SUMMARY - Tuesday, 20 October 2026 - 5 p.m.

Nitra, 20 October (TASR) - The second year of the GradeUP conference offered lectures, discussions, practical workshops and opportunities to meet entrepreneurs, innovators, managers and experts from the academic world, TASR has learnt on Tuesday. https://etasr.sk/article/23839894 Kosice, 20 October (TASR) - The police have charged 16-year-old Marek D. [name abbreviated due to legal reasons] with the offence of making dangerous threats, TASR has learnt on Tuesday. https://etasr.sk/article/23839832 Bratislava, 20 October (TASR) - The Whistleblower Protection Office (UOO) confirmed to TASR on Tuesday that it has received a request from the Interior Ministry for consent to appoint police officer Juraj Svitok, a member of the group centered around Jan Curilla, to a post. https://etasr.sk/article/23839795 Bratislava, 20 October (TASR) - Agriculture and Rural Development Minister Richard Takac (Smer-SD) met Israeli Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary to Slovakia Jacob Zvi Yanovsky, the ministry's communications department told TASR on Tuesday, adding that they discussed opportunities for deepening bilateral cooperation, particularly in the fields of water technologies, agriculture and adaptation to climate change. https://etasr.sk/article/23839772 Bratislava, 20 October (TASR) - President Peter Pellegrini on Tuesday handed over credentials to six new Slovak ambassadors at the Presidential Palace, TASR learnt from the President's Office's communications department on the same day. https://etasr.sk/article/23839708 Kruzlova/Bratislava, 20 October (TASR) - A statue of Marshal Ivan Konev in the Valley of Death, in the land area of Kruzlova (Presov region), has been covered with a sheet symbolising blood, with the non-parliamentary Democrats party claiming responsibility for the act on social media, saying the statue has not been destroyed or damaged. https://etasr.sk/article/23839616 Kosice, 20 October (TASR) - The proportion of available job-seekers in the working-age population stood at 4.02 percent in September this year, falling by two hundredths of a percentage point from August, Labour Minister Erik Tomas (Voice-SD) said in Kosice on Tuesday based on data from the Labour, Social Affairs and the Family Centre (UPSVaR). https://etasr.sk/article/23839583 Bratislava, 20 October (TASR) - Prime Minister Robert Fico (Smer-SD) has submitted a proposal to President Peter Pellegrini to appoint Culture Minister Martina Simkovicova (a Slovak National Party/SNS nominee) as deputy prime minister, TASR learnt from the Government Office's press and information department on Tuesday. https://etasr.sk/article/23839422 Bratislava, 20 October (TASR) - Christian Democratic Movement (KDH) vice-chair Viliam Karas respects criticism from KDH MP Frantisek Miklosko but rejects his claims that he is moving closer to the governing Smer-SD party, arguing that holding a different opinion from Miklosko on one specific issue does not mean he is politically moving closer to the governing parties. https://etasr.sk/article/23839389 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. am