SUMMARY - Tuesday, 4 August 2026 - 1 p.m.

Virt, 4 August (TASR) - The largest bomb ever found in Slovakia has been successfully disposed of by bomb disposal experts from Nitra region police in cooperation with bomb disposal experts from the Police Corps' Criminalistics and Forensic Institute in Bratislava and members of the Fire and Rescue Corps, the Nitra region police unit told TASR on Tuesday. https://etasr.sk/article/23577360 Bratislava, 4 August (TASR) - The state budget posted a deficit of €2.963 billion at the end of July 2026, which was an improvement of €673 million, or 18.5 percent year-on-year (y-o-y), the Finance Ministry reported on Tuesday. https://etasr.sk/article/23577274 Kiev, 4 August (TASR) - Ukraine plans to launch a so-called Carpathian Initiative this autumn, which will bring together eight countries, including Slovakia and the Czech Republic, that share common economic and security interests, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy announced on Monday (3 August), TASR has reported, referring to a story published by the RBC-Ukraine agency. https://etasr.sk/article/23577070 Bratislava, 4 August (TASR) - The Slovak Post Office has decided not to attend a meeting of the parliamentary public administration committee that was scheduled for Tuesday, its communications team has informed TASR. https://etasr.sk/article/23577522 Bratislava, 4 August (TASR) - For more than a century and a half national heritage institution Matica Slovenska has been one of the pillars of our national and cultural life, President Peter Pellegrini posted on social media on Tuesday, adding that even today, its legacy serves as a reminder that a strong country is built on education, culture, respect for one's own roots and a sense of responsibility towards future generations. https://etasr.sk/article/23577458 Plavecky Peter, 4 August (TASR) - A new record high minimum temperature was recorded in Slovakia on Monday night, the Slovak Hydrometeorological Institute (SHMU) posted on social media on Tuesday, adding that a reading of 27.5 degrees Celsius was recorded in the village of Plavecky Peter in Trnava region. https://etasr.sk/article/23577234 Bratislava, 4 August (TASR) - The heatwave in Slovakia is set to continue on Tuesday, prompting the Slovak Hydrometeorological Institute (SHMU) to issue a level 3 heatwave alert across most of Slovakia, with temperatures expected to reach up to 38 degrees Celsius. https://etasr.sk/article/23576969 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