SUMMARY - Thursday, 4 June 2026 - 5 p.m.

Bratislava, 4 June (TASR) - Leader of the coalition Smer-SD party and Prime Minister Robert Fico is confident that Smer will win the next parliamentary elections, but he anticipates that forming a government will be complicated, TASR has learnt from his remarks during Thursday's question time in Parliament. https://etasr.sk/article/23360801 Bratislava, 4 June (TASR) - Officers from the Financial Police Unit of the Office for Combating Organised Crime (UBOK) of the Police Corps Presidium are carrying out raids at multiple locations across Slovakia as part of international police cooperation aimed at uncovering serious tax-related criminal activities, TASR learnt from the Police Corps Presidium press department on Thursday. https://etasr.sk/article/23360815 Bratislava, 4 June (TASR) - MPs are due to debate a motion to dismiss Education Minister Tomas Drucker (Voice-SD) on Tuesday (9 June), the Parliament Office's communications department told TASR on Thursday, adding that House Chair Richard Rasi (Voice-SD) has convened a special session on the ouster for 8:30 a.m. on Tuesday. https://etasr.sk/article/23361074 Bratislava, 4 June (TASR) - The opposition Christian Democratic Movement (KDH) has proposed the introduction of family cards aimed at making everyday life easier for families with two or more children by providing benefits and discounts across a range of services and activities, KDH chair Milan Majersky announced at a press conference on Thursday. https://etasr.sk/article/23361046 Bratislava, 4 June (TASR) - Low consumer confidence raises questions about the sustainability of the recovery seen in retail revenues during the spring, said UniCredit Bank analyst Lubomir Korsnak in his commentary on retail revenue data for April published by the Statistics Office on Thursday, expecting a return to negative territory as early as this summer. https://etasr.sk/article/23360962 Bratislava, 4 June (TASR) - Representatives of the opposition 'Slovakia' party have filed a criminal complaint with the Prosecutor-General's (PG) Office regarding media reports about the sale of operational KUB anti-aircraft systems, TASR has learnt at their press briefing on Thursday. https://etasr.sk/article/23360936 Bratislava, 4 June (TASR) - President Peter Pellegrini left for a working visit to Italy on Thursday, TASR has learnt from the President Office's communications department. https://etasr.sk/article/23360654 Bratislava, 4 June (TASR) - Premier Robert Fico (Smer-SD) will leave for Montenegro on Friday (5 June), where he's scheduled to attend a European Union (EU) - Western Balkans summit, the Government Office's press department has informed TASR. https://etasr.sk/article/23360839 Lest, 4 June (TASR) - The Strong Lineage 26 International Exercise Day was held at the Lest training area centre (Banska Bystrica region) on Thursday, offering static and dynamic displays of military equipment, said Spanish Army General Luis Saez Rocandio after the event, adding that the exercise is a key milestone for NATO's collective defence and deterrence on its eastern flank. https://etasr.sk/article/23360824 Bratislava, 4 June (TASR) - The parliamentary European affairs committee has endorsed the nominations of MPs Peter Kmec (Voice-SD) and Miroslav Radacovsky (Independent) for ambassador posts. https://etasr.sk/article/23360700 Bratislava, 4 June (TASR) - Slovakia doesn't need to worry about losing a portion of its EU funds that it was required to draw by the end of this year under the N+3 rule, as this volume was already reached at the end of May, the Investment, Regional Development and Informatisation Ministry (MIRRI) informed the media on Thursday. https://etasr.sk/article/23360696 Bratislava/Senec, 4 June (TASR) - The government will seek to introduce retirement age caps, at least for certain categories of professions, said Labour Minister Erik Tomas (Voice-SD) in a speech at the 9th congress of the KOVO Trade Union held in Senec (Bratislava region) on Thursday. https://etasr.sk/article/23360618 Bratislava, 4 June (TASR) - The opposition Christian Democrats' (KDH) are calling for a special emergency session of the House health committee on the construction of the new hospital in Presov, MPs Peter Stachura and Frantisek Majersky (KDH) announced at a press conference on Thursday. https://etasr.sk/article/23360598 Bratislava, 4 June (TASR) - Slovakia has performed best among all member states in the current assessment of compliance with the European Union's (EU) fiscal rules, the Finance Ministry stated in response to Wednesday's (June 3) report by the European Commission (EC). https://etasr.sk/article/23360549 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