SUMMARY - Friday, 31 July 2026 - 9 p.m.

Bratislava, 31 July (TASR) - Suspending Spain from the Schengen Area won't resolve the current migration crisis in the Spanish autonomous region of Ceuta, Prime Minister Robert Fico (Smer-SD) posted on social media on Friday, adding that Slovakia is prepared to assist the country with police forces or equipment to protect its external borders. https://etasr.sk/article/23562491 Bratislava, 31 July (TASR) - Current events in Ceuta show that this is an issue which transcends the borders of a single state and requires a joint European response, Parliamentary Chair Richard Rasi (Voice-SD) stated on Friday in response to the current situation in the Spanish autonomous region of Ceuta, declaring that Slovakia is prepared to support effective joint European solutions to protect the European Union's (EU) external border. https://etasr.sk/article/23562749 Bratislava, 31 July (TASR) - The European Union (EU) hasn't learnt from its own mistakes regarding illegal migration, Interior Minister Matus Sutaj Estok (Voice-SD) posted on social media in response to the current situation in the Spanish autonomous region of Ceuta, adding that the EU must send a clear signal that it won't tolerate the illegal crossing of the external borders of the Schengen Area and the EU, and that it will protect those borders directly on the ground. https://etasr.sk/article/23562398 Bratislava, 31 July (TASR) - Europe needs a unified and decisive approach to protecting its borders; it's essential that EU-member states should act in unison, protect the Schengen Area and strictly enforce the rules on return policy, the opposition Freedom and Solidarity (SaS) party stated in response to the current situation in Ceuta, Spain. https://etasr.sk/article/23562033 Nitra, 31 July (TASR) - Two men charged as part of the police operation codenamed 'Nemesis' have been remanded in custody by Nitra District Court, acting spokesperson for Nitra Regional Court Zuzana Krncanova Buranska stated on Friday, adding that both defendants have lodged an appeal against this ruling, which will be heard by Nitra Regional Court. https://etasr.sk/article/23561921 Szekesfehervar, 31 July (TASR-correspondent) - Slovak Major-General Tibor Kralik handed over command of the Headquarters Multinational Division Centre (HQ MND-C) to his Hungarian successor, Major-General Laszlo Antal, in the Hungarian town of Szekesfehervar on Friday, TASR learnt from its special correspondent in Budapest, referring to information from the Hungarian Defence Ministry. https://etasr.sk/article/23562291 Bratislava, 31 July (TASR) - The decision by the Tourism and Sport Ministry to temporarily suspend funding for the Slovak Football Association (SFZ) does not harm its management, but rather football clubs, regional associations, coaches, national teams and tens of thousands of children and young athletes across Slovakia, SFZ stated in response to the decision, adding that it is convinced that the ministry's decision is unlawful, factually unfounded and disproportionate. https://etasr.sk/article/23562681 Bratislava, 31 July (TASR) - According to Eurostat's preliminary estimate, inflation in Slovakia fell to 3 percent in July, its lowest level in two years, slowing down by a greater extent than anticipated in the Slovak central bank's (NBS) summer forecast, driven mainly by a continuing fall in food prices, stated NBS analyst Branislav Karmazin on Friday when commenting on the current trend in inflation measured using the Harmonised Index of Consumer Prices (HICP). https://etasr.sk/article/23561974 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