SUMMARY - Monday, 6 July 2026 - 5.30 p.m.

Bratislava, 6 July (TASR) – Judicial Council chair Marcela Kosova has announced a new selection procedure for the post of deputy chair of the Supreme Administrative Court (NSS), TASR learnt on Monday. https://etasr.sk/article/23482666 Bratislava, 6 July (TASR) – Retail sales in Slovakia increased by 0.9 percent year-on-year in real terms in May, with four of the sector's nine segments recording growth after adjustments for inflation, the Statistics Office reported on Monday. https://etasr.sk/article/23482846 Bratislava, 6 July (TASR) – The stronger-than-expected growth in retail sales in Slovakia in May is unlikely to be sustained throughout the summer, with household consumption expected to return to contraction, as weak consumer confidence and ongoing fiscal consolidation continue to weigh on spending, analysts stated on Monday. https://etasr.sk/article/23482862 Bratislava, 6 July (TASR) – Slovakia will support the conclusions of this week's NATO summit, said the President's Office after President Peter Pellegrini held a working breakfast with Prime Minister Robert Fico and Foreign and European Affairs Minister Juraj Blanar (both Smer-SD) on Monday. https://etasr.sk/article/23482901 Levoca, 6 July (TASR) - The opposition Freedom and Solidarity (SaS) party has urged President Peter Pellegrini to oppose, as commander-in-chief of the Slovak Armed Forces, the restoration of Javorina military district (Presov region), SaS leader Branislav Groehling told a press conference on Monday, adding that dozens of residents from the Spis, Saris and Zamagurie areas have been contacting the party, shocked by the Defence Ministry's plan. https://etasr.sk/article/23483188 Banska Bystrica, 6 July (TASR) - Culture Minister Martina Simkovicova (a Slovak National Party/SNS) nominee) on Monday announced that, effective as of 1 July this year, the State Opera in Banska Bystrica has been transformed into the Banska Bystrica National Theatre. https://etasr.sk/article/23483351 Kosice, 6 July (TASR) - Martin Mudrak, the opposition Progressive Slovakia (PS) party's candidate for mayor of Kosice, will now enjoy the backing of Democrats and 'For the People', TASR learnt at a press conference held in Kosice on Monday. https://etasr.sk/article/23483440 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. jrg