SUMMARY - Friday, 24 July 2026 - 9 p.m.

Bratislava, 24 July (TASR) - An internationally wanted 50-year-old Ukrainian national, who in the past held a prominent position in one of Ukraine's sports federations and is being prosecuted in Ukraine for a particularly serious property crime, was detained by the police in Bratislava on Friday, TASR learnt from the Police Corps Presidium's communications department on the same day. https://etasr.sk/article/23536643 Bratislava, 24 July (TASR) - The central public administration website (UPVS), slovensko.sk, has been experiencing log-in problems, with significant slowdowns and brief log-in outages in recent days, said the National Agency for Network and Electronic Services (NASES) on Friday, citing outdated technical infrastructure as the reason. https://etasr.sk/article/23536736 Bratislava, 24 July (TASR) - The Initiative for the Rule of Law has called on the Slovak government and Parliament to adhere to the rules of the standard legislative process, demanding that every draft bill with a significant impact on people, businesses, public finances or the functioning of institutions must be prepared in a transparent and predictable manner and with the participation of the stakeholders affected. https://etasr.sk/article/23536854 Vienna/Bratislava, 24 July (TASR) - A 4.4-magnitude earthquake that struck Semmering, Austria on the border between the federal states of Lower Austria and Styria at 1:59 a.m. on Friday morning was also felt by residents in parts of western Slovakia. https://etasr.sk/article/23536966 Kosice, 24 July (TASR) - Zoltan Kaso has announced his candidacy for the post of Presov region governor, stating that he's backed by the 'Mayors and Independent Candidates' party and intends to focus on social issues in his programme, according to a press briefing held by Kaso on Friday. https://etasr.sk/article/23537033 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