SUMMARY - Thursday, 23 July 2026 - 5 p.m.

Bratislava, 23 July (TASR) - Not every criticism of the current set-up of the Arts Support Fund (FPU) is a criticism of the way that it operates; in many cases it's disagreement with changes to the system and with changes regarding who decides on the allocation of public funds and how, said Culture Minister Martina Simkovicova (a Slovak National Party/SNS nominee) in response to Matus Olha's announcement that he's resigning as FPU Council chair and to the circumstances surrounding his decision. https://etasr.sk/article/23533561 Bratislava, 23 July (TASR) - Opposition representatives have welcomed the resignation of Matus Olha as Arts Support Fund (FPU) Council chair, but they stressed that Olha's departure alone isn't enough to improve the current situation at the public-service fund. https://etasr.sk/article/23533607 Bratislava, 23 July (TASR) - Matus Olha's resignation as Arts Support Fund (FPU) Council chair itself doesn't resolve the deep decay of a public institution that decides on millions of euros intended for the support of culture, said the Open Culture platform in response to Olha's resignation on Thursday. https://etasr.sk/article/23533700 Banska Bystrica, 23 July (TASR) - Incumbent mayor of Banska Bystrica Jan Nosko will stand for re-election in the autumn local elections, TASR learnt at his briefing on Thursday, which he attended together with a team of candidates for city councillors. https://etasr.sk/article/23533880 Bratislava, 23 July (TASR) - The police rejected a criminal complaint concerning the preparation of the site for the construction of the Volvo car factory in the Valaliky industrial park near Kosice on 13 June 2025, spokesperson for the Regional Public Prosecutor's Office in Bratislava Gabriela Kovacova told TASR on Thursday, adding that the prosecutor subsequently rejected the complaint against the decision to dismiss the case on 15 July 2025, when the decision became final. https://etasr.sk/article/23533837 Bratislava, 23 July (TASR) - The City of Bratislava has lodged an appeal against the decision of the Environment Ministry concerning an environmental impact assessment (EIA) for the waste-to-energy centre project proposed by the Slovnaft refinery, Bratislava's spokesman Peter Bubla told TASR on Thursday, adding that according to the city, the ministry has failed, for example, to address all the comments raised. https://etasr.sk/article/23533724 Bratislava, 23 July (TASR) - The opposition Christian Democrats (KDH) agree with the position of the Prosecutor-General's (PG) Office that the authorities mustn't remain idle and that requests for information on how to proceed with the registration of same-sex marriages concluded abroad must be duly processed, KDH's communications department has informed TASR. https://etasr.sk/article/23533434 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