SUMMARY - Monday, 18 May 2026 - 1 p.m.

Bratislava, 18 May (TASR) - Slovakia sold government bonds totalling €569 million in its regular monthly auction in May, with the four different bonds maturing between 2031-2047, and the average annual interest rates ranging between 3.26 percent and 4.45 percent, the Debt and Liquidity Management Agency (ARDAL) reported on Monday, adding that total demand from investors reached €1.121 billion. https://etasr.sk/article/23301960 Bratislava/Ivanka pri Dunaji, 18 May (TASR) - Interior Minister Matus Sutaj Estok (Voice-SD) on Monday handed over ten new rental apartments in Ivanka pri Dunaji (Bratislava region) to members of the Police Corps and the Fire and Rescue Corps serving in Bratislava, the minister himself announced at a news conference on the same day, adding that the flats had been acquired in exchange for unused real estate under the ministry's administration. https://etasr.sk/article/23301979 Bratislava, 18 May (TASR) - Voice-SD leader and Interior Minister Matus Sutaj Estok has expressed his support for MEP Branislav Ondrus, who intends to run for the post of Trade Union Confederation (KOZ) president. https://etasr.sk/article/23301936 Bratislava, 18 May (TASR) - New orders in Slovak industry went down by 1 percent year-on-year (y-o-y) to €6.07 billion in March 2026, the Statistics Office reported on Monday, adding that the decline continued for the sixth consecutive month. https://etasr.sk/article/23301636 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