KDH Calls for Report on UOO Activities for Past Year to Be Discussed First

Bratislava, 8 December (TASR) - The opposition Christian Democrats (KDH) have once again criticised the proposal to transform the Whistleblowers Protection Office (UOO) into a new office, and they've requested that Parliament should discuss a report on UOO's activities last year before a decision is made on the proposal, MP Marian Caucik (KDH) told a press conference on Monday. "We called for this back at last week's parliamentary session, and we'll call for it again during the vote on Tuesday (9 December): that the UOO report, which we've had here in Parliament since March, should be given priority over this bill. All opposition parties agree on this. In my opinion, this is a normal way to discuss this law - let's hear the report for the previous year, presented by office chair Zuzana Dlugosova, and then have a real discussion about whether there's been a problem with the functioning of the authority or not," he said. KDH once again criticised the proposal to change the office, and it doesn't believe that there is a problem with the way in which it functions. It sees the proposed changes as political revenge by the governing coalition, and it's calling for the proposal not to be discussed at this session. The Christian Democrats also pointed out that the coalition hasn't reached agreement on the final form of the bill. am/df