SUMMARY - Saturday, 23 August 2025 - 9 p.m.

Teplicka nad Vahom/Zilina, 23 August (TASR) - Carmaker Kia Slovakia has officially launched production of the EV4 electric vehicle at its plant in Teplicka nad Vahom (Zilina region), company spokesperson Tomas Potocek told TASR earlier this week, adding that the EV4 is Kia's first fully electric vehicle to be produced in Europe. https://etasr.sk/article/22376061 Liptovsky Mikulas, 23 August (TASR) - The Mara Air Show brought aerobatics to Liptov area in Zilina region on Friday (22 August), with teams coming from all over Europe. https://etasr.sk/article/22375462 Banska Bystrica, 23 August (TASR) - NGOs involved in nature conservation welcome the monitoring of brown bears, which is currently being launched by the State Nature Protection (SOP), while pointing, however, to the need for quality research and sample collection, and also noting that headcounts should be carried out regularly to track population trends. https://etasr.sk/article/22375689 Bratislava, 23 August (TASR) – MP and former health minister (2020-21) Marek Krajci ('Slovakia'-For the People-KU) has warned that Slovakia may lose further millions of euros from the Recovery and Resilience Plan due to alleged missteps by private hospitals, whereas both the Agel group and the Penta Hospitals network have rejected the claims. https://etasr.sk/article/22375571 Bratislava, 23 August (TASR) - The Slovak Post Office (SP) is temporarily suspending the receipt and transit of goods parcels to the USA, including gifts sent between private individuals, as of Monday (25 August), SP's public relations specialist Michal Petro has told TASR. https://etasr.sk/article/22375835 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