Slovakia & EU policy: The European Commission urged Slovakia to keep reforms moving on business conditions, more investment in research, innovation and clean energy, and a more dynamic labour market as part of the 2026 European Semester. Defence industry: Patria has completed delivery of the final batch of AMV XP 8×8 armoured ambulances to Slovakia under a 2022 government-to-government deal with Finland, including technology transfer to boost local industrial capacity. Cybersecurity: ESET reports a new Android spyware campaign (“Asin”) targeting Arabic-speaking users via fake utility, PDF editor, and war-map themed sites, with distribution also pushed through social media. Pay transparency in the EU: A new ETUC tracker says many EU states are missing the 7 June 2026 pay transparency deadline; Slovakia is listed among the few that have transposed the rules, while others are delayed or have not started. Local tech & logistics: Slovak fulfilment provider isklad says CEE e-commerce needs differ sharply from Western Europe, from cash-on-delivery demand to BLIK dominance in Poland. Energy & mobility: The EIB is backing Ireland’s nationwide public EV charging rollout with advisory support for faster, more equitable infrastructure build-out. Science in Slovakia: A feature spotlights Nano UNIZA at the University of Žilina, where researchers work on nanotechnology and photonics for medicine, monitoring and communications.