SUMMARY - Sunday, 6 September 2026 - 5.30 p.m.

Bratislava, 6 September (TASR) - Due to the ongoing dispute with Environment Minister Tomas Taraba (a Slovak National Party/SNS nominee), the coalition SNS party may not support the opening of the next parliamentary session, which is due to begin on 15 September, SNS leader Andrej Danko stated on TA3's discussion programme 'V politike' (In Politics) on Sunday, which was also attended by leader of the opposition Progressive Slovakia (PS) party Michal Simecka. https://etasr.sk/article/23681261 Bratislava, 6 September (TASR) - In the dispute between Environment Minister Tomas Taraba (a Slovak National Party/SNS nominee) and leader of the junior coalition SNS party Andrej Danko, it is SNS that holds the stronger position, political scientist at the Alexander Dubcek University of Trencin Miroslav Radek told TASR on Sunday, adding that Taraba doesn't have enough political clout to ensure he remains in office. https://etasr.sk/article/23681308 Bratislava, 6 September (TASR) - Two employees of the Interior Ministry (MoI) who were handling the case concerning the purchase of traffic speed cameras are no longer in their posts, Interior Minister and Voice-SD leader Matus Sutaj Estok said on JOJ 24's discussion programme 'Politika 24' (Politics 24) on Sunday, adding that holding them personally accountable was a natural course of action. https://etasr.sk/article/23681441 Mirkovce, 6 September (TASR) - A fire broke out in the early hours of Sunday morning in the Roma settlement in the village of Mirkovce (Presov region), destroying six homes and leaving 39 people homeless, mayor Marian Engel told TASR on Sunday, adding that the municipal council has declared a state of emergency in connection with the fire. https://etasr.sk/article/23681114 Kosice, 6 September (TASR) - Eight candidates will be running for the post of Kosice mayor, two of whom are standing as independents, while the candidates include one woman and seven men, TASR has been told by the Kosice city electoral commission, which approved the candidates' registration at its meeting on Wednesday (2 September). https://etasr.sk/article/23681048 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