SUMMARY - Tuesday, 22 September 2026 - 1.30 p.m.

Bratislava/New York, 22 September (TASR-correspondent) - Czech President Petr Pavel welcomed Slovak President Peter Pellegrini at the Czech Centre in New York on Monday (21 September). They together viewed the exhibition 'Visit Czechoslovakia! The Stories of Czech and Slovak Travel Posters', which uses historical Czech and Slovak tourism posters to illustrate how Czechoslovakia was presented to domestic and international audiences, TASR has learnt from its special correspondent in New York. https://etasr.sk/article/23737243 New York/Bratislava, 22 September (TASR-correspondent) - According to Foreign Affairs Minister Juraj Blanar (Smer-SD), the United Nations (UN) is grappling with the erosion of international law and disrespect for UN Security Council resolutions. He therefore expects reform of the global organisation's functioning to be one of the issues on the agenda of the general debate of the 81st session of the UN General Assembly, which begins in New York on Tuesday, TASR has learnt from its special correspondent in New York. https://etasr.sk/article/23737370 New York, 22 September (TASR) - Slovak President Peter Pellegrini met outgoing UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres in New York on Monday (21 September). Pellegrini reported about his meeting with Guterres on social media on Monday night, saying that he had personally thanked Guterres for leading the UN through a challenging period. https://etasr.sk/article/23737583 Bratislava, 22 September (TASR) - The government will prepare several options for addressing high fuel prices on Tuesday, drawing on the law on prices and good cooperation with the Slovnaft refinery, Premier Robert Fico (Smer-SD) said in a video posted on social media, adding that the decision on the next steps will be made on Wednesday (23 September). https://etasr.sk/article/23737775 Bratislava, 22 September (TASR) - The transaction tax is unlikely to be scrapped entirely, although it could be adjusted. The reason is that no way has yet been found to make up for the shortfall in state revenues as a result of its scrapping, House Vice-chair Tibor Gaspar (Smer-SD) told a news conference on Tuesday. https://etasr.sk/article/23737871 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