SUMMARY - Tuesday, 16 June 2026 - 9 p.m.

Bratislava, 16 June (TASR) - Junior coalition party Voice-SD is proposing a ban on social media for children under 16, while a so-called protected mode should be set by default for young people aged between 16 and 18, according to a proposal submitted for inter-departmental review that party representatives presented at a press conference on Tuesday. https://etasr.sk/article/23402147 Bratislava, 16 June (TASR) - The Slovak Association for Political Science at the Slovak Academy of Sciences (SAV) is deeply concerned about the closure of SAV's Institute of Political Science, opining that this move will significantly weaken scientific research in the fields of political science, international relations, and security, particularly in the areas of democratic processes, civil society and state policy, according to a statement by the association that the institute itself published on social media on Monday (15 June) prior to the closure of the institute. https://etasr.sk/article/23401924 Bratislava, 16 June (TASR) - Courts will now have the option, rather than the obligation, to issue a default judgment in favour of a claimant if a defendant fails to attend a hearing despite having been duly and timely summoned, and a similar option will also apply when the claimant is absent. https://etasr.sk/article/23402164 Bratislava, 16 June (TASR) - An investigator from the Police Corps Presidium's National Anti-Drugs Unit on Tuesday filed charges against four individuals for the crime of unauthorised production of and trafficking in narcotic and psychotropic substances, committed as accomplices, the Police Corps Presidium's communications department told TASR on Tuesday, adding that the move is related to an operation codenamed 'Doctor'. https://etasr.sk/article/23402013 Trencin, 16 June (TASR) - Police have detained two men aged 34 and 20 with respect to Monday's (15 June) shooting incident at a petrol station in Trencin, with the circumstances of the incident remaining under investigation, regional police spokesperson Ingrid Krajcikova told TASR on Tuesday. https://etasr.sk/article/23401753 Bratislava, 16 June (TASR) - President Peter Pellegrini is set to begin on Thursday (18 June) the second round of training with the National Defence Forces (NOS), which will last 14 days at the Turecky Vrch military training area in Bratislava region, TASR was told by the President's Office's communications department on Tuesday. https://etasr.sk/article/23402170 Levice, 16 June (TASR) - Agel Levice Hospital in Nitra region has completed a comprehensive restoration after two years, with the project including the renovation of the inpatient wing, the construction of a central operating room complex, intensive care beds, laboratory facilities, and new outpatient areas. https://etasr.sk/article/23402130 Prague/Bratislava, 16 June (TASR-correspondent) - The closer cooperation between the Slovakia and Czech Parliaments in place since the current Czech government took office has already produced tangible results, said Slovak House chair Richard Rasi (Voice-SD) after meeting his Czech counterpart Tomio Okamura in Prague on Tuesday, TASR has learnt from its special correspondent. https://etasr.sk/article/23401655 Bratislava, 16 June (TASR) - Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi visited the Amazing Slovakia exhibition during a gala dinner attended by Slovak President Peter Pellegrini and House chair Richard Rasi (Voice-SD) at the historic National Council building in Bratislava. https://etasr.sk/article/23401925 Liptovsky Mikulas, 16 June (TASR) - The State Veterinary and Food Administration (SVPS) has confirmed the presence of salmonella schleissheim bacteria in products from an illegal sheep farm in the Liptov area (Zilina region), with several consumers of the purchased products ending up in hospital, SVPS reported on a social network on Tuesday. https://etasr.sk/article/23401748 Bratislava, 16 June (TASR) - Social insurance should no longer function merely as a passive mechanism for distributing benefits and compensating for problems and damages that have already occurred, according to a new doctrine on the social-insurance system that Trade Union Confederation president Monika Uhlerova officially presented at a press conference on Tuesday. https://etasr.sk/article/23401646 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