SUMMARY - Friday, 11 September 2026 - 1 p.m.

Bratislava, 11 September (TASR) - The number of people staying in tourist accommodation facilities in Slovakia rose by 17 percent year-on-year (y-o-y) to almost 780,000 in July 2026, the Statistics Office reported on Friday, adding that this was the highest-ever number for July, surpassing the record set in July 2019 by one-tenth. https://etasr.sk/article/23699758 Bratislava, 11 September (TASR) - Everything must be done to ensure that tragedies such as the terrorist attacks that took place in the USA in 2001 are never repeated, House Chair Richard Rasi (Voice-SD) stated on social media on Friday to mark the 25th anniversary of the attacks that caused the collapse of the World Trade Center towers in New York. https://etasr.sk/article/23699826 Bratislava, 11 September (TASR) - The police have charged three people in connection with 'Operation Expeditor', concerning bribery in the construction approval process, Police Corps Presidium spokesperson Lea Vilhanova has informed TASR. https://etasr.sk/article/23699896 Bratislava, 11 September (TASR) - The Agriculture and Rural Development Ministry has rejected opposition claims that the government is about to hand over control of hydrotechnical melioration systems including irrigation water into foreign hands, adding that neither the water nor the infrastructure is being sold and that both will continue to be owned by the state, TASR has been told by the ministry's communications department, which responded to statements made by opposition MP Veronika Remisova ('Slovakia'-'For the People' caucus) on Thursday (10 September). https://etasr.sk/article/23699903 Bratislava, 11 September (TASR) - The extra-parliamentary Democrats party has two new members: MP Lubomir Galko (Independent) and ex-MP Jozef Rajtar, Democrats spokesperson Martina Kakascikova has informed TASR, adding that the party presidium approved their membership on Thursday (10 September). https://etasr.sk/article/23699959 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. ko