Slovak MPs will meet next week for their first parliamentary session of the year, preceded by a coalition council meeting. Coalition leaders announced that the Slovak National Party will withdraw its proposal to reduce penalties for extremism. Instead, a joint amendment to the Criminal Code is expected after talks with the Justice Ministry.
The opposition criticised the move, accusing the coalition of favouring a criminally charged extremist. As a result, parliament will not debate the Criminal Code next week. The session will instead open with proposed changes to parliamentary rules, which the opposition says are meant to curb its rights.
Source: STVR
Veronika Ščepánová, Photo: TASR
