SUMMARY - Monday, 4 May 2026 - 10 p.m.

Pezinok, 4 May (TASR) - Tomas Szabo, who is currently serving a 25-year prison sentence for murdering investigative journalist Jan Kuciak and his fiancée Martina Kusnirova in 2018, refused to testify during Monday's main hearing held at the Specialised Criminal Court (STS) in Pezinok (Bratislava region) in the case of those accused of ordering the journalist's murder and planning the murders of prosecutors. https://etasr.sk/article/23249328 Bratislava, 4 May (TASR) - The junior governing Slovak National Party (SNS) will demand assurances from Premier Robert Fico (Smer-SD) that he'll never vote in favour of Ukraine's EU accession during the remainder of his term in office until the next election, SNS leader Andrej Danko has posted on social media, adding that the party is expressing its absolute disagreement with the Slovak premier's talks with the president of Ukraine. https://etasr.sk/article/23249332 Bratislava, 4 May (TASR) - Slovakia sold government bonds with a total nominal value of €5.004 billion in the first four months of this year, including €2.587 billion via regular monthly auctions, €2 billion via syndicated sales, and €417 million via bonds intended for ordinary people, the Debt and Liquidity Management Agency (ARDAL) announced in its latest monthly report for April 2026. https://etasr.sk/article/23249384 Bratislava/Yerevan, 4 May (TASR) - Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney's presence at the European Political Community (EPC) summit in Yerevan, Armenia suggests significant convergence between Canada, the European Union (EU) and Europe as a whole, Prime Minister Robert Fico (Smer-SD) told reporters on Monday, noting that Canada is being discussed as a replacement for the United States, which, he claims, is "washing its hands" of Europe. https://etasr.sk/article/23249482 Bratislava, 4 May (TASR) - A team of Slovak firefighters has departed to assist in efforts to extinguish a large forest fire that has broken out in the Bohemian Switzerland National Park in the Czech Republic due to a long drought, the Fire and Rescue Service (HaZZ) reported on social media on Monday. https://etasr.sk/article/23249647 Copenhagen, 4 May (TASR) - House Chair Richard Rasi attended the Conference of Speakers of European Union (EU) Parliaments in Copenhagen, Denmark on Monday, stressing that Slovakia must have a strong voice in Europe, TASR reported based on Rasi's announcement on a social network on the same day. https://etasr.sk/article/23249730 Bratislava, 4 May (TASR) - The Trade Union Confederation (KOZ) has opposed the current wording of the bill on work via digital labour platforms, KOZ President Monika Uhlerova told a press conference following Monday's meeting of the Economic and Social Council, adding that KOZ also disagreed with a guideline stating that 8 May and 15 September of this year are to be treated as regular working days. https://etasr.sk/article/23249821 Bratislava, 4 May (TASR) - Slovakia could lose nearly €200 million from its Recovery and Resilience Plan earmarked for the construction of a military hospital in Presov, opposition Progressive Slovakia (PS) party MPs told a press conference on Monday, calling on the relevant ministers to explain their plans to prevent the loss of €195 million. https://etasr.sk/article/23249963 Hnusta, 4 May (TASR) - Firefighters are responding to a forest fire near the town of Hnusta in the Rimavska Sobota district (Banska Bystrica region), the Regional Directorate of the Fire and Rescue Corps (HaZZ) in Banska Bystrica stated on social media on Monday. https://etasr.sk/article/23250131 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