SUMMARY - Monday, 20 July 2026 - 9 p.m.

Bratislava, 20 July (TASR) - Climate change - which Environment Minister Tomas Taraba (a Slovak National Party/SNS nominee) and the entire government have long disputed - is resulting in a drought that is having a devastating impact on the country, representatives of the opposition Progressive Slovakia (PS) party stated at a press conference on Monday, presenting a study called Regioclim on scenarios for the possible development of drought in Slovakia over the coming decades. https://etasr.sk/article/23526768 Bratislava, 20 July (TASR) - The opposition Freedom and Solidarity (SaS) and 'Slovakia' parties have criticised the government in connection with the European Commission's (EC) report on the state of the rule of law in the country. https://etasr.sk/article/23527008 Kezmarok, 20 July (TASR) - A judge at Poprad District Court's Kezmarok branch (Presov region) on Monday acquitted Environment Ministry State Secretaries Stefan Kuffa and Filip Kuffa, along with Gregor Kuffa, of making dangerous threats by way of complicity. https://etasr.sk/article/23526729 Bratislava, 20 July (TASR) - Severe to extreme drought is currently affecting parts of western Slovakia and the southern regions of central and eastern Slovakia, while the soil moisture deficit is highest in the far east, but there's excess moisture in the northwest and in the Low Tatra mountains area, the Slovak Hydrometeorological Institute (SHMU) reports on its website. https://etasr.sk/article/23526872 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