SUMMARY - Monday, 19 October 2026 - 1 p.m.

Martin, 19 October (TASR) - Officers of the Police Corps Presidium's National Anti-Drugs Unit, in coordination with other police units, have been carrying out an operation codenamed 'Finisher 2' in the Martin district (Zilina region) since early Monday morning, the police announced on social media on the same day, adding that the operation is aimed at detecting and investigating drug-related crime. https://etasr.sk/article/23836391 Bratislava, 19 October (TASR) - Following two months of growth, the value of new orders in Slovak industry shrank by 1.9 percent year-on-year (y-o-y) to €4.95 billion in August 2026, the Statistics Office reported on Monday, adding that this was the sixth drop to be posted this year. https://etasr.sk/article/23836444 Bratislava, 19 October (TASR) - Foreign nationals may also exercise their right to vote in the combined local and regional elections due to take place on Saturday (24 October), provided they meet the conditions stipulated by law, the Police Corps Presidium has posted on social media. https://etasr.sk/article/23836500 Bratislava, 19 October (TASR) - France must serve as a warning to the whole of Europe; the destruction of shops, looting, arson and attacks on police officers and firefighters, who risk their own lives to protect others, are acts of violence that have no place in a democratic society, Slovak Towns and Villages Association (ZMOS) chairman Jozef Bozik has told TASR in connection with the weekend protests in France. https://etasr.sk/article/23836552 Bratislava, 19 October (TASR) - Slovakia sold government bonds totalling €530.4 million in its regular monthly auction in October, with maturities ranging from three to 25 years, at the average annual interest rates amounting to 3.622 - 4.694 percent, the Debt and Liquidity Management Agency (ARDAL) reported on Monday. https://etasr.sk/article/23836613 Trebisov, 19 October (TASR) - A police investigator has charged a 14-year-old pupil from a school in the Trebisov district (Kosice region) with the crime of making dangerous threats, the Kosice regional police has posted on social media. https://etasr.sk/article/23836627 Zilina, 19 October (TASR) - The Cadca district prosecutor's office filed on Friday (16 October) a proposal with the Zilina District Court, Cadca branch, for an injunction - the temporary placement of a minor boy, who is alleged to have carried out an attack at a school in the village of Staskov (Zilina region) at the end of September, into a care facility, spokesperson for the Regional Court in Zilina Anna Dudova Zaborska told TASR on Monday, adding that the court will rule on the application within seven days at the latest. https://etasr.sk/article/23836679 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