SUMMARY - Tuesday, 23 June 2026 - 5 p.m.

Bratislava, 23 June (TASR) - The risk of sovereign default in Slovakia increased from 0.3 percent in the baseline year 2010 to 10.9 percent in 2025, exceeding the 5-percent threshold generally regarded as safe, and if current policies remain unchanged, the probability is expected to surpass 50 percent by 2040, the Council for Budget Responsibility (RRZ) warned in a study published on Tuesday. Bratislava, 23 June (TASR) - Slovakia's public debt, currently at 61 percent of GDP, remains well below the average levels recorded in both the European Union and the eurozone, with eleven countries — including advanced economies such as Germany, Austria, Belgium and France — having higher public debt levels than Slovakia, Prime Minister Robert Fico (Smer-SD) declared at a press conference on Tuesday. https://etasr.sk/article/23428856 Bratislava, 23 June (TASR) - Slovakia's gross domestic product (GDP) could grow by 0.5 percent in 2026, Slovakia's central bank (NBS) governor Peter Kazimir told a news conference dedicated to the presentation of the summer forecast, held on Tuesday with NBS chief economist Michal Horvath in attendance. https://etasr.sk/article/23428596 Bratislava, 23 June (TASR) - This year's joint local and regional elections will be held on 24 October, House Chair Richard Rasi (Voice-SD) officially announced on Tuesday. https://etasr.sk/article/23428592 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. mf