SUMMARY - Friday, 19 June 2026 - 1 p.m.

Bratislava, 19 June (TASR) - The proportion of available job-seekers in the working-age population stood at 3.91 percent at the end of May of this year, having fallen by 0.05 percentage points month-over-month, the Labour, Social Affairs and the Family Centre (UPSVaR) reported on Friday, adding that the figure rose by 0.2 percent year-on-year when compared to May 2025, however. https://etasr.sk/article/23414222 Bratislava, 19 June (TASR) - The Financial Administration Criminal Office (KUFS), in cooperation with the Hungarian Tax and Customs Administration, has taken action against an international organised group suspected of illegally producing and distributing cigarettes, spokesperson for Financial Administration (the tax and customs office) Daniel Kovac stated on Friday. https://etasr.sk/article/23414296 Rimavska Sobota, 19 June (TASR) - The Winkelmann Group officially opened on Wednesday (17 June) its new factory in the town of Rimavska Sobota (Banska Bystrica region), which will operate under the reflexGroup division. https://etasr.sk/article/23413983 Bratislava, 19 June (TASR) - A total 139 countries are expected to participate in the World Expo 2027 in Belgrade, Serbia, 93 of which have already signed a contract with the organisers, with Slovakia being the first to do so, head of the communications department at Slovakia Travel Zuzana Eliasova told TASR. https://etasr.sk/article/23413866 Bratislava, 19 June (TASR) - The National Highway Company (NDS) plans to carry out work to shore up slopes along the R2 expressway near the towns of Ziar nad Hronom and Zvolen in Banska Bystrica region, TASR has learnt from a call for bids published in the Public Procurement Office's gazette. https://etasr.sk/article/23414210 Michal na Ostrove, 19 June (TASR) - Firefighters are battling a hayloft fire in the village of Michal na Ostrove in Trnava region on Friday morning, the Fire and Rescue Corps (HaZZ) has posted on social media. https://etasr.sk/article/23414130 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