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The Slovak Whistleblower Protection Office system is fragmented, according to the cabinet of Robert Fico (Směr). It is to be unified by a new office that will deal with the agenda of compensating crime victims and protecting whistleblowers.

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The government wants to quickly, in a shortened legislative procedure, push through a change that will weaken the protection of whistleblowers of corruption, dubious public procurement or other unfair practices. It tried to do this two years ago, but last February, under pressure from the European Commission, it finally withdrew its proposal. Now, however, it has toughened up. It is abolishing the entire Whistleblower Protection Office. It is li…

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The Slovak government has proposed abolishing the current whistleblower protection office and replacing it with a new institution. The governing coalition of Prime Minister Robert Fico (Smer) could control the personnel of this institution. This is according to a draft law approved by the cabinet at its extraordinary meeting. The opposition has called the bill scandalous.

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The Slovak government has proposed abolishing the current whistleblower protection office and replacing it with a new institution. The government coalition of Prime Minister Robert Fico could control the staff of the institution. This follows from a bill that the cabinet approved at an extraordinary meeting on Saturday. The opposition called the bill scandalous and Fico's revenge.

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Bratislava - The Slovak government has proposed abolishing the current whistleblower protection office and replacing it with a new institution. The government coalition of Prime Minister Robert Fico could control the personnel of this institution. This is according to a draft law that the cabinet approved at its extraordinary meeting today. The opposition has called the bill scandalous and Fico's revenge.