SUMMARY - Friday, 24 April 2026 - 1 p.m.

Bratislava, 24 April (TASR) - Parliament failed to open a special session with a no-confidence motion in Interior Minister Matus Sutaj Estok (Voice-SD) as the sole point on the agenda also on Friday, as only 50 lawmakers presented themselves at the second attempt, which wasn't enough for the House to be quorate. https://etasr.sk/article/23215226 Bratislava, 24 April (TASR) - Bratislava mayor Matus Vallo presented the Mayor of Bratislava Award 2026 to eight people at the P.O. Hviezdoslav Theatre on Thursday (23 April) evening. https://etasr.sk/article/23215326 Bratislava, 24 April (TASR) - The parliamentary debate on draft legislation to amend the rules for voting from abroad, sponsored by the coalition Smer-SD party, was interrupted on Friday. This happened during a speech by House Vice-chair Tibor Gaspar (Smer-SD). MPs for the opposition Progressive Slovakia (PS) party had brought sheets bearing signatures for a petition that they've launched against restricting voting from abroad. House Vice-chair Andrej Danko (Slovak National Party/SNS), who chaired the session, ordered PS caucus head Zuzana Mesterova out of the chamber, reproaching her for disrupting the course of the proceedings and bringing visual aids into the chamber. https://etasr.sk/article/23215364 Bratislava, 24 April (TASR) - The opposition Freedom and Solidarity (SaS) party has called on the Judicial Council to condemn attacks on judges by government representatives, MP Maria Kolikova (SaS) told a news conference on Friday. https://etasr.sk/article/23215469 Bratislava, 24 April (TASR) - MP Zuzana Mesterova (Progressive Slovakia/PS) was ordered out of the parliamentary chamber on Friday, as she had brought materials with her that she wanted to use during her speech, House Vice-chair Andrej Danko (Slovak National Party/SNS), who chaired the session and ordered Mesterova out, said on the same day, claiming that the materials were PS's promotional materials. https://etasr.sk/article/23215626 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. ko