SUMMARY - Friday, 24 April 2026 - 9 p.m.

Bratislava, 24 April (TASR) - If the conflict with Iran were to escalate further and continue for weeks or months, it would pose a threat of slowing economic growth, a rise in inflation up to 7 percent, and the loss of tens of thousands of jobs, governor of the Slovak central bank (NBS) Peter Kazimir stated in his address to delegates at the annual congress of the National Union of Employers (RUZ) on Friday. https://etasr.sk/article/23216208 Bratislava, 24 April (TASR) – Municipalities have called on members of Parliament to urgently amend the constitutional law on fiscal responsibility, and representatives of the Association of Self-Governing Regions (SK8), the Slovak Towns and Villages Association (ZMOS) and the Union of Slovak Towns (UMS) reiterated the appeal at a press conference in front of Parliament on Friday. https://etasr.sk/article/23216317 Bratislava, 24 April (TASR) - The exercise that was held at the General Staff of the Slovak Armed Forces on Thursday (23 April) confirmed the need for legislative changes, the military posted on social media on Friday, adding that in addition to soldiers, several MPs also participated. https://etasr.sk/article/23216429 Bratislava, 24 April (TASR) - Culture Minister Martina Simkovicova (a Slovak National Party/SNS nominee) attended a commemorative event on Friday marking the 190th anniversary of the historic ascent of the Stur youth to Devin Castle in Bratislava, together with Environment Minister Tomas Taraba (an SNS nominee), TASR was told by ministry's communications department director Petra Demkova. https://etasr.sk/article/23216700 Brussels, 24 April (TASR-correspondent) - The European Commission (EC) announced on Friday that it will provide €2.1 million in emergency aid to Slovakia's dairy and pork sectors in connection with the 2025 foot-and-mouth disease (FMD) outbreak, TASR learnt on Friday. https://etasr.sk/article/23216288 Teplicka nad Vahom, 24 April (TASR) - Kia Slovakia has signed a new collective bargaining agreement with the local branch of the KOVO Trade Union at Kia Zilina, the automaker's spokesperson Tomas Potocek has told TASR, adding that after several months of negotiations, both parties on Friday signed a collective agreement effective for three years. https://etasr.sk/article/23216571 Bratislava, 24 April (TASR) - President Peter Pellegrini will travel to Dubrovnik, Croatia on Tuesday (28 April) to take part in a Three Seas Initiative summit, TASR learnt from the President's Office's press department on Friday. https://etasr.sk/article/23216172 Kosice, 24 April (TASR) - The Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) represents the supreme judicial authority for the national courts of all member states, a unique source of interpretation of European Union law, a source of legal certainty within the European Union, and a guarantee of equality before the law, Constitutional Court chair Ivan Fiacan remarked following a meeting with President of the Court of Justice of the European Union Koen Lenaerts, who visited the Constitutional Court on Friday, TASR was told by the court's spokesperson Martina Ferencova. https://etasr.sk/article/23216690 Bratislava, 24 April (TASR) - Opposition MP for the 'Slovakia' party and former health minister (2020-21) Marek Krajci criticises the government over the construction of new hospitals, warning that the cabinet does not know how much they will cost or where it will obtain the necessary funds. https://etasr.sk/article/23216630 Vysoke Tatry/Bratislava, 24 April (TASR) - A Polish tourist was killed in the High Tatra mountain range on Friday after a fatal fall, the Mountain Rescue Service (HZS) has reported on social media. https://etasr.sk/article/23216557 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