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Slovakia's top court pauses government overhaul of whistleblower agency
Published by Global Banking and Finance Review
Posted on December 17, 2025
2 min readLast updated: January 20, 2026
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Published by Global Banking and Finance Review
Posted on December 17, 2025
2 min readLast updated: January 20, 2026
Slovakia's top court has paused the government's overhaul of a whistleblower agency, delaying changes amid EU and opposition concerns.
Dec 17 (Reuters) - Slovakia's Constitutional Court suspended the government's planned overhaul of a whistleblower agency on Wednesday after protests from opposition politicians, stopping any action until it can review the law further, it said.
The ruling does not mean the law is unconstitutional but is likely to delay implementation of the legal changes, which were fast-tracked through parliament this month despite criticism from opponents and the office itself, as well as reservations from the European Union executive.
The EU's executive, the European Commission, said last week it regretted that parliament did not allow for thorough consultation after the Commission previously voiced "strong concerns" about the law.
The opposition says the whistleblower bill is "revenge" after the Whistleblower Protection Office (UOO) fined the Interior Ministry in cases involving police officers who were reassigned during corruption investigations without the office's consent.
Four-time Prime Minister Robert Fico's leftist-nationalist government, in office since 2023, had previously weakened criminal codes for financial offences, revamped the public broadcaster and pursued constitutional changes asserting national sovereignty over certain EU laws.
The government argues that the UOO was politically abused in the past, the same reasoning Fico used for his legislative changes.
(Reporting by Barbara Erling and Jason Hovet, editing by Ed Osmond)
A whistleblower agency is an organization that protects individuals who report misconduct, fraud, or illegal activities within an organization, ensuring their safety and confidentiality.
A regulatory framework is a set of rules, guidelines, and standards established by authorities to govern specific sectors, ensuring compliance, safety, and ethical practices within industries.
Compliance in finance refers to the adherence to laws, regulations, and standards set by governing bodies to ensure that financial practices are conducted ethically and legally.
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