SUMMARY - Thursday, 27 August 2026 - 11 p.m.

Bratislava, 27 August (TASR) - The partly state-owned defence company ZVS Holding is losing millions of euros in profits, with the money diverted through its supply chain to the company's private co-owner, MP Tomas Valasek (Progressive Slovakia/PS) warned at a press conference on Thursday. https://etasr.sk/article/23648256 Bratislava, 27 August (TASR) - Alongside improving conditions for education workers, Slovakia must place increasing emphasis on the quality of education and the successful continuation of reforms regardless of political cycles, President Peter Pellegrini said in his address at the tenth congress of the Education Trade Union in Bratislava on Thursday, TASR has learnt from the President's Office. https://etasr.sk/article/23648296 Lipany, 27 August (TASR) - Quality manufacturing, innovation potential and technological know-how are not the preserve of big cities, Investment Minister Samuel Migal (Independent) told a press conference on Thursday following his visit to Presov region with Chinese Ambassador to Slovakia Cai Ge. https://etasr.sk/article/23648434 Krivan, 27 August (TASR) - The mayors of the towns of Brezno and Detva, as well as the mayor of the village of Krivan (Banska Bystrica region) have welcomed support from the government which approved funding for regional development at its away-from-home session in Krivan on Thursday. https://etasr.sk/article/23648549 Bratislava, 27 August (TASR) - The opposition Progressive Slovakia (PS) will propose a parliamentary inquiry at the Investment, Regional Development and Informatisation Ministry (MIRRI), with the reasons being the renewal of the Slovensko.sk website, subsidies from the Recovery and Resilience Plan, and a MIRRI Developments call for the purchase of land and development projects, PS MP Jan Hargas told the media on Thursday. https://etasr.sk/article/23648886 Banska Bystrica, 27 August (TASR) - A state-of-the-art European tertiary hospital providing all services a patient could expect will be set up in Banska Bystrica in the near future, Prime Minister Robert Fico (Smer-SD) announced in connection with a document approved by the government on Thursday under which F.D. Roosevelt Faculty Hospital in Banska Bystrica will be transformed into a university hospital. https://etasr.sk/article/23649118 Bratislava, 27 August (TASR) - The introduction of private foundations based on the example of other countries could help family businesses in Slovakia, particularly small and medium-sized enterprises, opposition Freedom and Solidarity (SaS) party vice-chair Marian Viskupic told a briefing on Thursday. https://etasr.sk/article/23649244 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. jrg