SUMMARY - Wednesday, 29 July 2026 - 9 p.m.

Bratislava, 29 July (TASR) - President of the United Arab Emirates (UAE) Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan has arrived in Slovakia for a working visit on Wednesday, TASR has reported, referring to a story published by WAM agency. https://etasr.sk/article/23552969 Bratislava, 29 July (TASR) - President of the United Arab Emirates (UAE) Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan and Prime Minister Robert Fico (Smer-SD) held a working meeting in Bratislava lasting several hours on Wednesday, TASR has learnt from Fico's post on social media. https://etasr.sk/article/23553208 Kosice, 29 July (TASR) - The Louis Pasteur University Hospital (UNLP) in Kosice is beginning the refurbishment of its accident and emergency (A&E) department, with the extensive modernisation project costing €6 million being launched on Wednesday by a ground-breaking ceremony attended by Health Minister Kamil Sasko (Voice-SD). https://etasr.sk/article/23553123 Bratislava, 29 July (TASR) - Opposition Progressive Slovakia (PS) MEP Veronika Cifrova Ostrihonova and MP Oskar Dvorak (PS) have asked the European Commission (EC) to examine the proposed acquisition of private health-insurer Union by private health-insurer Dovera, arguing that the planned merger poses a significant risk to Slovakia's public health-insurance system. https://etasr.sk/article/23552705 Banska Bystrica/Bratislava, 29 July (TASR) - The opposition Freedom and Solidarity (SaS) party and the extra-parliamentary Democrats have raised concerns over suspected irregularities in timber harvesting in Muranska Planina National Park. https://etasr.sk/article/23552026 Bratislava, 29 July (TASR) - Nuclear energy is one of the stable pillars of large-scale electricity supplies, but the European Commission has ignored it in its new action plan, said chairman of the Office for the Regulation of Network Industries (URSO) Jozef Holjencik in a statement on Wednesday, adding that member states should insist on a more realistic, technically sound and financially sustainable approach to electricity. https://etasr.sk/article/23553295 Bratislava, 29 July (TASR) - The police have long been implementing a range of measures within their legal powers to protect victims of domestic violence, Police Corps Presidium spokesperson Roman Hajek has told TASR. https://etasr.sk/article/23552103 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