SUMMARY - Tuesday, August 27, 2024 - 1 p.m.

Bratislava, August 27 (TASR) - Construction work prices increased by 5.2 percent year-on-year (y-o-y) in July, with the growth rate slightly slackening from June, the Statistics Office reported on Tuesday. https://etasr.sk/article/21175159 Bratislava, August 27 (TASR) - Industrial producer prices for the domestic market decreased by 9.1 percent year-on-year (y-o-y) in July, mainly owing to a fall in energy costs by as much as 20.7 percent, the Statistics Office reported on Tuesday. https://etasr.sk/article/21175174 Paris, August 27 (TASR) - Premier Robert Fico (Smer-SD) visited Normandy in northern France on Monday (August 26) to pay tribute to the soldiers who fell during WWII after the opening of a new front in Western Europe. https://etasr.sk/article/21175220 Zvolen, August 27 (TASR) - A national cultural monument, an armoured train in the park below Zvolen Castle (Banska Bystrica region), documents the role of railway workers in the Slovak National Uprising (SNP) and at the same time reminds us of the importance of armoured trains in the defence of insurgent territory, Lubica Milanova of the Zvolen municipal office has told TASR. https://etasr.sk/article/21175280 Bratislava, August 27 (TASR) - The Slovak National Theatre (SND) is set to show recorded footage of Peter Karvas's play 'Midnight Mass' on the occasion of the upcoming 80th anniversary of the Slovak National Uprising (SNP) at 8 p.m. on Thursday, doing so free of charge in the open air on the square in front of the theatre building on Pribinova Street in Bratislava to commemorate the freedom and courage of the uprising. https://etasr.sk/article/21175315 Bratislava, August 27 (TASR) - Ex-minister of justice Maria Kolikova (Freedom and Solidarity/SaS) has called on Justice Minister Boris Susko (Smer-SD) to publicly explain the filing of a special appeal in favour of convicted former special prosecutor Dusan Kovacik and the suspension of his prison sentence until the Supreme Court issues its decision on the appeal. https://etasr.sk/article/21175370 Bratislava, August 27 (TASR) - The Slovak National Theatre (SND) will be headed by Zuzana Tapakova on a temporary basis, with Culture Minister Martina Simkovicova (a Slovak National Party/SNS nominee) appointing her to the post on Tuesday, Culture Ministry spokesperson Petra Bacinska has informed TASR. https://etasr.sk/article/21175383 Kosice, August 27 (TASR) - Slovak society still tends to perceive the Slovak National Uprising (SNP) through the prism of Marxist historiography, noted Martin Pekar, head of the Department of History at the Faculty of Arts of Pavol Jozef Safarik University in Kosice. https://etasr.sk/article/21175400 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