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

Bratislava, 5 May (TASR) - At a press conference on Tuesday, opposition MPs from the Christian Democrats (KDH), Progressive Slovakia (PS) and Freedom and Solidarity (SaS) called for an extraordinary meeting of the House health committee to discuss the suspension of the construction of the military hospital in Presov, demanding an explanation from Health Minister Kamil Sasko (Voice-SD) and Defence Minister Robert Kalinak (Smer-SD) as to why the project has been suspended. Bratislava, 5 May (TASR) - Foreign and European Affairs Minister Juraj Blanar (Smer-SD) has called for the announced ceasefires by Ukraine and Russia to be used as an opportunity to de-escalate tensions, TASR was told by the ministry's communications department on Tuesday. https://etasr.sk/article/23253952 Bratislava, 5 May (TASR) - MPs on Tuesday afternoon failed to approve the agenda of a special House session on the situation at the Agricultural Payment Agency (PPA) initiated by the opposition Progressive Slovakia (PS) party. https://etasr.sk/article/23253882 Bratislava, 5 May (TASR) - An amendment to the Act on the Conditions for Exercising Voting Rights passed to its second reading in Parliament on Tuesday, restricting the method of voting from abroad to in-person voting at diplomatic missions, while also adjusting the level of deposits for parties running in elections. https://etasr.sk/article/23253874 Bratislava, 5 May (TASR) - New EU funds must help to kick-start the regions, not get bogged down in ministries, Christian Democrats (KDH) leader Milan Majersky and MEP Miriam Lexmann stated at a press conference on Tuesday, stressing that people in the regions know best where EU funds should be invested. https://etasr.sk/article/23253846 Bratislava, 5 May (TASR) - Funds from the Recovery and Resilience Plan earmarked for constructing a military hospital in Presov are not in peril, Health Minister Kamil Sasko (Voice-SD) told journalists in Parliament on Tuesday in response to claims that Slovakia could lose nearly €200 million due to the suspended construction of the hospital, insisting that the recovery plan milestones will be met. https://etasr.sk/article/23253730 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/23253660 Bratislava, 5 May (TASR) - Specialised Criminal Court (STS) judge Pamela Zaleska is aware of Supreme Court (NS) judge Juraj Kliment's call to protect and defend the independence of the judiciary from attacks by Premier Robert Fico (Smer-SD), which has been signed by dozens of judges to date, Zaleska has told TASR in response to the call, appreciating Kliment's courage and sensible effort aimed at protecting judicial independence and the rule of law. https://etasr.sk/article/23253577 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