SUMMARY - Monday, 15 June 2026 - 9 p.m.

Bratislava, 15 June (TASR) - The first-ever official visit by an Indian prime minister to Slovakia has confirmed the growing momentum in relations between the two countries and the ambition to take them to a new level, President Peter Pellegrini stated on Monday after receiving Indian Premier Narendra Modi at the Presidential Palace, TASR was told by the President's Office. https://etasr.sk/article/23398465 Bratislava, 15 June (TASR) - Bratislava Regional Court granted the appeal filed by Interior Minister Matus Sutaj Estok (Voice-SD) and overturned the default judgment, under which he should have apologised to the police officers centred around Jan Curilla for comparing them to lawfully convicted mob boss Mikulas Cernak and paid compensation, lawyer of the Curilla group Peter Kubina posted on social media on Monday, noting that the dispute is now back to square one and the lawsuit will be heard. https://etasr.sk/article/23398665 Bratislava, June 15 (TASR) - Members of the Police Corps Presidium's National Anti-Drug Unit detained four people during Monday's operation codenamed 'Doctor', targeting illegal production and trafficking of narcotic and psychotropic substances, the police posted on social media on Monday. https://etasr.sk/article/23398317 Bratislava, 15 June (TASR) - I currently see no reason to remove House Vice-chair Martin Dubeci (Progressive Slovakia/PS) from office, Parliamentary Chair Richard Rasi (Voice-SD) told reporters in Parliament on Monday in response to their questions regarding statements by representatives of the coalition Smer-SD party, who have announced plans to draft a motion to dismiss Dubeci. https://etasr.sk/article/23398344 Bratislava, 15 June (TASR) - The coalition Voice-SD party acknowledges that it may submit a separate proposal at the September parliamentary session to introduce the option of shortening the electoral term of Parliament via a referendum, House Chair Richard Rasi (Voice-SD) stated on Monday, adding that it would like to do so if it fails to push through this change via an amendment to its proposal to extend the electoral term of local authorities. https://etasr.sk/article/23397948 Bratislava, 15 June (TASR) - House chair Richard Rasi (Voice-SD) will travel to the Czech Republic on an official visit on Tuesday, 16 June, with his programme set to focus primarily on a bilateral meeting with Speaker of the Czech Chamber of Deputies Tomio Okamura, TASR learnt from the Parliament Office's press department on Monday. https://etasr.sk/article/23397844 Bratislava, 15 June (TASR) - Next year's state budget will be approved when all three coalition parties reach an agreement on it, Parliamentary Chair and Voice-SD vice-chair Richard Rasi stated on Monday in response to speculation that the budget could be approved as early as in September. https://etasr.sk/article/23397840 Bratislava, 15 June (TASR) - Adherence to the schedule for planning and constructing road infrastructure, which the Transport Ministry updates annually, is hampering the preparatory process, stated Transport Minister Jozef Raz (a Smer-SD nominee) on Monday, adding that an attempt has been made to address this as much as possible via the Strategic Investments Act, simplifying environmental impact assessment (EIA) processes, and the new Building Act. https://etasr.sk/article/23398087 Bratislava, 15 June (TASR) - The opposition Progressive Slovakia (PS) party is calling for greater transparency in the selection of members of supervisory boards and management boards at state-owned enterprises, PS representatives declared at a press conference on Monday. https://etasr.sk/article/23397764 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