SUMMARY - Saturday, 5 September 2026 - 9 p.m.

Bratislava, 5 September (TASR) - Together with Ukraine, the West should step up its efforts to communicate with Russia, President Peter Pellegrini stated on STVR's politics programme 'Sobotne dialogy' (Saturday Dialogues), adding that dialogue and the pursuit of a diplomatic solution are crucial. https://etasr.sk/article/23677641 Bratislava, 5 September (TASR) - Speaking on STVR's politics programme 'Sobotne dialogy' (Saturday Dialogues), President Peter Pellegrini stated that Slovakia would benefit from a grand coalition between the opposition Progressive Slovakia (PS) and the ruling Smer-SD. https://etasr.sk/article/23677819 Bratislava, 5 September (TASR) - Chairman of the opposition Progressive Slovakia (PS) party Michal Simecka rejects the idea of a government including the coalition Smer-SD party, describing a statement by President Peter Pellegrini as absurd, TASR has learnt from Simecka's post on social media. https://etasr.sk/article/23677925 Bratislava, 5 September (TASR) - Slovakia has lodged a protest against attacks targeting areas in the vicinity of diplomatic premises or civilian infrastructure and has called on the Russian Federation to refrain from actions that could endanger the safety of civilians, Foreign Minister Juraj Blanar (Smer-SD) stated on Saturday, TASR has learnt from the ministry's communications department. https://etasr.sk/article/23677542 Piestany, 5 September (TASR) - The Defence Ministry intends to combine the International Military Air Days with the celebrations of the Slovak National Uprising (SNP) in future, stated Defence Minister Robert Kalinak (Smer-SD) at the military air show in Piestany (Trnava region) on Saturday, adding that this year's air show is a trial ahead of the event's planned return to Sliac Airport (Banska Bystrica region). https://etasr.sk/article/23677750 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