SUMMARY - Sunday, 21 June 2026 - 22.45 p.m.

Bratislava, 21 June (TASR) - The National Highway Company (NDS) is opening the D1/D4 interchange near Bratislava to traffic, with the final three of its eight ramps now completed, said Transport Minister Jozef Raz (a Smer-SD nominee), NDS head Filip Machacek and representatives of the Polish contractor Budimex at a press briefing on Sunday. https://etasr.sk/article/23421936 Bratislava, 21 June (TASR) - The Slovak University of Technology (STU) in Bratislava has been ranked among the top 1,000 universities in the world, according to the latest QS World University Rankings 2027, STU spokesperson Juraj Rybansky has told TASR, adding that STU improved its ranking despite an increase in the number of universities assessed. https://etasr.sk/article/23422024 Bratislava, 21 June (TASR) - Junior coalition Slovak National Party (SNS) leader and House vice-chair Andrej Danko has called on Prime Minister Robert Fico (Smer-SD) not to engage in talks with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy until Ukraine clearly addresses the issue of celebrating figures and symbols associated with the Banderites, TASR has learnt from SNS spokesperson Zuzana Skopcova on Sunday. https://etasr.sk/article/23422103 Bratislava, 21 June (TASR) - Along with the rest of the governing coalition, the Voice-SD party guarantees that next year's state budget will take people and their standard of living into account, Economy Minister and Voice-SD vice-chair Denisa Sakova said on TA3's discussion programme 'V politike' (In Politics) on Sunday, adding that talks on the draft budget are expected to take some time. https://etasr.sk/article/23422212 Bratislava, 21 June (TASR) - The Interior Ministry's campaign 'Na vlastnej kozi' (First-Hand Experience), which focuses on drugs, cyberbullying and animal cruelty, makes sense if it saves even a single child from drug addiction, Interior Minister Matus Sutaj Estok (Voice-SD) said on JOJ 24's discussion programme 'Politika 24' (Politics 24) on Sunday when asked about how he views the fact that police have begun investigating the campaign. https://etasr.sk/article/23422359 Bratislava, 21 June (TASR) - Speaking on STVR's discussion programme 'O 5 minut 12' (Five Minutes to Twelve) on Sunday, junior coalition Slovak National Party (SNS) chairman Andrej Danko said that his party will field its MP Adam Lucansky as its candidate for governor of the Zilina self-governing region, while the party's candidate in Presov region will be announced next week. https://etasr.sk/article/23422629 Panama/Bratislava, 21 June (TASR) - Foreign and European Affairs Minister Juraj Blanar (Smer-SD) met his Panamanian counterpart Javier Martinez-Acha Vasquez on Sunday during the first-ever visit by a Slovak foreign minister to Panama, with both ministers signing a memorandum of understanding, TASR learnt from the ministry's communications department on Sunday. https://etasr.sk/article/23422793 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. jrg