SUMMARY - Wednesday, 7 October 2026 - 9 p.m.

Bratislava, 7 October (TASR) - The opposition Progressive Slovakia (PS) party is filing a motion with the Public Procurement Office (UVO) and the Supreme Audit Office (NKU) to investigate whether railway-infrastructure operator ZSR has unlawfully split contracts for infrastructure upgrades, TASR reported on Wednesday. https://etasr.sk/article/23797414 Bratislava, 7 October (TASR) - The government's draft state budget for next year is a budget of good news, social harmony and, at the same time, compromise within the governing coalition, stated Finance Minister Ladislav Kamenicky (Smer-SD) on Wednesday afternoon when presenting the draft to Parliament. https://etasr.sk/article/23797428 Kuwait City, 7 October (TASR) - Slovakia is keen to strengthen its economic ties with Kuwait and to translate the high level of political dialogue into concrete trade and investment partnerships, stated Foreign Affairs Minister Juraj Blanar (Smer-SD) in Kuwait on Wednesday, TASR learnt from the ministry's communications department on the same day. https://etasr.sk/article/23797493 Bratislava, 7 October (TASR) - Opposition parties have criticised the government's decision to purchase Czech company CEZ's stake in the Slovak Nuclear Energy Company (JESS) joint venture for €190 million and warned about other planned expenditures related to the construction of a new nuclear power source, TASR learnt at a press conference held by the Freedom and Solidarity (SaS), 'Slovakia', 'For the People' and Progressive Slovakia (PS) parties on Wednesday. https://etasr.sk/article/23797537 Bratislava, 7 October (TASR) - The Arts Support Fund (FPU) Council approved a call for applications for the post of FPU director at its meeting on Wednesday, with applicants allowed to apply until 16 November, TASR reported on the same day. https://etasr.sk/article/23797622 Bratislava, 7 October (TASR) - Patients' access to treatment and the availability of medicines will improve in Slovakia following an amendment to the law on the scope and conditions for reimbursement of medicines, which was approved by Parliament on Tuesday (6 October), Health Minister Kamil Sasko (Voice-SD) told a press conference on Wednesday. https://etasr.sk/article/23797766 Bratislava, 7 October (TASR) - The 50-percent reduction in second-class fares on trains operating in the public interest will continue in November and may also remain in place in December, stated Prime Minister Robert Fico (Smer-SD) on Wednesday following a working meeting with representatives of the Transport Ministry, at which they discussed discounted rail fares. https://etasr.sk/article/23797781 Bratislava, 7 October (TASR) - The way in which the government and the governing parties have approached the drafting and debate of the draft budget is unacceptable and contrary to the principles of a democratic state governed by the rule of law, stated chairman of the Supreme Audit Office (NKU) Lubomir Andrassy in Parliament on Wednesday, adding that, for this reason, the authority is unable to assess whether the statutory rules were adhered to during the drafting of the budget. https://etasr.sk/article/23797824 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