SUMMARY - Friday, 16 October 2026 - 1 p.m.

Zilina, 16 October (TASR) - Anna Belousovova, a candidate of the far-right Republic party, has withdrawn from the race for the post of Zilina region governor, party vice-chair and spokesman Ondrej Durica has informed TASR. https://etasr.sk/article/23826575 Bratislava, 16 October (TASR) - Year-on-year (y-o-y) inflation measured by the EU's Harmonised Index of Consumer Prices (HICP) stood at 3 percent in September 2026, making it the lowest level since September 2024, when it amounted to 2.9 percent, the Statistics Office reported on Friday. https://etasr.sk/article/23826678 Bratislava, 16 October (TASR) - Power utility Slovenske Elektrarne (SE) connected a new unit at the Mochovce nuclear power plant (NPP) to the electricity grid for the first time at 8.41 p.m. on Thursday (15 October), SE has informed TASR. https://etasr.sk/article/23826798 Bratislava, 16 October (TASR) - Trencin Region Court judge Lucia Horvathova is seeking to become the third Slovak candidate for the post of judge of the European Court of Human Rights (ECHR), the press department of the Judicial Council's Office has informed TASR, adding that it will decide on her candidacy in November. https://etasr.sk/article/23826841 Canberra, 16 October (TASR-correspondent) - Foreign Affairs Minister Juraj Blanar (Smer-SD) and Culture Minister Martina Simkovicova (a Slovak National Party/SNS nominee) on Friday visited the Australian War Memorial in Canberra and laid a wreath at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier, thus paying tribute to Australians who have perished in armed conflicts, TASR has learnt from its special correspondent. https://etasr.sk/article/23826939 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