SUMMARY - Wednesday, 17 June 2026 - 5 p.m.

Bratislava, 17 June (TASR) - All of the appointed ambassadors have passed due process and vetting and can capitalise on their rich experience in their new posts, said Foreign and European Affairs Minister Juraj Blanar (Smer-SD) ahead of the cabinet meeting in connection with the appointment of new ambassadors by President Peter Pellegrini on Wednesday. https://etasr.sk/article/23405346 Trencin, 17 June (TASR) - Richard Rybnicek will step down as mayor of Trencin following the local elections in October. https://etasr.sk/article/23405415 Bratislava, 17 June (TASR) - The coalition Slovak National Party (SNS) has also failed in its attempt to extend the electoral terms of Parliament and local government bodies, as the House rejected the party's constitutional bill to amend the Slovak Constitution on Wednesday. https://etasr.sk/article/23405538 Bratislava, 17 June (TASR) - Slovakia is set to conclude a framework loan agreement with the European Commission (EC) for funds from the European Union's SAFE (Security Action For Europe) financial instrument aimed at strengthening the European defence industry, according to a Finance Ministry-authored proposal approved by the government at its session on Wednesday, with the maximum loan amount standing at €2.317 billion. https://etasr.sk/article/23405546 Bratislava, 17 June (TASR) - The extra-parliamentary 'Democrats' party launched its campaign ahead of the July referendum on Wednesday, party spokesperson Martina Kakascikova told TASR on the same day, adding that the campaign includes billboards, distributing leaflets to households, online advertising and grassroots campaigning. https://etasr.sk/article/23405650 Bratislava, 17 June (TASR) - The electoral term for local government bodies will not be extended from four to five years, as MPs in a vote on Wednesday rejected the relevant amendment to the Constitution that was submitted by a group of coalition Voice-SD party MPs alongside Roman Malatinec (Independent). https://etasr.sk/article/23405655 Bratislava, 17 June (TASR) - Slovakia's embassy in Cyprus will be headed by Miroslav Radacovsky, who is entering the diplomatic service with experience from both the international arena and domestic politics, as the new ambassador has spent most of his professional career in the judiciary and also served as a member of the European Parliament and the Slovak national Parliament, the Foreign and European Affairs Ministry's press department declared on Wednesday. https://etasr.sk/article/23405734 Bratislava, 17 June (TASR) - The government must ask Parliament for a vote of confidence immediately after it is found that the public debt threshold set in the constitutional law has been exceeded, according to the Constitutional Court's (US) interpretation of the constitutional law on budgetary responsibility, the Court's spokesperson Martina Ferencova has informed TASR. https://etasr.sk/article/23405778 Bratislava, 17 June (TASR) - Opposition party Progressive Slovakia (PS) has filed a request with the Supreme Audit Authority (NKU) to examine the effectiveness of the use of Recovery and Resilience Plan funds in a digital grant scheme run by the Investment, Regional Development and Informatisation Ministry (MIRRI), PS MP Jan Hargas announced on Wednesday. https://etasr.sk/article/23405850 Bratislava, 17 June (TASR) - President Peter Pellegrini believes that the government will ask Parliament for a vote of confidence without further delay following the Constitutional Court's (US) ruling on this matter. https://etasr.sk/article/23405894 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. ko