SUMMARY - Tuesday, 19 May 2026 - 5 p.m.

Bratislava/Presov, 19 May (TASR) - The opposition Christian Democrats (KDH) will initiate an attempt to oust Defence Minister Robert Kalinak (Smer-SD) in Parliament over the construction of the new hospital in Presov, KDH MP Frantisek Majersky told a news conference on Tuesday. https://etasr.sk/article/23305152 Helsinki, 19 May (TASR) - Foreign Affairs Minister Juraj Blanar (Smer-SD) will leave for Finland on Wednesday (20 May), TASR has reported. https://etasr.sk/article/23305176 Bratislava, 19 May (TASR) - Unemployment in Slovakia declined across all regions and in most districts in April 2026, with the proportion of jobseekers available for work in the working-age population dropping for the third consecutive month, this time to 3.96 percent, Labour, Social Affairs and the Family Minister Erik Tomas (Voice-SD) told a news conference held on Tuesday. https://etasr.sk/article/23305203 Bratislava, 19 May (TASR) - The junior coalition Slovak National Party (SNS) has distanced itself from the Tatra National Park zoning proposal prepared by Environment Minister Tomas Taraba (an SNS nominee), SNS spokesperson Zuzana Skopcova told TASR on Tuesday, stressing that SNS didn't give Taraba a mandate to submit a zoning proposal that fails to reflect the comments of landowners and other affected entities. https://etasr.sk/article/23305339 Bratislava, 19 May (TASR) - Concerning the preparation of pro-growth measures, the Labour Ministry won't agree with any proposals by employers that would affect employees, said Labour Minister Erik Tomas (Voce-SD) on Tuesday following his talks with Economy Minister Denisa Sakova (Voice-SD) on the list of measures that would concern the labour sector. https://etasr.sk/article/23305373 Bratislava, 19 May (TASR) - The junior coalition Slovak National Party (SNS) has distanced itself from the Tatra National Park zoning proposal prepared by Environment Minister Tomas Taraba (an SNS nominee), SNS spokesperson Zuzana Skopcova told TASR on Tuesday, stressing that SNS didn't give Taraba a mandate to submit a zoning proposal that fails to reflect the comments of landowners and other affected entities. https://etasr.sk/article/23305409 Bratislava, 19 May (TASR) - President Peter Pellegrini received vice-chair of the Chinese Standing Committee of the National People's Congress Li Hongzhong, who is currently paying a visit to Slovakia, at the Presidential Palace on Tuesday, the President's Office's communications department has informed TASR, adding that issues concerning trade and economic cooperation with China were high on the agenda of their talks. https://etasr.sk/article/23305505 Baku, 19 May (TASR) - Vice-premier and Environment Minister Tomas Taraba (a Slovak National Party/SNS nominee) continued his visit to Azerbaijan by meeting Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev on Tuesday, TASR has reported. https://etasr.sk/article/23305579 Bratislava, 19 May (TASR) - The opening of a new foreigners police office in Bratislava is an important step in addressing an agenda that has been underfunded and overstretched in terms of personnel for years, declared Interior Minister Matus Sutaj Estok (Voice-SD) during a briefing in front of the newly opened centre on Tuesday. https://etasr.sk/article/23305639 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. ko