SUMMARY - Wednesday, 4 November 2026 - 9.30 p.m.

Trencin, 4 November (TASR) - President Peter Pellegrini opened the presidential summit of the Visegrad Group (V4) countries (the Czech Republic, Hungary, Poland, Slovakia) in Trencin on Wednesday, welcoming his Czech counterpart Petr Pavel, Polish Head of State Karol Nawrocki and Hungarian President Andras Baka, TASR learnt from the Slovak President's Office. https://etasr.sk/article/23895698 Trencin, 4 November (TASR) - Slovak President Peter Pellegrini welcomed his Czech counterpart Petr Pavel, Polish President Karol Nawrocki and Hungarian Head of State Andras Baka at the V4 (Visegrad Four) presidential summit on Wednesday, TASR has learnt on the same day. https://etasr.sk/article/23896302 Povazska Bystrica, 4 November (TASR) - Human capital will be one of the decisive factors in Europe's future prosperity, while an ageing population and the development of artificial intelligence are changing the skills requirements for workers; it will therefore become increasingly important to make more effective use of existing labour potential, the central banks of the V4 (Visegrad Four) countries (the Czech Republic, Hungary, Poland, Slovakia) said in a joint statement on Wednesday. https://etasr.sk/article/23896161 Bratislava, 4 November (TASR) - Slovakia has a minority government with 75 MPs in Parliament, and we're facing a wasted year, a time of political corruption, stated leader of the opposition Progressive Slovakia (PS) party Michal Simecka in response to comments made by Premier Robert Fico (Smer-SD) on Wednesday. https://etasr.sk/article/23895486 Bratislava, 4 November (TASR) - House Chair Richard Rasi (Voice-SD) believes the current government will remain in office until the end of its term, while the junior coalition Voice-SD party wants to see the general election taking place at the regular time, he told journalists in Parliament on Wednesday. https://etasr.sk/article/23895650 Bratislava, 4 November (TASR) - Smer-SD has launched its political campaign as of today, with its leader and Prime Minister Robert Fico attacking an MP who supported the government's bills, MP Roman Malatinec (Independent) said in response to Fico's press statement, adding that he intends to wait until "heads have cooled down"; until then, he refuses to sit down at the negotiating table with coalition representatives. https://etasr.sk/article/23896094 Bratislava, 4 November (TASR) - Independent MP Jan Ferencak, who was expelled from the junior coalition Voice-SD party in March 2026, described the current government as a government of instability, adding that in times like these, the government must be strong, decisive and deliver clear results. https://etasr.sk/article/23895840 Kosice, 4 November (TASR) - Part of the Act on Certain Measures to Improve the Security Situation in Slovakia, which Parliament passed in June 2024, is unconstitutional, the Constitutional Court ruled on Wednesday. https://etasr.sk/article/23895531 Sliac, 4 November (TASR) - Outgoing mayor of the town of Sliac (Banska Bystrica region) Lubica Balgova has lodged legal action with the Supreme Administrative Court regarding the result of the October elections, TASR has learnt from a video that she posted on social media on Wednesday. https://etasr.sk/article/23895917 Bratislava, 4 November (TASR) - Jens Brucker is set to become the new chairman of the Board of Directors and board member responsible for technical affairs at Volkswagen (VW) Slovakia as of 1 January 2027, replacing Wolfram Kirchert, who has been managing the Bratislava plant since September 2023 and is due to step down from his role in Slovakia at the end of this year, TASR has been told by VW Slovakia spokesperson Lucia Kovarovic Makayova. https://etasr.sk/article/23895615 Bratislava, 4 November (TASR) - Foreign Affairs Minister Juraj Blanar (Smer-SD) has rejected the grounds on which the opposition Progressive Slovakia (PS) party has announced that it will table a motion to remove him from office, describing the claims made by PS vice-chairs Ivan Korcok and Beata Jurik as untruths and manipulation spread with the intention of causing harm, the ministry's communications department has told TASR. https://etasr.sk/article/23895999 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 [email protected]. am