SUMMARY - Thursday, 10 September 2026 - 9 p.m.

Bratislava, 10 September (TASR) - The prime ministers of the Visegrad Four (V4: Czech Republic, Hungary, Poland, Slovakia) countries agreed during their meeting at Bratislava Castle on Thursday - which was held in a format bringing together the V4 premiers and the Irish prime minister - to intensify joint talks so that the V4 can present common positions ahead of European Council meetings. https://etasr.sk/article/23696116 Bratislava, 10 September (TASR) - It is important for the Visegrad Four (V4) countries (the Czech Republic, Hungary, Poland and Slovakia), when preparing the EU budget for the coming years, to maintain the common agricultural policy, while taking into account the specific circumstances of each country, and to continue to strive to eliminate regional disparities, stated Prime Minister Robert Fico (Smer-SD) on Thursday following a meeting of the premiers of the V4 countries and Ireland at Bratislava Castle. https://etasr.sk/article/23695933 Sucha Dolina, 10 September (TASR) - The Investment, Regional Development and Informatisation Ministry is launching a grant scheme called 'A Million for Small Municipalities' aimed at local authorities with up to 500 inhabitants, stated Regional Development Minister Samuel Migal (Independent) in the municipality of Sucha Dolina in Presov region on Thursday. https://etasr.sk/article/23696115 Bratislava, September 10 (TASR) - Investment, Regional Development and Informatisation Minister Samuel Migal (Independent) is turning his ministry into an election headquarters, handing out other people's money and presenting it as his own assistance, stated opposition lawmaker Darina Luscikova (Progressive Slovakia/PS) on Thursday in response to Migal's visits to Presov region. https://etasr.sk/article/23696400 Bratislava, 10 September (TASR) - A group of MPs from the opposition's Progressive Slovakia (PS) party has submitted an amendment to the parliamentary Rules of Procedure to the House, proposing changes concerning parliamentary committees, including a ban on electing as a committee chair a person against whom a court has accepted an indictment for a corruption offence or an offence committed by a public official. https://etasr.sk/article/23696764 Bratislava/High Tatras, 10 September (TASR) - Actor, director and producer Ben Stiller has visited High Tatra Mountains again, marking his second visit in the past ten months as he scouts potential locations for a film he is set to direct, Marian Galajda, communications and PR manager at Tatry Mountain Resorts (TMR), told TASR on Thursday. https://etasr.sk/article/23696196 Bratislava, 10 September (TASR) - Vehicles supplied to the Firefighter and Rescue Corps (HaZZ) were manufactured and delivered with new chassis and in accordance with the terms of the public procurement process, Scania Slovakia declared in its press release on Thursday regarding the procurement of fire engines currently investigated by police. https://etasr.sk/article/23696801 Bratislava, 10 September (TASR-correspondent) - Malta's President Myriam Spiteri Debono is expected to visit Slovakia next year, Foreign and European Affairs Minister Juraj Blanar (Smer-SD) stated on Thursday during his working visit to Malta. https://etasr.sk/article/23696543 Bratislava, 10 September (TASR) - North Macedonia is one of Slovakia's key partners in the Western Balkans, and our country has long supported its integration efforts and progress towards membership of the European Union, stated Foreign Ministry State Secretary Rastislav Chovanec, who on Wednesday (9 September) received North Macedonia's Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary to Slovakia Evgenija Ilieva, on the occasion of the conclusion of her diplomatic mission in Slovakia, TASR was told by the ministry's communications department on Thursday. https://etasr.sk/article/23696668 Bratislava, 10 September (TASR) - The Judicial Council has no powers that would allow it to declare on its own that any legal provision is in the breach of the Constitution or to disregard any law, therefore it appointed members of disciplinary panels in accordance with the legislation currently in force, Judicial Council chair Marcela Kosova declared in response to the Constitutional Court's ruling that changes to the disciplinary panels of the Supreme Administrative Court were unconstitutional. https://etasr.sk/article/23696647 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