SUMMARY - Friday, 14 August 2026 - 9 p.m.

Puchov/Bratislava, 14 August (TASR) - The Nosice Dam near Puchov (Trencin region) is set for a major upgrade, with state water managers having signed a contract with a contractor to repair the dam crest for more than €1.78 million, the Environment Ministry's press department told TASR on Friday. https://etasr.sk/article/23612408 Bratislava, 14 August (TASR) - The completed D1/D4 motorway interchange, with all eight ramps now operational, is a significant help in reducing heavy-goods traffic in Bratislava's built-up area, with an average of 2,500 lorries a day being diverted as a result, the National Highway Company (NDS) reported on Friday. https://etasr.sk/article/23612395 Bratislava, 14 August (TASR) - The state has so far provided humanitarian aid totalling €334,000 to 262 households in eastern Slovakia affected by devastating hailstorms, Labour, Social Affairs and Family Minister Erik Tomas (Voice-SD) said on Friday. https://etasr.sk/article/23612366 Bratislava, 14 August (TASR) - The Economy Ministry respects the outcome of the strategic environmental assessment (SEA) process, under which the Environment Ministry accepted only one of eight acceleration zones for wind energy development and is preparing the final version of the document for submission to the government, the Economy Ministry press department told TASR on Friday. https://etasr.sk/article/23612342 Bratislava/Zilina, 14 August (TASR) - Firefighters are currently tackling a forest fire in inaccessible terrain in the Sulov Rocks in the Zilina region, with a helicopter and the Central Ground Firefighting Module being deployed, The Firefighter and Rescue Corps (HaZZ) reported on social media on Friday. https://etasr.sk/article/23612283 Moca/Bratislava, 14 August (TASR) - Police officers, bomb disposal experts, the Police Corps Presidium's river unit and the Navigation Authority are currently responding to the discovery of a naval mine in the area of Moca (Nitra region), Nitra Regional Police Directorate posted on its social media on Friday. https://etasr.sk/article/23612112 Bratislava, 14 August (TASR) - The Supreme Audit Authority (NKU) has expanded its web application with a unique map of EU-funded projects displayed according to where they've been implemented, providing an overview of local self-government finances, the use of European funding and quality of life in individual regions, NKU announced on Friday. https://etasr.sk/article/23611978 Bratislava, 14 August (TASR) - Opposition parties have again called for Interior Minister Matus Sutaj Estok (Voice-SD) to resign, this time follow a warning from the National Security Authority (NBU) regarding the use of traffic radar cameras, which, according to the authority, pose a significant cyber-security risk. https://etasr.sk/article/23611946 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