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| Slovakia faces six EC proceedings in January, four in the economic area |
| Brusel, 31.01.2026 |
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| The European Commission (EC) announced on Friday, in its regular monthly package of decisions on infringements of European Union law, that it is initiating six legal proceedings against Slovakia as part of legal action it takes against member states that fail to fulfil their obligations under EU law. In the economic area, there are four topics, reports TASR.
In the political area, the EC has initiated legal proceedings against Slovakia for the law on the change of the Whistleblower Protection Office to a new office. The Commission has also sent formal letters of formal notice to Slovakia and the Czech Republic for failing to transpose the Directive on legal aid for suspects and accused persons into domestic law. Slovakia does not grant the right to legal aid to persons suspected of a crime if they have not been formally charged and does not provide access to legal aid to persons arrested in another EU member state on the basis of a European arrest warrant issued by Slovak authorities.
From the perspective of economic topics, the first proceeding is in the area of energy and climate. The Commission has sent a letter of formal notice to 16 Member States, including Slovakia, that remain parties to the Energy Charter Treaty after the EU and Euratom withdrew from it in June 2025. The Energy Charter Treaty governs trade and investment relations in the energy sector between its parties. Trade and investment fall under the exclusive competence of the EU and its Member States can exercise this competence only if the Union empowers them to do so. The Member States concerned have not obtained such empowerment and have not withdrawn from the Treaty. The Commission calls on them to do so without delay, within two months.
In the area of taxation, the EC has sent reasoned opinions to Denmark and Slovakia for failing to comply with their obligations to send customs data via the SURV3 system, as required by the Union Customs Code. This data is extracted from national systems on import and export declarations, which include 57 standardised data elements. Both countries have two months to respond and take the necessary measures, otherwise the EC may refer the cases to the Court of Justice of the EU.
In the area of employment and social rights, the Commission has sent a formal letter of formal notice to ten Member States, including Slovakia, to incorporate new rules improving the protection of workers from asbestos, the 2023 Directive, into national law. They should have done so by 21 December 2025. The countries addressed have two months to complete the legal acts and notify their measures to the EC.
In the area of agriculture and rural development, the EC has warned 11 Member States, Belgium, Cyprus, the Czech Republic, France, Ireland, Luxembourg, Malta, Poland, Austria, Slovenia and Slovakia, to update the rules on the composition, labelling and naming of honey, fruit juices, fruit jams and dehydrated milk. The formal notice concerns the incomplete transposition of the 2024 EU Directive on the labelling and presentation of honey, fruit juices, jams, jellies, marmalades and sweetened chestnut purée and dehydrated milk. The rules aim to ensure their free movement in the internal market and help consumers make informed choices. The countries addressed have two months to complete the legal actions and notify their measures to the EC.odkaz na stránku |
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