SUMMARY - Thursday, 13 August 2026 - 9 p.m.

Bratislava, 13 August (TASR) - The judicial reform draft prepared by the Justice Ministry does not close off the judiciary but preserves open access to judicial office, the ministry's press department told TASR on Thursday in response to claims by SaS that the ministry's proposals would restrict the open entry of high-quality lawyers into the judiciary, weaken the objective assessment of judges and make it more difficult to remove members of the Judicial Council. https://etasr.sk/article/23608938 Bratislava, 13 August (TASR) - The capital says it is a city with sound finances and a reliable, credible partner for the financial sector that has no problems meeting its obligations, Bratislava spokesperson Peter Bubla told TASR in response to the latest i-Rating assessment of local governments, regularly compiled by CRIF - Slovak Credit Bureau. https://etasr.sk/article/23608902 Bratislava, 13 August (TASR) - The coalition SNS party opposes the construction of any wind farms in Slovakia, and therefore disagrees with the decision by the Environment Ministry, headed by Tomas Taraba (an SNS nominee), to accept only one zone as part of the strategic environmental assessment of wind energy acceleration zones, TASR learnt on Thursday. https://etasr.sk/article/23608869 Podbanske/Bratislava, 13 August (TASR) - Firefighters have been busy tackling a forest fire in the Podbanske area near the village of Pribylina (Zilina region) since Thursday afternoon, the operations centre of the Regional Directorate of the Firefighter and Rescue Corps (HaZZ) in Zilina reported on the same day. https://etasr.sk/article/23608826 Hylov/Bratislava, 13 August (TASR) - Firefighters tackled a fire in woodland on Wednesday (12 August) in the area below the Lajoska cottage, near the blue hiking trail leading from the village of Hylov (Kosice region), TASR learnt on Thursday. https://etasr.sk/article/23608817 Bratislava, 13 August (TASR) - The Office for Fight Against Organised Crime (UBOK) of the Police Presidium has been conducting an operation codenamed Vendor since Wednesday (12 August) over suspicions of the illegal possession and trafficking of firearms. https://etasr.sk/article/23608663 Bratislava, 13 August (TASR) - MP Veronika Remisova ('Slovakia'-For the People) has launched a petition to protect Slovakia's water, land and strategic infrastructure, calling on citizens to deliver their signatures, TASR learnt on Thursday. https://etasr.sk/article/23608500 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