SUMMARY - Wednesday, 13 May 2026 - 6 p.m.

Bratislava, 13 May (TASR) - The Judicial Council has registered two candidates for the post of chair of the Supreme Administrative Court (NSS), whose nominations were submitted by eligible proposers within the set deadline: Monika Valasikova and Marian Trencan, the Judicial Council's press department has informed TASR. https://etasr.sk/article/23282998 Baku/Bratislava, 13 May (TASR) - House Chair Richard Rasi met Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev in Baku on Wednesday to discuss further development of the strategic partnership between their two countries, TASR learnt from Rasi's Facebook post. https://etasr.sk/article/23283110 Kosice, 13 May (TASR) - Japan's largest steel producer, Nippon Steel Corporation, announced on Wednesday that it's decided to transfer Kosice-based U.S. Steel into its direct ownership. https://etasr.sk/article/23283324 Bratislava, 13 May (TASR) - The opposition Christian Democratic Movement (KDH) has warned of worsening sentiment among entrepreneurs and investors in Slovakia, citing data from foreign chambers of commerce, and the party is again calling for the abolition of the transaction tax while proposing a compensation mechanism for companies. https://etasr.sk/article/23283399 Bratislava, 13 May (TASR) - The Slovak National Party (SNS) plans to criticise the Economy Ministry's pro-growth measures at the next Coalition Council meeting, SNS spokesperson Zuzana Skopcova has informed TASR. https://etasr.sk/article/23283554 Bratislava, 13 May (TASR) - The Health-care Supervisory Office (UDZS) respects the Constitutional Court's decision to advise UDZS to seek protection before a different court in the future when requesting a judicial review of a subsequent decision by the Public Procurement Office (UVO) to impose a fine, UDZS told TASR on Wednesday. https://etasr.sk/article/23283607 Zilina, 13 May (TASR) - The police evacuated a shopping centre on the Vlcince housing estate in Zilina on Wednesday afternoon following a reported leak of an unknown substance from a cooling device. https://etasr.sk/article/23283823 Bratislava, 13 May (TASR) - All border crossings at the border with Ukraine were closed for security reasons as of approximately 3 p.m. on Wednesday until further notice, TASR has learnt from Financial Administration (FS) spokesperson Daniel Kovac. https://etasr.sk/article/23283862 Bucharest, 13 May (TASR) - Through investments in the arms industry, Slovakia has become one of the leading ammunition producers within NATO, stated President Peter Pellegrini following a meeting of representatives of the Bucharest Nine (B9) countries, TASR learnt from its special correspondent in Bucharest on Wednesday. https://etasr.sk/article/23283882 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