SUMMARY - Tuesday, 26 May 2026 - 9 p.m.

Presov, 26 May (TASR) - The construction of the new hospital in Presov will continue and will be completed, Prime Minister Robert Fico (Smer-SD) stated on Tuesday after inspecting the construction site, adding that the hospital will be completed in August 2027 and could begin a trial run in March 2028. https://etasr.sk/article/23331020 Bratislava, 26 May (TASR) - The government acknowledges that local authorities won't be subject to any restrictions when approving their budgets, stated Prime Minister Robert Fico (Smer-SD) in a video address to delegates at a congress of the Slovak Towns and Villages Association (ZMOS), noting in this context that the government doesn't intend to submit a draft amendment to the constitutional law on budgetary responsibility. https://etasr.sk/article/23330533 Bratislava, 26 May (TASR) - The junior coalition Slovak National Party (SNS) won't bring the governing coalition down even if Premier Robert Fico (Smer-SD) fails to dismiss its nominee, Environment Minister Tomas Taraba, at its request, said SNS leader Andrej Danko in Parliament on Tuesday. https://etasr.sk/article/23330713 Bratislava, 26 May (TASR) - Parliamentary vice-chair Tibor Gaspar (Smer-SD) expects the amendment to the Rules of Procedure to streamline parliamentary debates, pointing, for example, to the introduction of limits on debate times. https://etasr.sk/article/23330915 Bratislava, 26 May (TASR) - It's encouraging that the coalition has begun to seriously address measures designed to stimulate economic growth, many of which will place only a minimal burden on the public and the business sector, stated Peter Mihok, the head of the Slovak Chamber of Commerce and Industry (SOPK) during the ceremonial part of the SOPK delegates' assembly, which was also attended by Premier Robert Fico (Smer-SD) and Economy Minister Denisa Sakova (Voice-SD). https://etasr.sk/article/23331403 Bratislava, 26 May (TASR) - The Slovak Chamber of Commerce and Industry (SOPK) has instructed its leadership to urge the government, in particular, to reduce the tax and levy burden and to adopt measures to achieve savings in public administration - this is one of the conclusions of the meeting of the SOPK delegates' assembly, which took place in Bratislava on Tuesday. https://etasr.sk/article/23331274 Bratislava, 26 May (TASR) - The opposition party Freedom and Solidarity (SaS) again criticises cases in which care allowances have been withdrawn on the basis of new integrated assessments. https://etasr.sk/article/23331391 Bratislava, 26 May (TASR) - The opposition's Freedom and Solidarity (SaS) criticises efforts by the coalition's Slovak National Party (SNS) to remove from legislation a ban on invasive medical procedures in cosmetic salons, claiming the move would open the way for cosmetic salons to inject botox without any rules. https://etasr.sk/article/23331291 Bratislava, 26 May (TASR) - The opposition Christian Democratic Movement (KDH) blames the governing coalition for failing to deliver concrete solutions to problems facing Slovakia, pointing out that even as an opposition party KDH has submitted several proposals to the current session of Parliament aimed at helping the people. https://etasr.sk/article/23331050 Presov/Bratislava, 26 May (TASR) - Excavation work is currently underway at the construction site of the new hospital in Bratislava's borough of Vajnory, and preparations are being made for the main foundation pit, Defence Minister Robert Kalinak (Smer-SD) stated on Tuesday, adding that he expects work on the first concrete slab to begin in the autumn. https://etasr.sk/article/23331131 Bratislava, 26 May (TASR) - An outbreak of Newcastle disease has been confirmed in the Czech Republic at a domestic captive-breeding facility near the Slovak border, and, as the ten-kilometre surveillance zone extends into Slovak territory, the Czech State Veterinary Administration has notified the Slovak authorities in accordance with European legislation, Slovakia's State Veterinary and Food Administration (SVPS) posted on social media on Tuesday. https://etasr.sk/article/23330968 Bratislava, 26 May (TASR) - Slovakia is strengthening its presence on the African continent and aims to develop new partnerships based on political dialogue, economic cooperation and specific projects, Foreign and European Affairs Minister Juraj Blanar (Smer-SD) declared during a meeting with ambassadors and heads of African diplomatic missions accredited to Slovakia on Tuesday, the Foreign Ministry's press department told TASR on the same day. https://etasr.sk/article/23330651 Bratislava, 26 May (TASR) - Foreign Affairs Minister Juraj Blanar (Smer-SD) is scheduled travel to Cyprus, where he'll represent Slovakia at an informal meeting of EU foreign ministers on 27–28 May, the ministry's communications department told TASR on Tuesday, adding that the meeting will take place in Limassol, Cyprus as part of Cyprus's presidency of the Council of the EU. https://etasr.sk/article/23330758 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. 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