SUMMARY - Tuesday, 5 May 2026 - 1 p.m.

Bratislava, 5 May (TASR) - Leader of the opposition 'Slovakia' party Igor Matovic has called on Progressive Slovakia (PS) and its chairman Michal Simecka to avoid further communication blunders regarding civil association Projekt Forum, which is led by Simecka's mother Marta Simeckova, pointing to a decline in the opinion polls for opposition parties PS, Freedom and Solidarity (SaS), the Christian Democrats (KDH) and the extra-parliamentary Democrats. https://etasr.sk/article/23253264 Bratislava, 5 May (TASR) - Slovakia received money from the sixth and seventh payments of the Recovery and Resilience Plan totalling €1.243 billion on Tuesday, TASR has learnt from the Office of the Vice-premier for the Recovery Plan and a Knowledge-based Economy. https://etasr.sk/article/23253312 Bratislava, 5 May (TASR) - Former Freedom and Solidarity (SaS) leader Richard Sulik's anticipated return to politics this autumn could be successful if he decides to run in the general election on the slate of an existing political party, as there wouldn't be enough time to set up and launch a new political party a year before the election, publicist Juraj Hrabko has said on TASR TV. https://etasr.sk/article/23253103 Yerevan, 5 May (TASR) - Slovak Premier Robert Fico has met Belarusian opposition leader Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya on the sidelines of the European Political Community (EPC) summit in Yerevan, Armenia, TASR has reported based on a post made by Tsikhanouskaya on the Telegram social network on Monday (4 May). https://etasr.sk/article/23252971 Bratislava, 5 May (TASR) - The anti-crime unit of the Police Corps' Office for Combating Organised Crime (UBOK) has been carrying out an operation codenamed 'Brother' in eastern Slovakia since the early hours of Tuesday, targeting serious violent crime, spokesman for the Police Corps Presidium Roman Hajek told TASR on the same day, adding that several people have been detained. https://etasr.sk/article/23252885 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