SUMMARY - Sunday, 26 April 2026 - 10.30 p.m.

Bratislava, 26 April (TASR) - Speaking on JOJ 24's discussion programme 'Politika 24' (Politics 24) on Sunday, independent MP Jan Ferencak, who was expelled from the coalition Voice-SD party in March, said he wants to initiate a meeting with Prime Minister Robert Fico (Smer-SD) to discuss the dismissal of Interior Minister Matus Sutaj Estok (Voice-SD), citing the Internal Affairs Inspectorate's effort aimed at criminalising him, including Sutaj Estok's failings at the Interior Ministry, as the reasons for his ouster. https://etasr.sk/article/23222687 Bratislava, 26 April (TASR) - In the first quarter of this year, 80 firms went bankrupt, amounting to a 16-percent year-on-year increase compared with the first quarter of 2025, when 69 companies failed. The data comes from credit registry administrator CRIF — Slovak Credit Bureau. https://etasr.sk/article/23222776 Bratislava, 26 April (TASR) - Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico (Smer-SD) has announced a package of measures to provide at least a slight boost to the economy or reduce the pressure of high energy prices on Slovakia's competitiveness, according to a video posted by the prime minister on a social network on Saturday (25 April). https://etasr.sk/article/23222911 Bratislava, 26 April (TASR) - Many Slovaks view crypto-currencies as an investment vehicle rather than an alternative to traditional money, with only 16 percent saying that they can imagine a future in which they would no longer use the euro and instead receive or make payments only in crypto, while 70 percent of the respondents rejected the idea, according to a recent survey. https://etasr.sk/article/23222973 Bratislava, 26 April (TASR) - The President's Office has described the claims made by independent MP Jan Ferencak on Sunday regarding a meeting between President Peter Pellegrini and representatives of the junior coalition Voice-SD party as untrue, TASR has learnt from the President's Office's communications department. https://etasr.sk/article/23223017 Bratislava, 26 April (TASR) - Speaking on STVR's discussion programme 'O 5 minut 12' (Five Minutes to Twelve) on Sunday, Interior Minister and Voice-SD leader Matus Sutaj Estok has ruled out a political motive behind Saturday's (25 April) assault on independent MP and Kezmarok Mayor Jan Ferencak, guaranteeing that the police would investigate everything. https://etasr.sk/article/23223125 Bratislava, 26 April (TASR) - A new cycle path was officially opened in the village of Chorvatsky Grob near Senec (Bratislava region) on Sunday, with Transport Minister Jozef Raz (a Smer-SD nominee) also attending the opening ceremony. https://etasr.sk/article/23223230 Bratislava, 26 April (TASR) - Speaking on TA3's discussion programme 'V politike' (In Politics) on Sunday, President Peter Pellegrini said he hasn't yet been contacted by the police regarding the allegations of illegal financing of his presidential campaign. https://etasr.sk/article/23223401 jrg