The Specialised Criminal Court (STS) in Banska Bystrica on Tuesday found defendant Juraj C. [name abbreviated due to legal reasons], who shot Premier Robert Fico (Smer-SD) in Handlova (Trencin region) ...

TASR brings a quick morning overview of the most important events seen in Slovakia on the previous day (Monday, 20 October): BRATISLAVA – The debate on extending the current term of local governments ...

The opposition Progressive Slovakia (PS) party is initiating an emergency special session of the House Committee for Public Administration and Regional Development in response to rising crime in ...

The Association of Slovak Towns and Villages (ZMOS) wants to launch a discussion on tightening the existing Criminal Code and on the possibility of prosecuting the perpetrators of petty thefts, which ...

Consolidation packages adopted during the current parliamentary term have been composed of 79 percent revenue-raising measures, leaving only one-fifth of the total consolidation to spending cuts, the ...

Slovakia supports Ukraine’s accession to the European Union, but only if all established criteria and rules are met, Foreign and European Afairs Minister Juraj Blanar said on Monday following the EU ...

The Slovak Health Ministry plans to hold talks with Poland on cooperation in the field of emergency medical services (EMS) with a focus on border regions and on mountain rescue services in particular, ...

Nearly ten months after being installed as acting Police Corps President by Interior Minister Matus Sutaj Estok (Voice-SD), Jana Maskarova underwent a hearing in front of the parliamentary defence and ...

The debate on extending the current term of local governments is definitively closed, and the next municipal elections will take place as planned in 2026, TASR learnt from the Parliament Office's ...

Prime Minister Robert Fico held talks on Monday in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) with UAE President Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, focusing on strengthening bilateral cooperation, TASR learnt ...

The proceedings in the Donovaly and Bac case involving Marian K., Peter P. and Jana S. (names abbreviated due to legal reasons), who have been charged with tax fraud, continued at the Specialised ...

The Labour, Social Affairs and the Family Ministry is launching a project focused on supporting single parents, the aim of which is to help this group of people stand on their own two feet in a new ...