SUMMARY - Saturday, 8 August 2026 - 9 p.m.

Senica/Bratislava, 8 August (TASR) - A vegetation fire was reported in the Zahorie Military District near Senica (Trnava region) after Saturday's programme of the Sahara Slovakia 2026 event ended. An intensive firefighting operation is underway to bring the blaze under control as quickly as possible and prevent it from spreading further, Defence Ministry spokesman Michal Bachraty told TASR on Saturday. https://etasr.sk/article/23594695 Bravacovo/Bratislava, 8 August (TASR) - The village of Bravacovo (Banska Bystrica region) has declared a state of emergency following an overnight fire that destroyed a total of 10 buildings, mayor Peter Baliak told TASR on Saturday. https://etasr.sk/article/23594671 Bravacovo/Bratislava, 8 August (TASR) - A night-time fire in the village of Bravacovo (Banska Bystrica region) affected a total of 10 buildings, with one person suffering smoke inhalation, Matus Kondela of the Regional Directorate of the Firefighter and Rescue Corps (HaZZ) in Banska Bystrica told TASR on Saturday. https://etasr.sk/article/23594629 Trstin/Bratislava, 8 August (TASR) - Firefighters continue on Saturday to tackle a large forest fire in the area of Trstin in the Trnava region, with the fire affecting an area of approximately 130 hectares, the Firefighter and Rescue Corps (HaZZ) reported on social media. https://etasr.sk/article/23594601 Bratislava, 8 August (TASR) - Coalition SNS party chair Andrej Danko has ruled out the possibility of SNS joining forces with other political entities ahead of elections, party spokesperson Zuzana Skopcova told TASR. https://etasr.sk/article/23594552 Bratislava, 8 August (TASR) - There are more than 60 species of mosquito in Slovakia, which is a relatively large number, scientist Viktoria Cabanova from the Biomedical Centre of the Slovak Academy of Sciences (SAV) told TASR earlier this week, adding that ten common species are most frequently found near dwellings, in particular the common house mosquito. https://etasr.sk/article/23594379 Bratislava, 8 August (TASR) - Total revenues in the Slovak agricultural sector stood at €4.388 billion in 2025, up by 10.3 percent year-on-year (y-o-y), according to a so-called green report on agriculture and the food industry in Slovakia for 2025, published by the Agriculture and Rural Development Ministry. https://etasr.sk/article/23594302 Bratislava/Zagreb, 8 August (TASR) - Croatian national railway operator HZ Cargo and Slovak private logistics operator Railtrans International (RTI) have signed a memorandum of cooperation and are setting up a joint venture to operate intermodal freight services between Croatian ports on the Adriatic Sea and Central Europe. https://etasr.sk/article/23594272 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