SUMMARY - Thursday, 11 June 2026 - 5 p.m.

Poprad, 11 June (TASR) - We're considering scrapping the transaction tax, but only on the condition that we can find enough funds to offset a €400-million shortfall in the state budget, Premier Robert Fico (Smer-SD) told a news conference held during his visit to rail freight-wagon producer Tatravagonka in Poprad (Presov region) on Thursday. https://etasr.sk/article/23383413 Bratislava, 11 June (TASR) - Finance Minister Ladislav Kamenicky (Smer-SD) should be removed from office, according to representatives of all opposition parties in Parliament, who have jointly submitted a motion of no-confidence on the initiative of the Christian Democratic Movement (KDH). https://etasr.sk/article/23383128 Bratislava, 11 June (TASR) - The coalition won't, for the time being, allow the convening of special sessions to consider opposition no-confidence motions against members of the government, chairman of the Voice-SD parliamentary caucus Robert Puci told a press conference on Thursday, adding that this also applies to current motions to oust Finance Minister Ladislav Kamenicky (Smer-SD), and Investment, Regional Development and Informatisation Samuel Migal (Independent). https://etasr.sk/article/23383490 Bratislava, 11 June (TASR) - A proposal to change voting arrangements for Slovaks abroad may be postponed until the next session of the House if the coalition partners fail to reach an agreement, according to Robert Puci, who chairs the Voice-SD parliamentary caucus. https://etasr.sk/article/23383328 Bratislava, 11 June (TASR) - The opposition Progressive Slovakia (PS) party and the Christian Democrats (KDH) are jointly convening sessions of the parliamentary health committee, the committee overseeing Military Intelligence activities, and the defence and security committee, representatives of the parties told a press conference in Parliament on Thursday, adding this is due to the still-unclear information regarding the construction of Presov military hospital. https://etasr.sk/article/23383689 Bratislava, 11 June (TASR) - The opposition Christian Democrats (KDH) will initiate the convening of a special session of the parliamentary agriculture and environment committee, KDH vice-chair and MP Marian Caucik told a news conference on Thursday. https://etasr.sk/article/23383483 Nairobi/Bratislava, 11 June (TASR) - Under the SlovakAid programme, Slovakia is helping young refugee women and girls from vulnerable groups to complete specific education, integrate into society and achieve economic independence through the RefuSHE development project, Foreign and European Affairs Minister Juraj Blanar (Smer-SD) has stated during his working visit to Kenya, where he presented a €10,000 cheque to support projects run by RefuSHE Kenya, TASR has learnt from the ministry's communications department. https://etasr.sk/article/23383280 Bratislava, 11 June (TASR) - The Economy Ministry will request additional independent appraisals to determine the price at which the state should purchase the shares held by Czech company CEZ in the Slovak Nuclear Energy Company (JESS). https://etasr.sk/article/23383587 Bratislava, 11 June (TASR) - The News Agency of the Slovak Republic (TASR) has launched a 'Politics on Social Media' aggregator on its news website Teraz.sk, enabling both professionals and the lay public to keep tabs on the latest posts by Slovak political actors on three social media platforms in one place. https://etasr.sk/article/23383265 Bratislava, 11 June (TASR) - Eugen Palasthy, a judge of Bratislava Regional Court, informed Judicial Council chair Marcela Kosova on Thursday that the criminal proceedings against him have been definitively discontinued by prosecutors after they concluded that there were sufficient grounds to determine that he hadn't committed the alleged offence. https://etasr.sk/article/23383580 Strasbourg/Bratislava, 11 June (TASR) - Slovakia has made progress and developed good practices in combating racial hatred and intolerance in recent years, but further measures are needed to combat hate speech and hate crime as well as to promote equality, access to rights and the inclusion of the Roma and LGBTI communities, TASR has learnt from Council of Europe (CoE) spokesperson Jaime Rodriguez in connection with a report prepared by the European Commission against Racism and Intolerance (ECRI). https://etasr.sk/article/23383611 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