SUMMARY - Thursday, 27 May 2026 - 5 p.m.

Bratislava, 28 May (TASR) - I've asked MPs to adopt so-called implementing regulations for the Constitution to make it clear that same-sex couples who have married abroad cannot seek recognition of that marriage at Slovak registry offices, stated Prime Minister Robert Fico (Smer-SD) during Thursday's question time in Parliament, stressing that the Slovak Constitution defines marriage as a unique union between a man and a woman. https://etasr.sk/article/23338433 Bratislava, 28 May (TASR) - I insist that opposition MP Alojz Hlina (Freedom and Solidarity/SaS) violated Parliament's rules of procedure by entering the chamber without the appropriate attire, House Vice-chair Tibor Gaspar (Smer-SD) told a press conference on Thursday, adding that given the new amendments to the rules of procedure, he considers it to be provocative for Hlina to enter the chamber wearing a jacket bearing offensive inscriptions on the very first day of the session. https://etasr.sk/article/23338443 Bratislava, 28 May (TASR) - Opposition MPs held a joint press conference on Thursday to announce that earlier in the day they submitted to Parliament a motion calling for the dismissal of Defence Minister Robert Kalinak (Smer-SD) over misconduct in the construction of Presov hospital, which is being overseen by the Defence Ministry. https://etasr.sk/article/23338180 Bratislava, 28 May (TASR) - Prime Minister Robert Fico (Smer-SD) received his counterpart from the Principality of Andorra Xavier Espot Zamora at the Government Office in Bratislava on Thursday, TASR was told by the Government Office. https://etasr.sk/article/23337906 Bratislava, 28 May (TASR) - Interior Minister Matus Sutaj Estok (Voice-SD) told a news conference on Thursday that he plans to increase police salaries and that his party will make this a condition for adopting the state budget for next year. https://etasr.sk/article/23338245 Bratislava, 28 May (TASR) - Finance Minister Ladislav Kamenicky (Smer-SD) should explain the situation regarding Slovnaft's debt to the state, said opposition parties on Thursday in response to the minister's statement on Wednesday (27 May) that Slovnaft's self-regulation during a period of high fuel prices could somehow "balance out" the refinery's debt. https://etasr.sk/article/23338304 Nitra, 28 May (TASR) - An investigator from the criminal police department of Nitra region police has launched criminal proceedings on the suspicion of economic crime, linked to a police operation codenamed Overlord, said Nitra police spokesperson Tomas Havetta on Thursday. https://etasr.sk/article/23338076 Bratislava, 28 May (TASR) - Members of the pharmaceutical crime and police-customs cooperation division of the National Anti-Drug Unit of Police Corps Headquarters are conducting a police operation in Bratislava region under the codename APUS, targeting pharmaceutical crime, Police Corps Headquarters spokesperson Lea Vilhanova told TASR on Thursday, adding that one person has been detained so far. https://etasr.sk/article/23337931 Martin, 28 May (TASR) - The contractor is carrying out the final work on the roof of the main building at the construction site of the new St. Martin's University Hospital, Martin University Hospital in Zilina region reported on social media on Thursday, adding that the foundations for a heliport in the south-eastern section have been completed. https://etasr.sk/article/23338003 Bratislava, 28 May (TASR) - Both the EU and Slovakia see Southeast Asia as a region of the future, said EU Commissioner for Trade and Economic Security Maros Sefcovic in a speech at the Export Club discussion forum on Southeast Asia in Bratislava on Thursday, organised by the Slovak EXIM Bank in cooperation with the Foreign Affairs Ministry. https://etasr.sk/article/23337955 Bratislava, 28 May (TASR) - Ground frost may occur in some districts, mainly in northern and central Slovakia, during Friday night (30 May), the Slovak Hydrometeorological Institute (SHMU) has warned on its website. https://etasr.sk/article/23338297 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