Brexit related laws to be submitted in mid-February

In the event of a no-deal Brexit, the Slovak Government will submit all necessary legislative changes by February 15. At the same time it will request from Parliament a fast-track legislative procedure, said Prime Minister Peter Pellegrini (Smer-SD) after a meeting of an inter-departmental co-ordination group for Brexit on Monday. "We're ready for all the alternatives and we'll adopt sufficiently in advance such legislation as will respond in detail to what is going to happen in reality," he said. The Government will adopt a comprehensive document next week on Wednesday (January 30) that will discuss all the areas of life in Slovakia that may be affected by Brexit. Pellegrini has confirmed that "Slovakia will make all necessary legislative and administrative-technical changes to ensure that British citizens living, working and studying in Slovakia before the Brexit date will enjoy rights similar to those that EU citizens such as Slovaks who are living, working and studying [in the UK] will be provided by the British Government and its bodies." Pellegrini pointed out that if the UK leaves the EU without an agreement, Slovakia will not have an agreement on social security with the United Kingdom. "In the field of social services, we're ready to adopt, by the date when the United Kingdom leaves, some laws that will guarantee the social security of citizens and recognise their years of work, as well as addressing other social security issues," he said.