SUMMARY - Tuesday, 9 June 2026 - 5 p.m.

Bratislava, 9 June (TASR) - MPs on Tuesday afternoon didn't begin deliberations at a special session on the removal of House Vice-chair Tibor Gaspar (Smer-SD) from office, as they rejected the session's agenda, so Parliamentary Chair Richard Rasi (Voice-SD) adjourned the session. https://etasr.sk/article/23376402 Bratislava, 9 June (TASR) - The opposition Progressive Slovakia (PS) party intends to repeatedly submit motions to remove House Vice-chair Tibor Gaspar (Smer-SD) from office as long as he remains under indictment, stated PS leader Michal Simecka on Tuesday following an unsuccessful attempt to discuss Gaspar's dismissal at an extraordinary parliamentary session. https://etasr.sk/article/23376800 Bratislava, 9 June (TASR) - The entire governing coalition, as well as Smer-SD lawmakers, stand behind Parliamentary Vice-chair Tibor Gaspar (Smer-SD), head of the Smer-SD parliamentary caucus Jan Richter stated after the motion to remove Gaspar from office failed to proceed in Parliament. https://etasr.sk/article/23376775 Dolna Krupa, 9 June (TASR) - Slovakia's agriculture is facing two major challenges, namely severe drought and a dairy crisis, said Premier Robert Fico (Smer-SD) in a speech at the opening of the 15th annual National Field Days in the village of Dolna Krupa (Trnava region) on Tuesday. https://etasr.sk/article/23376655 Bratislava, 9 June (TASR) - The conviction handed down by a first-instance court against Jan Slota, former leader of the Slovak National Party (SNS) and former Zilina mayor, has been overturned, and criminal proceedings in the indirect corruption case have been dropped due to the statute of limitations, the Supreme Court ruled on Tuesday. https://etasr.sk/article/23376347 Nairobi/Bratislava, 9 June (TASR) - Slovak companies are interested in participating in major infrastructure investments in Kenya and in opportunities linked to development cooperation, Foreign and European Affairs Minister Juraj Blanar (Smer-SD) declared on Tuesday at the opening of the Slovak-Kenyan Business and Development Forum in Nairobi. https://etasr.sk/article/23376746 Bratislava, 9 June (TASR) - Parliament moved the draft new Civil Code prepared by the Justice Ministry to its second reading in a vote on Tuesday, with the ministry arguing that the current wording is inadequate, while the new Civil Code should cover the widest possible range of private legal relationships to ensure that the legal system is uniform and clear. https://etasr.sk/article/23376303 Bratislava, 9 June (TASR) - Discussions on the draft of the new Civil Code will continue, with the coalition Slovak National Party (SNS) set to raise objections to the proposal, SNS leader and parliamentary vice-chair Andrej Danko announced on Tuesday. https://etasr.sk/article/23376546 Bratislava, 9 June (TASR) - The government should present measures to support economic growth without delay, otherwise salaries won't grow, either, the National Union of Employers (RUZ), which represents companies employing over 380,000 people, stated on Tuesday. https://etasr.sk/article/23376488 Bratislava, 9 June (TASR) - The conflict in the Middle East and the ensuing higher oil and gas prices probably mean that the trend of gradually expanding nominal foreign trade surpluses is coming to an end, stated UniCredit Bank analyst Lubomir Korsnak in a commentary on the foreign trade balance data for April published by the Statistics Office earlier on Tuesday, adding that surpluses may start shrinking in the months to come. https://etasr.sk/article/23376588 Bratislava, 9 June (TASR) - Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi will visit Slovakia next Monday (15 June) and will be welcomed by Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico (Smer-SD) at Bratislava Castle, a spokesperson of the Government Office told TASR on Tuesday, adding that this will be Modi's first-ever visit to Slovakia. https://etasr.sk/article/23376280 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