SUMMARY - Monday, 22 June 2026 - 9 p.m.

Bratislava, 22 June (TASR) - While Moody's latest assessment didn't downgrade Slovakia's credit rating, it highlighted the catastrophic state of public finances and delivered a devastating assessment of the government's fiscal consolidation efforts, the opposition Christian Democrats (KDH) stated on Monday, adding that the report holds a mirror up to coalition lawmakers in particular, who last week misinterpreted macroeconomic figures and expressed support for the government. https://etasr.sk/article/23425432 Bratislava, 22 June (TASR) - Vaccination at pharmacies is entering the final phase of implementation and the accreditation of the training programme for pharmacists is being finalised, Health Minister Kamil Sasko (Voice-SD) stated on Monday, adding that if the accreditation programme launches on 1 July, the first pharmacists could begin administering vaccines as early as December of this year after completing the programme. https://etasr.sk/article/23425468 Bratislava, 22 June (TASR) - A young woman who was struck by a car on Sunday evening (21 June) in Bratislava died in hospital from her injuries, spokeswoman for the University Hospital in Bratislava (UNB) Eva Kliska stated on Monday. https://etasr.sk/article/23425604 Bratislava, 22 June (TASR) - The Labour, Social Affairs, and the Family Ministry will submit a package of bills for inter-ministerial review aimed at addressing truancy, the abuse of fictitious foster care, and social benefits for third-country nationals, Labour Minister Erik Tomas (Voice-SD) stated at a press conference on Monday. https://etasr.sk/article/23426114 Bratislava, 22 June (TASR) - State-run water-management construction company Vodohospodarska vystavba (VV) is continuing to prepare the Malinec-Latky pumped storage power plant project, the office of the VV director told TASR on Monday, adding that at this stage, VV will enter into agreements on the temporary use of land with the owners of the affected properties, which are intended to facilitate the conduct of geological surveys. https://etasr.sk/article/23425687 Bratislava, 22 June (TASR) - The National Highway Company (NDS) has announced a public tender for the repair of cement-concrete road surfaces under its management throughout Slovakia, the motorway authority announced in the Public Procurement Office's bulletin, setting the deadline for submitting bids as 20 July. https://etasr.sk/article/23425917 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