SUMMARY - Thursday, 3 September 2026 - 10.30 p.m.

Bratislava, 3 September (TASR) - The removal of Peter Grutka and Adriana Tomicova from the Council of the Arts Support Fund (FPU) was one of the steps towards easing tensions in the cultural sector and stabilising the fund, Culture Minister Martina Simkovicova (a Slovak National Party/SNS nominee) stated on Thursday, adding that the opposition and some coalition MPs had been calling for their removal for a long time. https://etasr.sk/article/23670950 Bratislava, 3 September (TASR) - Police Corps President Jana Maskarova held talks with Acting Executive Director of Europol Jurgen Ebner in Bratislava on Thursday, discussing security challenges, international police cooperation and the further development of the partnership between Slovakia's Police Corps and Europol also in the context of the war in Ukraine, TASR learnt from a post published by the police on social media on the same day. https://etasr.sk/article/23670993 Bratislava, 3 September (TASR) - The opposition Freedom and Solidarity (SaS) party has submitted a proposal to Parliament under which only specially trained investigators, prosecutors, judges and probation and mediation officers could work with victims of domestic violence, SaS representatives told a press conference on Thursday, adding that these changes are being proposed as part of an amendment to the Act on Police Corps. https://etasr.sk/article/23671186 Bratislava, 3 September (TASR) - The autumn election in Bratislava's borough of Petrzalka will be held alongside a local referendum which will address four key issues concerning the future of the city's largest borough, according to a decision made by local councillors at an extraordinary meeting on Thursday. https://etasr.sk/article/23671263 Bratislava, 3 September (TASR) - Culture Minister Martina Simkovicova (a Slovak National Party/SNS nominee) recommends that the Council of the Arts Support Fund (FPU) should cancel the current call for applications for the position of FPU director and issue a new call, head of the Culture Ministry's communications department Petra Demkova told TASR on Thursday, adding that during the assessment of the call, several issues have reportedly been identified in terms of its compliance with the relevant provisions of the Act on the FPU. https://etasr.sk/article/23671436 Sabinov, 3 September (TASR) - During talks held in Sabinov (Presov region) with Investment Minister Samuel Migal (Independent) and Environment Minister Tomas Taraba (a Slovak National Party/SNS nominee) on Thursday, some 170 local government representatives from eastern Slovakia discussed the importance of delivering concrete solutions for supplying high-quality drinking water, the systematic construction of sewerage infrastructure and the need to speed up the preparation of investment projects. https://etasr.sk/article/23671532 Medzilaborce, 3 August (TASR) - The renovated Andy Warhol Museum of Modern Art in Medzilaborce (Presov region) was officially opened on Thursday evening, with the ceremony also attended by President Peter Pellegrini, House Chair Richard Rasi (Voice-SD) and Presov Region Governor Milan Majersky (Christian Democrats/KDH). https://etasr.sk/article/23671693 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