European Commission to discuss Slovak Penal Code

Prime Minister Robert Fico announced that the government is currently holding only a technical consultation with European Commission about the plan to renew and amend the Penal Code. According to Vice-premier for Recovery Plan and EU Funds Peter Kmec, the European Commission hasn't stated that the scrapping of the Special Prosecutor's Office could stop any stages of the Recovery Plan. Kmec says, that the Prosecutor-General's Office has proven that it commands both expertise and capacity to handle the fight against organised crime and the protection of EU's financial interests without any problems. "The number of prosecutors who will be dealing with this type of crimes has even gone up. A total of 64 prosecutors will be handling this at regional offices, with even a standalone department on serious crimes being formed," added Kmec.