SUMMARY - Thursday, 13 August 2026 - 5 p.m.

Bratislava, 13 August (TASR) - Chair of the SNS parliamentary caucus Roman Michelko expects Environment Minister Tomas Taraba (an SNS nominee) to leave his post by 15 September, TASR learnt on Thursday. https://etasr.sk/article/23608274 Bratislava, 13 August (TASR) - The Environment Ministry will scrap all of the eight zones originally identified in a document called 'Acceleration Zones for Wind Energy in Slovakia' except for one, located in eastern Slovakia, which will be divided into two zones, Environment Minister Tomas Taraba (a Slovak National Party/SNS nominee) told a news conference held on Thursday with several local government representatives in attendance. https://etasr.sk/article/23608104 Bratislava, 13 August (TASR) - The opposition Christian Democrats (KDH) have once again called on the government to take action instead of remaining passive, calling for the financial transaction tax to be scrapped, a reduction in the hourly cost of labour through changes to mandatory levies to social and health-care funds, and incentives for reinvested profits. https://etasr.sk/article/23608092 Bratislava, 13 August (TASR) - A MIRRI Developments call concerning rental housing, which the opposition has described as a 'notice-board tender', was set up in a similar way to other calls and ended with the assumption that the allocated budget would be withdrawn, said Investment, Regional Development and Informatisation Ministry (MIRRI) State Secretary Radomir Salitros via a press release on Thursday, adding that if this assumption isn't confirmed, the call may be reopened. https://etasr.sk/article/23607843 Bratislava, 13 August (TASR) - Late ethnographer and folk song performer Darina Lasciakova contributed in a significant way to preserving Slovakia's cultural heritage, House Chair Richard Rasi (Voice-SD) has posted on social media, expressing his sincere condolences to the family of the deceased artist and those close to her. https://etasr.sk/article/23607682 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