (Smer-SD) stated on social media that he's instructed Slovakia's permanent representative to the European Union in Brussels not to block the written procedure for adopting the 20th package of sanctions against Russia at the EU level as long as oil continues to flow through the Druzhba pipeline without interruption and at the agreed volumes, TASR reported based on Blanar's post published on a social network on Thursday. https://etasr.sk/article/23211017 Bratislava, 23 April (TASR) - The Health Ministry has concluded cross-sector negotiations on a new drugs policy, the result of which is an agreement that will enable innovative medicines to enter the system more rapidly and thereby make it easier for patients to access modern and effective treatment. https://etasr.sk/article/23211037 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. jrg