SUMMARY - Friday, 12 June 2026 - 9 p.m.

Bratislava, 12 June (TASR) - Foreign and European Affairs Minister Juraj Blanar held a telephone call on Friday with Slovenia's new Foreign Minister Tone Kajzer, congratulating him on his appointment to the post, which he has held since the beginning of June. https://etasr.sk/article/23387466 Bratislava, 12 June (TASR) - Prime Minister Robert Fico said he discussed what he described as a policy of double standards with European Parliament President Roberta Metsola during a meeting at the Slovak Government Office on Friday, TASR learnt from the Government Office's press department on the same day. https://etasr.sk/article/23387299 Bratislava, 12 June (TASR) - Under the Slovak Constitution, marriage may only be entered into by a man and a woman, Prime Minister Robert Fico (Smer-SD) declared on Friday afternoon after visiting the Special Registry Office at the Interior Ministry, the only authority authorised to record marriages concluded abroad in the Slovak civil registry. https://etasr.sk/article/23387228 Bratislava, 12 June (TASR) - As the referendum called by President Peter Pellegrini for 4 July does not include a question on shortening the parliamentary term, Michal Sipos, vice-chair of 'Slovakia' party, said it has lost its purpose and he hasn't yet decided whether he will take part. https://etasr.sk/article/23387034 Sastin-Straze, 12 June (TASR) - Investors behind a planned wind farm in Sastin-Straze have rejected claims by Environment Minister Tomas Taraba that they are complaining about the volume of documentation required under the environmental impact assessment (EIA) process. https://etasr.sk/article/23386967 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. https://etasr.sk/article/23386921 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