SUMMARY - Tuesday, 28 July 2026 - 5 p.m.

Presov, 28 July (TASR) - Svetlana Pavlovicova will stand as the Smer-SD party's candidate for the post of mayor of Presov, party leader and Prime Minister Robert Fico announced at a press conference on Tuesday. https://etasr.sk/article/23546412 Bratislava, 28 July (TASR) - Industrial producer prices for the domestic market rose by 3.5 percent year-on-year (y-o-y) in June 2026, the Statistics Office reported on Tuesday, adding that this was the fastest growth recorded in the past three months. https://etasr.sk/article/23546418 Bratislava, 28 July (TASR) - Prosecutor-General (PG) Maros Zilinka on Tuesday lodged a prosecutor's protest against the decision by President Peter Pellegrini, dated 5 March, to impose a disciplinary measure on Slovak Intelligence Service (SIS) director Pavol Gaspar, TASR has learnt from Zilinka's post on social media. https://etasr.sk/article/23546500 Presov, 28 July (TASR) - The construction of the new military hospital in Presov is proceeding according to schedule,stated Prime Minister Robert Fico (Smer-SD) in Presov on Tuesday, adding that although technical problems have slowed the work down by around eight weeks, the resulting delay won't affect the planned deadlines. https://etasr.sk/article/23546558 Bratislava/Presov, 28 July (TASR) - Neither the government nor local authorities are obliged to prepare balanced budgets for next year, Premier Robert Fico (Smer-SD) reiterated at a news conference in Presov on Tuesday, adding that he views this as "a resolved matter". https://etasr.sk/article/23546586 Bratislava, 28 July (TASR) - The Danube is at an exceptionally low level, state-run water-management construction company Vodohospodarska vystavba (VV) posted on social media on Tuesday, adding that in light of this, measures are being taken to manage water more efficiently. https://etasr.sk/article/23546655 Huncovce, 28 July (TASR) - The search for a three-year-old boy who went missing in a maize field near the village of Huncovce in Kezmarok district (Presov region) continued on Tuesday. https://etasr.sk/article/23546851 Bratislava, 28 July (TASR) - A police investigator on 15 July rejected a criminal complaint against Interior Minister Matus Sutaj Estok (Voice-SD) over his trip to the Formula 1 race in Abu Dhabi in 2024, Bratislava Region Prosecutor's Office spokesperson Gabriela Kovacova confirmed for TASR on Tuesday. https://etasr.sk/article/23546892 Bratislava, 28 July (TASR) - Slovakia's presentation at Expo 2027 in Belgrade is intended to strengthen the country's international reputation, open up new opportunities for Slovak companies and contribute to the development of business partnerships, Slovakia Travel spokesperson Zuzana Eliasova has informed TASR. https://etasr.sk/article/23547023 Bratislava, 28 July (TASR) - A police investigator on 15 July rejected a criminal complaint against Interior Minister Matus Sutaj Estok (Voice-SD) over his trip to the Formula 1 race in Abu Dhabi in 2024, Bratislava Region Prosecutor's Office spokesperson Gabriela Kovacova confirmed for TASR on Tuesday. https://etasr.sk/article/23547124 Bratislava, 28 July (TASR) - The Slovak Foreign Affairs Ministry has sold premises in Oslo, Norway that used to house the Slovak embassy for more than €14 million, according to the contract published in the Central Registry of Contracts. https://etasr.sk/article/23547197 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. ko