SUMMARY - Monday, 1 June 2026 - 1 p.m.

Bratislava, 1 June (TASR) - MPs have failed to initiate a special parliamentary session regarding the motion to dismiss Environment Minister Tomas Taraba (a Slovak National Party/SNS nominee) on Monday, as Parliament lacked a quorum, with only 62 MPs present in the chamber even during the second attempt. https://etasr.sk/article/23351060 Bratislava, 1 June (TASR) - Prosecutor-General Maros Zilinka has appointed Rastislav Remeta as Regional Prosecutor in Bratislava, effective as of Monday, as well as Judita Gulbisova to the post of Regional Prosecutor in Kosice, effective as of June 10, TASR has learnt from Zuzana Drobova, spokesperson at the Prosecutor-General's Office. https://etasr.sk/article/23350842 Bratislava, 1 June (TASR) - The opposition's attempt to dismiss Environment Minister and Deputy Prime Minister Tomas Taraba (a Slovak National Party/SNS nominee) is pointless, as the issue was resolved a week ago, SNS leader and House Vice-chair Andrej Danko told reporters on Monday following a failed attempt to open a special parliamentary session on Taraba's ouster. https://etasr.sk/article/23350953 Bratislava, 1 June (TASR) - MPs for the opposition Christian Democratic Movement (KDH) on Monday submitted to Parliament a motion to dismiss Defence Minister Robert Kalinak (Smer-SD) over failures in the construction of Presov hospital. https://etasr.sk/article/23351038 Bratislava, 1 June (TASR) - When signing a petition to call a referendum, date of birth will now be required as a measure to prevent the potential abuse of petition rights, according to an amendment to the Act on the Conditions for the Exercise of Voting Rights which entered into force on Monday. https://etasr.sk/article/23350669 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