SUMMARY - Wednesday, 9 September 2026 - 5 p.m.

Bratislava, 9 September (TASR) - We must apologise to the victims of the Holocaust and racial violence for what they can see from above, Prime Minister Robert Fico (Smer-SD) posted on social media on Wednesday to mark the related remembrance day. https://etasr.sk/article/23690575 Bratislava, 9 September (TASR) - The Supreme Court has acquitted former judge Pavol Polka of charges involving indirect corruption via a decision on Tuesday (8 September) dismissing the prosecutor's appeal against the first-instance court's verdict, Barbora Jurkovicova from the Supreme Court secretariat has told TASR, adding that the ruling was final. https://etasr.sk/article/23690672 Bratislava, 9 September (TASR) - The external pressure on the prosecution service serves as a warning regarding the rule of law, Public Ombudsman Robert Dobrovodsky stated in response to claims made on Tuesday (8 September) by Prime Minister Robert Fico (Smer-SD) and other representatives of the executive and legislative branches against the Prosecutor General's Office and its representatives, TASR has learnt from Dobrovodsky's post on social media. https://etasr.sk/article/23690837 Bratislava, 9 September (TASR) - By the end of this year Defence Minister Robert Kalinak (Smer-SD) is due to conclude agreements with the US government needed for producing and supplying additional F-16 Block 70 aircraft, with the government approving the draft intention at its session on Wednesday. https://etasr.sk/article/23690852 Bratislava, 9 September (TASR) - Accepting extremism has, to date, always led to ruin, the Central Union of Jewish Religious Communities has stated to mark Holocaust Victims and Racial Violence Remembrance Day, the Union told TASR on Wednesday, adding that it fears the moment when extremism becomes a force that may be offered a share of power. https://etasr.sk/article/23690898 Bratislava, 9 September (TASR) - The government's dismissal of general secretary of the Culture Ministry's service office Lukas Machala is the right move, but it won't resolve the systemic problem of poor management within the ministry, the opposition Christian Democrat (KDH) and Freedom and Solidarity (SaS) parties concurred on Wednesday. https://etasr.sk/article/23690984 Bratislava, 9 September (TASR) - The pressure exerted by Prime Minister Robert Fico (Smer-SD) on Prosecutor-General Maros Zilinka to resign from his post goes beyond the bounds of legitimate political criticism to which politicians are entitled, the Prosecutors' Council warned on Wednesday. https://etasr.sk/article/23691048 Bratislava, 9 September (TASR) - Prime Minister Robert Fico's (Smer-SD) claims about a possible reform of the prosecution service are an attempt to create pressure, and any organisational changes would require great caution, Prosecutor-General Maros Zilinka told journalists in Parliament on Wednesday, adding that, in his opinion, making such changes just to address personnel issues would be the wrong approach. https://etasr.sk/article/23691092 Bratislava, 9 September (TASR) - The thermal output of the four reactors at the nuclear power plant in Mochovce (Nitra region) should be increased to 112 percent of their nominal capacity, according to a notification of a change in the proposed activity submitted by power utility Slovenske Elektrarne (SE) to the central environmental impact assessment (EIA) information system. https://etasr.sk/article/23691185 Bratislava, 9 September (TASR) - The Holocaust was a crime against humanity, and anti-semitism, which created the conditions for it to take place, has no place in a democratic society, House Chair Richard Rasi (Voice-SD) stated at a memorial ceremony on Wednesday marking the Day of Victims of the Holocaust and Racial Violence. https://etasr.sk/article/23691241 Bratislava, 9 September (TASR) - The charges pressed against Government Proxy for Investigating COVID-19 Pandemic Management Peter Kotlar for spreading a false alarm have been dropped, Prosecutor-General's (PG) Office spokesperson Zuzana Drobova has confirmed for TASR. https://etasr.sk/article/23691278 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