SUMMARY - Sunday, 26 April 2026 - 5.30 p.m.

Bratislava, 26 April (TASR) - Independent MP Jan Ferencak said on JOJ 24's discussion programme 'Politika 24' (Politics 24) on Sunday that he was physically assaulted on Saturday (25 April) in the presence of his daughter when an unknown attacker struck him in the head. https://etasr.sk/article/23222341 Bratislava, 26 April (TASR) - The downgrade of Slovakia's rating by the Standard and Poor's (S&P) agency is proof of the government's poor fiscal policy, with Finance Minister Ladislav Kamenicky (Smer-SD) being primarily responsible for this, representatives of several opposition parties stated on Saturday (25 April), advising Kamenicky to resign. https://etasr.sk/article/23222439 Bratislava, 26 April (TASR) - The suspicious object found on Razusovo nabrezie near the SNP Bridge in Bratislava earlier on Sunday was a replica grenade, the Bratislava region police reported on a social network, adding that the embankment has been reopened to pedestrians and traffic. https://etasr.sk/article/23222512 Bratislava, 26 April (TASR) - The downgrade of Slovakia's rating by Standard and Poor's (S&P) was expected given external and domestic circumstances and has no fundamental impact on the state's ability to fund itself, Prime Minister Robert Fico (Smer-SD) stated on a social network on Saturday (25 April), criticising the opposition for rejoicing over such "insignificant negative news". https://etasr.sk/article/23222575 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