SUMMARY - Wednesday, 21 October 2026 - 5 p.m.

Kosice/Bratislava, 21 October (TASR) – The Constitutional Court has found no conflict with the Constitution in a transitional provision of an amendment to the Act on Slovaks Living Abroad, which was adopted by Parliament in 2022. Bratislava, 21 October (TASR) - The coalition Slovak National Party (SNS) is insisting on its proposal to nominate Filip Kuffa to the post of environment minister, SNS leader Andrej Danko stated on Wednesday. https://etasr.sk/article/23843480 Kosice/Bratislava, 21 October (TASR) - The part of the amendment to the Code of Criminal Procedure concerning so-called 'cooperating defendants' is unconstitutional, the Constitutional Court ruled on Wednesday. https://etasr.sk/article/23843403 Dubove, 21 October (TASR) - The coalition Voice-SD party respects the decision of President Peter Pellegrini regarding the nomination of Filip Kuffa for the post of environment minister, stated Voice-SD leader Matus Sutaj Estok in response to a journalist's question following the government's away-from-home session in Dubove (Zilina region) on Wednesday, adding that it's now up to Prime Minister Robert Fico (Smer-SD) and Slovak National Party (SNS) leader Andrej Danko to reach an agreement on the nomination of the head of the Environment Ministry. https://etasr.sk/article/23843345 Dubove, 21 October (TASR) - At its away-from-home session in the village of Dubove (Zilina region) on Wednesday, the government approved over €2 million for the Turiec and Orava areas and the wider region. https://etasr.sk/article/23843230 Bratislava, 21 October (TASR) - M.R. Stefanik Airport in Bratislava on Wednesday surpassed the four-million-passenger mark in a single year for the first time in its 75-year history, reported airport director Dusan Novota, adding that the milestone passenger was Petra from Nitra, who was travelling to Istanbul in Turkey. https://etasr.sk/article/23843146 Bratislava, 21 October (TASR) - Prime Minister Robert Fico (Smer-SD) has taken note of the procedure followed by President Peter Pellegrini concerning the nomination of Filip Kuffa for the post of Environment Minister, the Government Office's press department told TASR on Wednesday, adding that Fico pointed out that the prime minister is bound by the coalition agreement, under which he is obliged to submit to the head of state a proposal for appointing the environment minister provided by his coalition partner, Slovak National Party (SNS) leader Andrej Danko. https://etasr.sk/article/23843085 Bratislava, 21 October (TASR) - President Peter Pellegrini has granted Prime Minister Robert Fico's (Smer-SD) request to appoint Culture Minister Martina Simkovicova (a Slovak National Party/SNS nominee) to the post of vice-premier, the President's Office told TASR on Wednesday, adding that the decree appointing her was submitted to the Culture Minister's office on Wednesday. https://etasr.sk/article/23843043 Bratislava, 21 October (TASR) - I've asked Prime Minister Robert Fico (Smer-SD) to reconsider the nomination of Filip Kuffa as Environment Minister, President Peter Pellegrini reported on Wednesday. https://etasr.sk/article/23842957 Bratislava, 21 October (TASR) - President Peter Pellegrini received letters of credence from three new resident ambassadors at the Presidential Palace on Wednesday, TASR has been told by the President's Office. https://etasr.sk/article/23842934 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. mf