SUMMARY - Tuesday, 8 September 2026 - 9 p.m.

Bratislava, 8 September (TASR) - Minister of Foreign and European Affairs Juraj Blanar (Smer-SD) on Tuesday signed a host country agreement between Slovakia and the Permanent Court of Arbitration (PCA), based in The Hague, with its Secretary-General Marcin Czepelak at the Foreign Ministry. https://etasr.sk/article/23688137 Bratislava, 8 September (TASR) - Slovakia is heading in the opposite direction to countries at the top of the international PISA 2025 assessment of 15-year-old pupils, the coalition's Slovak National Party (SNS) claims. https://etasr.sk/article/23688122 Bratislava, 8 September (TASR) - Opposition's Freedom and Solidarity (SaS) leader Branislav Groehling describes former SaS leader Richard Sulik and former party member Jana Bitto Ciganikova's decision to stand on the candidate list of the 'We Are Family' party in the 2027 parliamentary race as an ideological somersault. https://etasr.sk/article/23688106 Bratislava, 8 September (TASR) - Representatives of the Health Ministry on Tuesday held talks with healthcare sector representatives on a new model for nursing education, known as the 1+4 model, which is currently being piloted in six classes at secondary healthcare schools, Health Minister Kamil Sasko (Voice-SD) declared at a press conference on Tuesday. https://etasr.sk/article/23688052 Bratislava, 8 September (TASR) - European Union leaders should have been more actively involved from the outset in efforts to find a diplomatic solution to the war in Ukraine, as US play a much more significant role in the process today, Foreign and European Affairs Minister Juraj Blanar (Smer-SD) declared in an interview with TASR TV. https://etasr.sk/article/23688034 Bratislava, 8 September (TASR) - The News Agency of the Slovak Republic (TASR) will provide coverage on 8 and 9 September of Foreign and European Affairs Minister Juraj Blanar's (Smer-SD) working visit to Algeria. https://etasr.sk/article/23688008 Bratislava, 8 September (TASR) - House Chair Richard Rasi (Voice-SD) would welcome trilateral talks between Ukraine, Russia and the United States in September, according to a statement he posted on social media on Tuesday. https://etasr.sk/article/23687883 Bratislava, 8 September (TASR) - Former head of opposition Freedom and Solidarity (SaS) party Richard Sulik and chair of the non-parliamentary We Are Family party Boris Kollar will run for Parliament in 2027 on a joint slate, Kollar announced at a press conference on Tuesday. https://etasr.sk/article/23687813 Bratislava, 8 September (TASR) - Prosecutor-General Maros Zilinka intends to remain in his position until the end of his term. https://etasr.sk/article/23687737 Bratislava, 8 September (TASR) - Prime Minister Robert Fico (Smer-SD) apparently sees justice approaching and wants to protect himself, opposition 'Slovakia' party leader Igor Matovic declared in response to the prime minister's call for Prosecutor-General Maros Zilinka to resign. https://etasr.sk/article/23687688 Bratislava, 8 September (TASR) - Opposition Christian Democratic Movement (KDH) urges Prime Minister Robert Fico (Smer-SD) to refrain from calling on Prosecutor-General Maros Zilinka to resign, KDH vice-chair Viliam Karas declared at a press conference on Tuesday, adding that it's necessary to respect institutions. https://etasr.sk/article/23687655 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. mf