SUMMARY - Wednesday, 5 August 2026 - 1 p.m.

Banska Bystrica/Bratislava, 5 August (TASR) - The Specialised Criminal Court in Banska Bystrica on Wednesday found Marian K. [name abbreviated due to legal reasons] guilty in the Donovaly and Bac fraud case, TASR learnt on Wednesday. https://etasr.sk/article/23581711 Bratislava, 5 August (TASR) - Five candidates have applied for the post of director of the Arts Support Fund (FPU), the fund's acting director, Frantisek Kornaj, told TASR on Wednesday. https://etasr.sk/article/23581544 Bratislava, 5 August (TASR) - The opposition Freedom and Solidarity (SaS) party on Wednesday criticised Agriculture and Rural Development Minister Richard Takac (Smer-SD) over this year's funding for the Agrokomplex exhibition centre in Nitra, claiming that the ministry will provide at least €2.2 million, a big increase from the €108,000 allocated by the caretaker government for the same purpose in 2023. https://etasr.sk/article/23581481 Bratislava, 5 August (TASR) - The Interior Ministry is amending the regulation governing police service uniforms in response to the need to update equipment used in the line of duty and to unify the rules for its use. https://etasr.sk/article/23581343 Bratislava, 5 August (TASR) - Western Slovakia's Zahorie region experienced another exceptionally warm night, with the highest overnight temperatures recorded in Skalica (Trnava region), where temperatures were still around 30 degrees Celsius before dawn, while the overnight minimum reached 28.4 degrees Celsius, setting a new national record for the highest overnight minimum temperature, the Slovak Hydrometeorological Institute (SHMU) announced on social media on Wednesday. https://etasr.sk/article/23581234 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. mf