SUMMARY - Sunday, 26 July 2026 - 5.30 p.m.

Kosice, 26 July (TASR) - Construction of the next phase of the Kosice bypass between Haniska and Saca, for which a public tender has been launched, could begin in a year's time, Transport Minister Jozef Raz (a Smer-SD nominee) stated in a video posted on social media on Sunday. https://etasr.sk/article/23541705 Bratislava, 26 July (TASR) - The best course of action for the opposition Freedom and Solidarity (SaS) party is to stand alone in the next parliamentary election, MP and SaS vice-chair Maria Kolikova said on JOJ 24's discussion programme 'Politika 24' (Politics 24) on Sunday, confirming that, should SaS be part of a new government, she would aspire to become justice minister once again. https://etasr.sk/article/23541636 Bratislava, 26 July (TASR) - The Transport Ministry has denied claims by the opposition Freedom and Solidarity (SaS) party that the weighbridges used to weigh heavy goods vehicles aren't working. https://etasr.sk/article/23541424 Bratislava, 26 July (TASR) - Slovak firefighters have completed their first day of operations at a large-scale forest fire in the Le Temple area near the town of Lacanau in western France, the Fire and Rescue Corps (HaZZ) posted on social media on Sunday, adding that during the aerial firefighting operation, the Slovak crew carried out 25 water drops. https://etasr.sk/article/23541499 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