SUMMARY - Tuesday, 17 March 2026 - 9 p.m.

Bratislava, 17 March (TASR) - In a vote on Tuesday, MPs scrapped the law on the Office for the Protection of Victims of Crime and Whistleblowers, which was intended to replace the Whistleblowers Protection Office (UOO). https://etasr.sk/article/23090359 Bratislava, 17 March (TASR) - A new criminal offence will be added to the Criminal Code - under the new provisions, damaging war graves, military graves, and Holocaust memorials will also constitute a criminal offence, according to an amendment to the Criminal Code that MPs approved on Tuesday. https://etasr.sk/article/23090316 Bratislava, 17 March (TASR) - The debate on the amendment to the Criminal Code in Parliament was concluded on Tuesday evening. https://etasr.sk/article/23090296 Bratislava, 17 March (TASR) - Addressing the repeal of the law intended to transform the Whistleblowers Protection Office (UOO) into a new agency via an amendment to the Criminal Code was the simplest option in terms of timing, head of the coalition Voice-SD parliamentary caucus Robert Puci told reporters in Parliament on Tuesday. https://etasr.sk/article/23090160 Bratislava, 17 March (TASR) - Opposition lawmaker Veronika Remisova ('Slovakia'-'For the People' caucus) has criticised the Interior Ministry's purchase of luxury limousines for nearly €1.5 million. https://etasr.sk/article/23090429 Bratislava, 17 March (TASR) - The opposition 'Slovakia' party will only support any future coalition led by opposition Progressive Slovakia (PS) party chair Michal Simecka if politicians' pay is cut by half for as long as they continue to burden Slovakia with debt, said party leader Igor Matovic on Tuesday. https://etasr.sk/article/23090082 Bratislava, 17 March (TASR) - Opposition leaders have criticised Prime Minister Robert Fico's (Smer-SD) proposed measure to introduce dual fuel pricing for domestic and foreign motorists as inadequate and difficult to implement under European Union (EU) rules, TASR has learnt from statements issued by MP Veronika Remisova ('Slovakia'-'For the People' caucus) and Progressive Slovakia (PS) on Tuesday. https://etasr.sk/article/23090073 Bratislava, 17 March (TASR) - President Peter Pellegrini will donate any increase in his current salary to the League against Cancer, TASR was told by the President's Office's communications department on Tuesday. https://etasr.sk/article/23089987 Bratislava, 17 March (TASR) - If House Chair Richard Rasi (Voice-SD) doesn't meet President Peter Pellegrini to address the disruption of parliamentary democracy and chaos in Parliament, Christian Democratic Movement (KDH) MPs will start collecting signatures for his ouster, KDH Chairman Milan Majersky told a press conference on Tuesday. https://etasr.sk/article/23089879 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. If you have any questions, please contact obchod@tasr.sk. am