The 2025 law suppressed the Whistleblower Protection Office in Slovakia.
Justice & Anti-CorruptionSlovakia
- Omissions
- The law was subsequently suspended by Slovakia's Constitutional Court, meaning the Whistleblower Protection Office did not actually cease to exist as of January 1, 2026. The claim does not mention that the Constitutional Court intervened to halt the abolition.
- The sources are from December 2025, which is after the claim was made (February 11, 2026). However, the MEP could have known about this law in advance of the February 2026 session date, as it was passed in December 2025.
- Sources
- SecondaryReutersSlovakia's parliament gave initial approval on Tuesday (December 2025) to dismantle the country's whistleblower protection office and replace it with a new body under the authority of the justice ministry
- SecondaryConstitutionNetSlovakia's parliament voted to abolish the whistleblower protection bureau on December 9 and replace it with a new body under the authority of the Justice Ministry
- SecondaryWhistleblowing MonitorThe new law abolishes the current Whistleblower Protection Office on the 1st January 2026