SUMMARY - Wednesday, 17 December 2025 - 10 p.m.

Bratislava, 17 December (TASR) – The state of Slovak health care after two years of the sector being led by the Voice-SD party is abysmal, with the system sliding into chaos, patient fees rising and the state gradually retreating in favour of private financial groups, opposition's Christian Democrats (KDH) declared on Wednesday. https://etasr.sk/article/22763919 Prague/Bratislava 17 December (TASR-correspondent) - House Chair Richard Rasi (Voice-SD) said in Prague on Wednesday that although he holds different views on some issues from his Czech counterpart Tomio Okamura, the two countries share many problems they can address together, a special TASR correspondent reported on the same day. https://etasr.sk/article/22763898 Bratislava, 17 December (TASR) – The opposition voiced its reservations about the construction of the national hospital in Bratislava's Vajnory burough on Wednesday. https://etasr.sk/article/22763609 Bratislava, 17 December (TASR) – The opposition's Christian Democratic Movement (KDH) warned of the worsening situation of the middle class in Slovakia and proposed a series of tax, social security, and labour law measures aimed at improving its economic position, with KDH representatives outlining the proposals at a press conference on Wednesday. https://etasr.sk/article/22763527 Bratislava, 17 December (TASR) – The decisions of the Constitutional Court on Wednesday are seen by Public Ombudsman Robert Dobrovodsky as crucial for the protection of fundamental rights and freedoms. https://etasr.sk/article/22763516 Kosice/Bratislava, 17 December (TASR) – The amendment to the legislation on non-profit organisations providing generally beneficial services is not in line with the Slovak Constitution and the European Convention on Human Rights, the Constitutional Court ruled at a closed-door session on Wednesday. https://etasr.sk/article/22763500 Bratislava, 17 December (TASR) – The Office for the Protection of Whistleblowers (UOO) welcomed Wednesday's decision by the Constitutional Court to suspend the effects of the legislation abolishing the UOO and establishing a new office, Alexandra Znasikova from the UOO's press department told TASR on the same day. https://etasr.sk/article/22763472 Bratislava, 17 December (TASR) – Opposition's Freedom and Solidarity (SaS) party considers the decision by the Constitutional Court to suspend the effects of the legislation transforming the Office for the Protection of Whistleblowers (UOO) into a new office an important signal and a small victory for the rule of law over the "mafia" and its arrogance, TASR learnt from SaS's press department on Wednesday. https://etasr.sk/article/22763462 Bratislava, 17 December (TASR) - The decision by the Constitutional Court to suspend the effects of a legislation abolishing the Office for the Protection of Whistleblowers (UOO) and establishing a new office is a message that fighting for its cause is worthwhile, opposition's 'Slovakia' party leader Igor Matovic declared on Wednesday. https://etasr.sk/article/22763450 Bratislava, 17 December (TASR) - The Constitutional Court has confirmed that opposition objections to the abolition of the Whistleblower Protection Office (UOO) and the creation of a new Office for the Protection of Victims of Crime and Whistleblowers of Anti-Social Activity are justified, opposition's Christian Democratic Movement (KDH) press department told TASR on Wednesday. https://etasr.sk/article/22763437 Bratislava, 17 December (TASR) - The opposition's Progressive Slovakia (PS) welcomed the suspension of the effects of the legislation on the Office for the Protection of Victims of Crime and Whistleblowers by the Constitutional Court and described the law as an act of revenge, TASR was told by Jana Matiasova from the PS press department on Wednesday. https://etasr.sk/article/22763397 Bratislava, 17 December (TASR) – The Interior Ministry will present a qualified position in proceedings before the Constitutional Court regarding a legislation that was to abolish the Office for the Protection of Whistleblowers (UOO) and create a new authority, as the ministry is convinced the legislation is sound and will take effect, ministry spokesman Matej Neumann said on Wednesday. https://etasr.sk/article/22763289 Bratislava, 17 December (TASR) - Prosecutor-General Maros Zilinka considers Wednesday's decision of the Constitutional Court to suspend the effectiveness of the law transforming the Whistleblower Protection Office (UOO) into a new authority and to accept a motion by a group of members of Parliament for further proceedings to be extremely significant. https://etasr.sk/article/22763254 Kosice/Bratislava, 17 December (TASR) - The Constitutional Court has suspended the effect of the law on transforming the Whistleblowers Protection Office (UOO) into a new authority, taking this decision at a closed-door session on Wednesday. https://etasr.sk/article/22763140 Bratislava, 17 December (TASR) – In an interview for TASR on Wednesday, House Vice-chair Tibor Gaspar (Smer-SD) rejected claims that Parliament approved changes to the institution of cooperating defendants for his personal benefit. https://etasr.sk/article/22763010 Bratislava, 17 December (TASR) - The opposition Slovakia party on Wednesday published another question that people can vote on at Prevrat2027.sk, asking them whether they agree with abolishing statutes of limitation for murder, rape, corruption and the abuse of minors. https://etasr.sk/article/22762862 NOTICE: If you click on the link or copy it into the search window, the browser will display the full text of the message in the new e-TASR client zone. 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