Jeroen Lenaers· PPE

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Slovak citizens face up to six months imprisonment for questioning the Venice Decrees under the new Criminal Code amendment enforced in December 2025.

Omissions

• The Venice Commission is an advisory body of the Council of Europe that issues 'opinions' and 'recommendations', not 'decrees'
• The December 2025 amendment appears to relate to provisions on 'incitement to war' and possibly 'abuse of law' based on available sources, not specifically questioning Venice Commission opinions
• Sources indicate the amendment was adopted by Parliament on December 11, 2025, but the claim states it was enforced 'last month in December 2025' which is imprecise

Sources

• PrimaryVenice Commission - Council of EuropeConsolidated text of the draft legislative amendments regarding the criminal offence of abuse of law
• PrimaryEuropean Parliament - Rule of law in SlovakiaPotential implications for the rule of law and fundamental rights arising from amendments to the Slovak Criminal Code
• SecondaryHungarian Human Rights Foundation (HHRF)On December 11, 2025, the Slovak Parliament adopted an amendment to the Criminal Code section on incitement to war