SUMMARY - Tuesday, 20 October 2026 - 9 p.m.

Bratislava, 20 October (TASR) - Leader of the opposition 'Slovakia' party Igor Matovic has called on opposition Freedom and Solidarity (SaS) to respect the fact that the 'Slovakia' party will be guided by the demands of voters as set out in the 'Revolution 2027' ('Prevrat 2027') project, TASR has learnt from Matovic himself at a press conference on Tuesday in connection with a forthcoming meeting with SaS chairman Branislav Groehling. https://etasr.sk/article/23840069 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/23840191 Bratislava, 20 October (TASR) - Officers from the anti-corruption unit of the Office for Combating Organised Crime (UBOK) at the Police Corps Headquarters are currently carrying out procedures as part of a police operation codenamed 'Candidate', the police posted on social media on Tuesday, adding that two people have been arrested so far as part of the operation. https://etasr.sk/article/23840120 Bratislava, 20 October (TASR) - The attacker from the primary school in the village of Staskov (Zilina region) has been placed in a re-education centre on Tuesday, head of the communications department at the Police Corps Headquarters Lukas Pecek told TASR, adding that the attacker was transferred to the centre following a decision by the relevant district court. https://etasr.sk/article/23840414 Bratislava, 20 October (TASR) - The Interior Ministry is continuing the modernisation of firefighting equipment, with more than 50 new four-wheel-drive enclosed-cabin quad bikes delivered to volunteer firefighter brigades across all eight regions of Slovakia, Interior Ministry spokesperson Matej Neumann told TASR on Tuesday. https://etasr.sk/article/23840015 Nitra, 20 October (TASR) - The Slovak University of Agriculture (SPU) in Nitra has retained its position as the highest-ranked Slovak university in the field of sustainability in the latest edition of the UI GreenMetric World University Rankings 2026, the university itself told TASR on Tuesday, adding that it ranked 162nd overall in the global rankings. https://etasr.sk/article/23840033 Bratislava, 20 October (TASR) - Preparations for the 22nd meeting of the Intergovernmental Commission for Economic and Scientific-Technical Co-operation between Slovakia and Russia were high on the agenda of discussion between Foreign Ministry State Secretary Marek Estok and Russian Ambassador to Slovakia Sergey Andreev, TASR was told by the ministry's communications department on Tuesday. https://etasr.sk/article/23840473 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