SUMMARY - Friday, 16 October 2026 - 11 p.m.

Brussels, 16 October (TASR-correspondent) - Slovak Premier Robert Fico (Smer-SD) left the EU summit in Brussels prematurely on Friday afternoon, TASR has learnt from its special correspondent. https://etasr.sk/article/23827649 Bratislava, 16 October (TASR) - MPs on Friday adjourned the current 61st parliamentary session, which is set to resume on Tuesday (3 November). https://etasr.sk/article/23827777 Brussels, 16 October (TASR-correspondent) – Slovakia, along with the other countries of the Visegrad Four Group (V4: the Czech Republic, Hungary, Poland and Slovakia), has succeeded in pushing through its demands at the European Union (EU) summit in Brussels to address high electricity prices and to review the Emissions Trading System (ETS), Prime Minister Robert Fico (Smer-SD) announced on Friday, adding that so far there's no agreement among EU-member states on the EU's future long-term budget for 2028-2034. He also rejected Slovakia's participation in a further €70-billion loan for Ukraine for 2027, TASR has learnt from its special correspondent. https://etasr.sk/article/23827893 Bratislava, 16 October (TASR) - The opposition Progressive Slovakia (PS) party is filing a criminal complaint over the public tender for the planned D1-motorway section between Turany and Hubova (Zilina region), the construction of which is yet to begin, with PS representatives pointing to suspected machinations in public procurement and corruption, TASR reported on Friday. https://etasr.sk/article/23827946 Brdo pri Kranju, 16 October (TASR-correspondent) - As part of any potential European Union (EU) reform, Slovakia must insist on preserving the right of veto on fundamental issues concerning its national interests, President Peter Pellegrini stated on Friday after the Arraiolos Group summit of presidents in Slovenia, TASR has learnt from its special correspondent. https://etasr.sk/article/23828096 Bratislava/Presov, 16 October (TASR) - A Latvian national detained in connection with a planned arson attack on a manufacturing plant producing unmanned systems in the village of Haniska (Presov region) was remanded in custody by the District Court in Presov on Friday due to concerns that he might flee or go into hiding to avoid criminal prosecution or punishment, TASR learnt from Presov Regional Court spokesperson Ivana Petrufova. https://etasr.sk/article/23828123 Bratislava, 16 October (TASR) - Bratislava I Municipal Court court has remanded in preventive custody F. Sch. [name abbreviated due to legal reasons] for assaulting a nurse in the accident and emergency department at the hospital in Bratislava's borough of Kramare, TASR was told by the court's spokesman Pavol Adamciak on Friday. https://etasr.sk/article/23828261 Novi Sad, 16 October (TASR) - Prime Minister Robert Fico (Smer-SD) supported former Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic at an election rally in Novi Sad on Friday, delivering his speech in Serbian, TASR reported on the same day, referring to the Danas.rs news website. https://etasr.sk/article/23828429 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