SUMMARY - Friday, 12 June 2026 - 5 p.m.

Bratislava, 12 June (TASR) - The European Union must deliver tangible results for its inhabitants and strengthen their trust in the common European project, President Peter Pellegrini declared after receiving European Parliament President Roberta Metsola at the Presidential Palace on Friday, TASR learnt from the President's Office press department on the same day. Bratislava, 12 June (TASR) - An investigator from the illegal migration unit of the Organised Crime Office of the Police Corps Presidium on Thursday (11 June) charged a Slovak citizen of Iraqi origin with the crime of human-trafficking. https://etasr.sk/article/23386801 Bratislava, 12 June (TASR) - Cohesion policy is extremely important, as are cooperation and alliances between regions and local governments, said president of the European Committee of the Regions Kata Tutto during a session held by Bratislava region council on Friday. https://etasr.sk/article/23386642 Bratislava, 12 June (TASR) - Opposition party Progressive Slovakia (PS) has criticised Defence Minister Robert Kalinak (Smer-SD) over the Defence Ministry's long-term development plan, arguing that the document currently under interdepartmental review is riddled with flaws, MP Tomas Valasek (PS) declared at a press conference on Friday. https://etasr.sk/article/23386586 Velka Ida, 12 June (TASR) - GreenPharm, a company engaged in the production of nutritional supplements, has announced that it's begun the construction of its new plant in the Velka Ida industrial park near Kosice, with the investment of some €14 million expected to significantly expand its production capacity and create new jobs in the area. https://etasr.sk/article/23386558 Bratislava, 12 June (TASR) - I fear that the EU Migration Pact will fail to prevent migration issues, with its "false" mandatory solidarity, compulsory quotas and payments for illegal migrants, Interior Minister Matus Sutaj Estok (Voice-SD) told a press conference on Friday in response to the Migration Pact entering into force on the same day. https://etasr.sk/article/23386536 Bratislava/Dar es Salaam, 12 June (TASR) - The Slovak delegation of companies and institutions that accompanied Slovak Foreign Affairs Minister Juraj Blanar (Smer-SD) on his working visit to East Africa presented its technological solutions, innovations and professional experience in Tanzania as well, the Foreign Affairs Ministry's communications department has informed TASR. https://etasr.sk/article/23386465 Bratislava, 12 June (TASR) - The junior coalition Voice-SD party has called on the opposition parties in Parliament to support its proposal aimed at enshrining the possibility of shortening the parliamentary term via a referendum in the Constitution, party representatives told a press conference on Friday. https://etasr.sk/article/23386456 Bratislava, 12 June (TASR) - The European Union (EU) must fight for its future, competitiveness and security, for a higher standard of living for people in Slovakia and across Europe, and to resolve the challenges brought about by global conflicts, stated House Chair Richard Rasi (Voice-SD) following his meeting with European Parliament (EP) President Roberta Metsola at Bratislava Castle on Friday. https://etasr.sk/article/23386367 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. mf