SUMMARY - Sunday, 23 August 2026 - 9 p.m.

Bratislava, 23 August (TASR) - Discussions are underway between the opposition Progressive Slovakia (PS) party and the extra-parliamentary Democrats regarding cooperation in connection with the parliamentary election, House Vice-chair Martin Dubeci said on JOJ 24's discussion programme 'Politika 24' (Politics 24) on Sunday, adding that the response from the Democrats has been positive. https://etasr.sk/article/23637268 Bratislava, 23 August (TASR) - Speaking on TA3's discussion programme 'V politike' (In Politics) on Sunday, Agriculture and Rural Development Minister Richard Takac (Smer-SD) stated that a meeting of the shareholders of the Slovak Nuclear Energy Company (JESS), that is JAVYS and CEZ, which is set to build a new nuclear power station in Jaslovske Bohunice (Trnava region), is scheduled to take place on Monday, 24 August at the Government Office. https://etasr.sk/article/23637856 Belgrade, 23 August (TASR) - A Slovak aerial fire-fighting unit successfully arrived in Serbia on Saturday (22 August) and, immediately upon arrival, joined the efforts to tackle a large-scale wildfire in the Deliblatska Pescara (Deliblato Sands) nature reserve, east of Belgrade, the Fire and Rescue Corps (HaZZ) posted on social media on Sunday. https://etasr.sk/article/23637626 Bratislava, 23 August (TASR) - Max the white stork is the first of a group of monitored Slovak storks to reach Africa, travelling 3,700 kilometres so far, the Slovak Ornithological Society (SOS)/BirdLife reported on social media, adding that he's currently in Egypt, heading towards the Nile Valley. https://etasr.sk/article/23637363 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. am