SUMMARY - Friday, 22 May 2026 - 9 p.m.

Helsingborg, 22 May (TASR) - European countries in the North Atlantic Treaty Organisation (NATO) must take on greater responsibility for Europe's security, and we must work together to strengthen the defence industry, stated Foreign Minister Juraj Blanar (Smer-SD) on Friday following a meeting of NATO foreign ministers in Helsingborg, Sweden. https://etasr.sk/article/23316872 Lutowiska/Bratislava, 22 May (TASR-correspondent) - A new cross-border project focused on former border guard stations was launched in the Polish village of Lutowiska near the Slovak and Ukrainian borders on Friday, with Slovak Interior Ministry State Secretary Michal Kalinak attending the opening ceremony, TASR's Warsaw correspondent reported on the same day. https://etasr.sk/article/23316712 Brussels, 22 May (TASR-correspondent) - Friday's meeting of the EU Foreign Affairs Council - trade segment in Brussels addressed among other issues the outcome of negotiations held in Yaounde, Cameroon in late March, which focused on revising the rules of the World Trade Organisation (WTO), Economy Minister Denisa Sakova (Voice-SD) has stated in Brussels, noting that EU countries aren't satisfied with the outcome of the talks. https://etasr.sk/article/23317074 Kosice, 22 May (TASR) - Former Czech president and premier Milos Zeman visited the city of Kosice on Friday at the invitation of former Slovak head of state and Kosice mayor Rudolf Schuster. https://etasr.sk/article/23317420 Trencin, 22 May (TASR) - The European Cultural Summer will feature more than 100 events not only in the centre of Trencin but also in various parts of the city, and it will take place as part of the European Capital of Culture 2026 project, kicking off in late June and running through the end of September, director of the Trencin Creative Institute Stanislav Krajci told TASR. https://etasr.sk/article/23317631 Bratislava, 22 May (TASR) - Under the Action Plan for Increasing Railway Transport Safety in Slovakia approved by the government, 430 body cameras for train drivers will be purchased at an estimated cost of about €500,000, spokesperson of the state-owned ZSSK railway passenger carrier Jan Bacek told TASR on Friday. https://etasr.sk/article/23317194 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