SUMMARY - Thursday, 23 April 2026 - 9 p.m.

Bratislava, 23 April (TASR) - The Republican Council of Freedom and Solidarity (SaS) party on Thursday unanimously expelled MP Jana Bitto Ciganikova from the party, citing as reason her long-term smearing of SaS in the media, SaS spokesperson Ondrej Sprlak told TASR on Thursday. https://etasr.sk/article/23212168 Bratislava, 23 April (TASR) - MP Jana Bitto Ciganikova (Freedom and Solidarity/SaS) doesn't know whether she would also be expelled from the SaS parliamentary caucus if she is expelled from the party, but she assumes that if she isn't good enough for the party, she won't be good enough for the caucus, either. https://etasr.sk/article/23211905 Bratislava, 23 April (TASR) - Lawmakers didn't advance the government-proposed amendment to the Land Registry Act to its second reading on Thursday, with only 73 of the 146 MPs present voting in favour of the bill. https://etasr.sk/article/23212030 Bratislava, 23 April (TASR) - Agriculture and Rural Development Minister Richard Takac (Smer-SD) had no prior information that the coalition Slovak National Party (SNS) had reservations about the amendment to the Land Registry Act, which failed to advance to its second reading on Thursday. https://etasr.sk/article/23212418 Bratislava, 23 April (TASR) – Voting from abroad at institutions other than diplomatic missions will probably not be possible, meaning that voters overseas will have to travel to an embassy or a consulate general, Smer-SD representatives declared at a press conference on Thursday. https://etasr.sk/article/23211768 Bratislava, 23 April (TASR) - Opposition parties organised a news conference on Thursday to announce that they are submitting a joint resolution to Parliament calling on the government to join the International Coalition for the Return of Ukrainian Children and the International Reparations Commission. https://etasr.sk/article/23211937 Bratislava, 23 April (TASR) - Police have launched criminal investigation over suspicion of misuse of power by a public official with respect to a tender for operating emergency service ambulances, based on a criminal complaint filed in August 2025 by opposition MP Frantisek Majersky of the Christian Democratic Movement (KDH), KDH's press department told TASR on Thursday. https://etasr.sk/article/23212575 Tel Aviv/Bratislava, 23 April (TASR) - The Israeli Defence Ministry stated on Thursday that the delivery of the Barak MX air defence system to Slovakia "marks a significant enhancement in Slovakia's ability to defend its airspace against the full spectrum of modern aerial threats while further reinforcing NATO's collective security architecture". https://etasr.sk/article/23212604 Bratislava, 23 April (TASR) - Dairy farms in Slovakia face the threat of closure due to a milk surplus in the EU and a decline in milk prices lasting several months, stated Slovak Agriculture and Food Chamber (SPPK) head Andrej Gajdos on Thursday at a briefing attended by representatives of the dairy processing sector before departing for talks on dairy issues in Brussels. https://etasr.sk/article/23211936 Bratislava, 23 April (TASR) - Parliament's defence and security committee didn't discuss suspicions that the organised transport of migrants to Slovakia's borders took place ahead of the 2023 parliamentary elections, as raised by Hungarian election winner Peter Magyar, since it failed to reach a quorum on Thursday due to insufficient attendance. https://etasr.sk/article/23211773 Bratislava, 23 April (TASR) - All three health insurance companies plan to achieve a positive economic result in 2026, according to business and financial plans submitted to the Office for Supervision Over Healthcare (UDZS) within the legal deadline. https://etasr.sk/article/23212110 Bratislava, 23 April (TASR) - The President's Office has decided to modernise security measures at the Grassalkovich [Presidential] Palace compound, the office's communications department told TASR on Thursday, adding that according to the project plan, the estimated investment has been set at a maximum of €1.29 million, with the project scheduled to be completed this autumn. https://etasr.sk/article/23212274 Bratislava/Banska Bystrica, 23 April (TASR) - The development of language education, academic cooperation and business contacts is an important tool for strengthening Slovak-Chinese relations as well as Slovakia's economic diplomacy, Foreign and European Affairs Minister Juraj Blanar (Smer-SD) said during a Wednesday visit to the Confucius Institute for Business at Matej Bel University (UMB) in Banska Bystrica. https://etasr.sk/article/23212662 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