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Rule of law, fundamental rights and misuse of EU funds in Slovakia: the need for an EU response
Motion B-10-2026-0245-AM-015-016
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- Amendment list B-10-2026-0245-AM-015-016
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- 18 May 2026
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| Motion for a resolution | Amendment |
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| W. whereas on 11 December 2025, the Slovak Parliament amended the Criminal Code in order to criminalise ‘denial of the post-World War II peace settlement’; whereas on 2 February 2022, the Advisory Committee on the Framework Convention for the Protection of National Minorities invited the Slovak authorities to enter into dialogue with representatives of the national minorities concerned about any possible negative effects of the 1945 regulation on confiscation of property on current interethnic relations; | W. whereas on 11 December 2025, the Slovak Parliament amended the Criminal Code in order to criminalise the questioning of the ‘post-World War II decrees’; whereas this recently adopted law risks creating a chilling effect on freedom of expression and academic freedom, as protected under the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union; whereas the continued confiscation of land on the basis of the above mentioned decrees that have been applied in particular to citizens belonging to the Hungarian national minority is in fact a land grabbing scheme, which has deprived hundreds of owners of valuable land and raises concerns regarding legal certainty and respect for the rule of law; whereas on 2 February 2022, the Advisory Committee on the Framework Convention for the Protection of National Minorities invited the Slovak authorities to enter into dialogue with representatives of the national minorities concerned about any possible negative effects of the 1945 regulation on confiscation of property on current interethnic relations; |
| Motion for a resolution | Amendment |
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| 23a. Expresses grave concern regarding administrative and judicial practices involving the Slovak Land Fund and the Forests of the Slovak Republic state enterprise resulting in uncompensated land and forest confiscations on the basis of post-war decrees; calls on the Slovak authorities to repeal the amendment of the Criminal Code, suspend all legal proceedings, and end any ongoing land confiscations; |
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European Parliament (2026). “Motion for a resolution Rule of law, fundamental rights and misuse of EU funds in Slovakia: the need for an EU response”. Text, 18 May 2026. docId B-10-2026-0245-AM-015-016, reference B10-0245/2026. EU Parl Watch Research. https://news.eu-parl.st-solutions.dev/texts/B-10-2026-0245-AM-015-016 (retrieved 25 September 2026). Data: EP Open Data API: document record, https://data.europarl.europa.eu/api/v2/documents/B-10-2026-0245-AM-015-016 (CC BY 4.0).
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@misc{epw-text-b-10-2026-0245-am-015-016,
author = {{European Parliament}},
title = {{Motion for a resolution Rule of law, fundamental rights and misuse of EU funds in Slovakia: the need for an EU response}},
year = {2026},
date = {2026-05-18},
howpublished = {\url{https://news.eu-parl.st-solutions.dev/texts/B-10-2026-0245-AM-015-016}},
url = {https://news.eu-parl.st-solutions.dev/texts/B-10-2026-0245-AM-015-016},
urldate = {2026-09-25},
publisher = {EU Parl Watch Research},
note = {Text. docId B-10-2026-0245-AM-015-016, reference B10-0245/2026. Data: EP Open Data API: document record (CC BY 4.0)}
}