SUMMARY - Wednesday, 27 May 2026 - 6 p.m.

Bratislava/Trencin/Haniska, 27 May (TASR) - Trencin mayor Richard Rybnicek has expressed concern over information suggesting that two Defence Ministry representatives on the supervisory board of Aircraft Repair Company Trencin have not yet stated whether they will support signing a contract regarding the future of the Pohoda festival, which is held annually at Trencin airport. https://etasr.sk/article/23334566 Banska Bystrica, 27 May (TASR) - The Specialised Criminal Court (STS) has cancelled Monday's (1 June) main hearing in the high-profile Purgatory case involving former top police and security forces officials suspected of setting up and operating a criminal group between 2012 and 2018, with the next trial date scheduled for 8 June, STS spokesperson Iveta Pulman Erdelyiova confirmed for TASR on Wednesday after Dennik N daily first reported the news. https://etasr.sk/article/23334486 Haniska/Bratislava, 27 May (TASR) - The bill on pro-growth measures should be ready next week, but before it's approved at a government session, it will be discussed in its legislative form by the social partners at a tripartite meeting, Economy Minister Denisa Sakova and Labour, Social Affairs and the Family Minister Erik Tomas (both Voice-SD) stated after an away-from-home government session in the village of Haniska (Kosice region) on Wednesday. https://etasr.sk/article/23334414 Bratislava/Haniska, 27 May (TASR) - Slovakia could also seek a third supplier of the tanks that the Defence Ministry plans to procure, declared Defence Minister Robert Kalinak (Smer-SD) following an away-from-home government session in Haniska (Kosice region) on Wednesday. https://etasr.sk/article/23334266 Bratislava, 27 May (TASR) - The Slovak Towns and Villages Association (ZMOS) respects the statements made by Prime Minister Robert Fico (Smer-SD) about local governments not being subject to debt brake restrictions when drawing up their budgets, but ZMOS will need a written guideline to that effect from the Finance Ministry, stated ZMOS chair Jozef Bozik after the association's 38th congress, which ended on Wednesday, adding that this was one of its conclusions. https://etasr.sk/article/23334125 Bratislava, 27 May (TASR) - Comedie-Française, an energetic ensemble comedy, which takes viewers behind the scenes of the legendary Paris theatre, will ceremonially open the 11th annual 'Creme de la Creme' French film festival in Bratislava on Wednesday. https://etasr.sk/article/23334058 Bratislava, 27 May (TASR) - A judge of the Specialised Criminal Court (STS) has rejected an indictment filed on 20 April 2021 against former head of the now-defunct Special Prosecutor's Office, Dusan K. [name abbreviated due to legal reasons], and returned the case to the prosecutor after identifying serious procedural errors involving violations of the defendant's right to defence and to a fair trial. https://etasr.sk/article/23334022 Bratislava, 27 May (TASR) - The opposition Progressive Slovakia (PS) and the extra-parliamentary Hungarian Alliance party have agreed to begin a dialogue aimed at finding common ground and bringing about political change in the next general election, as PS wants the Hungarian Alliance to be part of that change as well, according to statements made by party leaders Michal Simecka (PS) and Laszlo Gubik (Hungarian Alliance) after their joint talks on Wednesday. https://etasr.sk/article/23333974 Bratislava/Trencin, 27 May (TASR) - Officers from the Office for the Fight against Organised Crime (UBOK) of the Police Corps Presidium are currently carrying out procedural actions in Trencin region, Police Presidium spokesperson Lea Vilhanova told TASR on Wednesday. https://etasr.sk/article/23333835 Haniska/Bratislava, 27 May (TASR) - The state plans to take into account the fact that the Slovnaft refinery has kept fuel prices low during the conflict in the Middle East, said Finance Minister Ladislav Kamenicky (Smer-SD) ahead of the government away-from-home session in the village of Haniska (Kosice region) on Wednesday. https://etasr.sk/article/23333822 Haniska/Bratislava, 27 May (TASR) - The government at its away-from-home session held in the village of Haniska in Kosice-okolie district on Wednesday allocated more than €2.9 million for municipalities and organisations in Kosice region. https://etasr.sk/article/23333768 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