SUMMARY - Sunday, 30 August 2026 - 10 p.m.

Bratislava, 30 August (TASR) - The Foreign and European Affairs Ministry has so far received no reports of Slovak nationals being on board a ferry that capsized off the northern coast of Cyprus, while rescue operations are still ongoing, TASR learnt from the ministry's communications department on Sunday. https://etasr.sk/article/23658033 Bratislava, 30 August (TASR) - One option for covering the shortfall in state budget revenues after scrapping the transaction tax could be across-the-board cuts of around one percent, said Prime Minister Robert Fico (Smer-SD) on STVR's politics programme 'Sobotne dialogy' (Saturday Dialogues), adding that this would apply to all state and public administration institutions. https://etasr.sk/article/23658136 Bratislava, 30 August (TASR) - Slovakia's economy should grow by 0.8 percent this year, according to the average of the latest August forecasts by analysts at selected banks, published by Slovakia's central bank (NBS) on a monthly basis. https://etasr.sk/article/23658219 Bratislava, 30 August (TASR) - If the Czech power utility CEZ were involved in the construction of the new nuclear power source in Jaslovske Bohunice (Trnava region) through the Slovak Nuclear Energy Company (JESS), it might be cheaper and faster, former economy minister Richard Sulik said on TA3's discussion programme 'V politike' (In Politics) on Sunday. https://etasr.sk/article/23658314 Trencin, 30 August (TASR) - A 55-year-old man has been charged with the murder of his 54-year-old wife, who was killed on Friday (28 August) in a village near Trencin, regional police spokesperson Ingrid Krajcikova told TASR on Sunday. https://etasr.sk/article/23658374 Bratislava, 30 August (TASR) - A total of 13,500 visitors came to see the Presidential Palace's Open Day held in Bratislava on Sunday, making it the highest turnout ever recorded for this event, TASR has learnt from the President's Office's communications department. https://etasr.sk/article/23658512 Bratislava, 30 August (TASR) - Slovakia won't be penalised for failure to meet certain milestones under the recovery plan, but will likely lose part of the funds because it failed to meet some of the absorption indicators, Education Minister and acting Deputy Prime Minister for the Recovery Plan and a Knowledge-based Economy Tomas Drucker (Voice-SD) said on JOJ 24's discussion programme 'Politika 24' (Politics 24) on Sunday. https://etasr.sk/article/23658706 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