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Protection of national minorities in Slovakia: legal and institutional framework in place, but concerns remain
Council of Europe expert committee indicates concerns about several issues, notably over Roma school segregation
Taking child-friendly justice forward in Europe
Launch of Phase II of the Joint European Union -Council of Europe Project on Child-friendly Justice On 29 September 2026, the Children’s Rights Division of the Council of Europe and the European Commission’s Directorate-General for Justice and Consumers (DG JUST) launched Phase II of the joint...
Slovak Republic: the functioning of democratic institutions would benefit from closer co-operation with PACE
Ending a three-day visit to Bratislava, the co-rapporteurs of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE) for the monitoring of the Slovak Republic, Deborah Bergamini (Italy, EPP/CD) and Claude Kern (France, ALDE), have expressed their concern at signs of democratic regression, and...
The functioning of democratic institutions in the Slovak Republic: co-rapporteurs to make fact-finding visit to Bratislava
Deborah Bergamini (Italy, EPP/CD) and Claude Kern (France, ALDE), co-rapporteurs of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE) on “The functioning of democratic institutions in the Slovak Republic”, will make a fact-finding visit to Bratislava from 15 to 17 September. The co...
Challenges remain for Slovakia on hate speech, equality and Roma inclusion
Council of Europe’s anti-racism body finds progress in areas such as awareness raising and police training
Council of Europe body examines local and regional anti-corruption measures in Slovakia
Group of states against corruption evaluates areas such as integrity and corruption risk management, conflicts of interest, lobbying and whistleblowing
Slovakia has significantly strengthened its framework against money laundering and terrorist financing: Council of Europe´s MONEYVAL Committee report
The Slovak Republic has made significant progress in improving its anti-money laundering and counter-terrorist financing framework, concludes the Council of Europe MONEYVAL Committee in a...
Money laundering and terrorist financing reports on Georgia, Montenegro, Poland and Slovakia
Follow-up reports issued by the Council of Europe’s MONEYVAL
PACE rapporteur raises concerns over proposed changes to whistle-blower protections in the Slovak Republic
“I am concerned by the legislative proposals that are currently being considered under an expedited procedure in the Slovakian parliament, which would affect the protection of whistle-blowers,” said Anna-Kristiina Mikkonen (Finland, SOC), rapporteur of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of...
Congress Secretary General’s visit to Slovakia: unanimous support for a territorial reform in the country
Congress Secretary General Mathieu Mori paid an official visit to the Slovak Republic on 15 and 16 October 2025, to discuss implementation of Congress monitoring recommendations on the...
Council of Europe Congress Secretary General on official visit to Slovak Republic
Mathieu Mori, Secretary General of the Congress of Local and Regional Authorities of the Council of Europe, will pay an official visit to the Slovak Republic on 15 and 16 October 2025. The objective of the visit is to discuss implementation of Congress monitoring recommendations on the...
Slovak Republic: Venice Commission issues urgent opinion on the draft amendments to the Constitution
The Venice Commission of the Council of Europe has issued today its urgent opinion on the draft amendments to the Constitution of the Slovak Republic concerning, amongst others, national identity, surrogacy and equal pay. This opinion, requested by the Monitoring Committee of the Parliamentary...
More work needed on minority-language education in Armenia and Slovakia
Council of Europe issues two reports on regional and minority languages
GRECO calls on Slovakia to step up reforms to prevent corruption within the central government and the police
Passing draft law on lobbying and bringing in independent police-complaints mechanism highlighted as priorities
Anti-corruption body GRECO evaluates recent reforms in the Slovak Republic
The Council of Europe’s Group of States against Corruption (GRECO) has today published an ad hoc report on recent changes to criminal law and institutional reforms in the Slovak Republic, assessing the extent to which they comply with European standards. The report focuses on legislative...
Winners of Council of Europe’s Journalism Excellence Award for reporting on Roma and Travellers announced
The Council of Europe held the second edition of the Journalism Excellence Awards, which honour and promote media contributions that avoid stigma faced by Roma and Travellers – and impartially capture their human stories. This year’s winners come from Hungary, Greece, Czechia, Slovenia and...
Slovak Republic: Parliament should not adopt Constitutional amendments that undermine human rights
Statement - “Parliamentarians should not adopt amendments to the Slovak Constitution that undermine general human rights protections, or which weaken the human rights of specific groups in...
PACE General Rapporteur calls on Slovak Parliament to reject constitutional changes reducing LGBTI rights
"In the coming days, the Slovak parliament will be called to vote on proposed constitutional amendments. I am deeply concerned about the content of some of these amendments with regard to the protection of the rights of LGBTI persons," said Béatrice Fresko-Rolfo (Monaco, ALDE), General Rapporteur...
Slovakia: Anti-torture Committee publishes report on its latest visit to places of detention to assess treatment of persons deprived of their liberty
The European Committee for the Prevention of Torture and Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment (CPT) has published the report on its periodic visit to the Slovak Republic from 28 November to 8 December 2023, which makes several recommendations to the authorities. During the visit, the CPT...
The Slovak Parliament should not adopt legislation that threatens civil society
Letter - In a letter addressed to the Slovak Parliament, Commissioner O’Flaherty asks parliamentarians to refrain from adopting a draft law on non-profit organisations or any amendments which...
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