Slovakia

National Council

Political system: Parliamentary system
Structure of parliament: Unicameral
IPU membership: Yes

Openness and transparency

Information about access to parliamentary documents, parliament’s reporting to the public, parliament’s relation to Freedom of Information laws, and lobbying.

Parliamentary documents

The agendas of plenary meetings are published online in advance: All
The agendas of committee meetings are published online in advance: All
Results of votes on draft legislation are published on the parliamentary web site: All
Draft legislation is published on the parliamentary website: All
Citizens can submit comments on draft legislation on the parliamentary web site: No

Annual reporting by parliament

Parliament publishes an annual report on its activities: Yes
The annual report is available on the parliamentary web site: Yes
Parliament publishes the parliamentary budget: Yes
Level of detail of the parliamentary budget made available to the public: The complete budget
The parliamentary budget is available on the parliamentary web site: Yes
Link to the parliamentary budget: https://www.nrsr.sk/web/?sid=nrsr/kancelaria/rozpocet

Access to parliament

Plenary meetings are open to the public: Yes

Notes: Section 18 para 1 of the Rules of Procedure: Public attendance at the sessions of the National Council shall be limited by the number of seats reserved for visitors that are available. The public cannot attend sessions that are not public pursuant to Section 18 para 2 and 3 of the Rules of Procedure. Debates involving state, official or commercial secrets or when it is specifically so provided by law. Meetings may also be closed when three-fifths of all Members resolve to do so. Some restrictions due to the Covid-19 pandemic situation (or similar) may apply.
Committee meetings are open to the public: Yes

Notes:
Except for the committees whose meetings are not public (Special Control Committees, Mandate and Immunity Committee, specific meetings of the Incompatibility of Functions Committee, and committee meetings pursuant to Section 50 para 1 of the Rules of Procedure).

Section 50 of the Rules of Procedure: Unless otherwise provided by this Act (Section 57 para. 3, Section 58 para. 2, and Section 60 para. 3), committee meetings are public. Public participation is allowed until the capacity of the seats in the room where the committee is meeting is filled. The provisions of Section 18 par. 2 and 3 shall apply respectively.
There is a dedicated channel for broadcasting parliamentary meetings: Yes
Media used for the dedicated channel: TV

Webcast
Meetings broadcast on the dedicated channel: Plenary sittings

Committee meetings

Freedom of information

There is a freedom of information law in the country: Yes
Parliament is subject to the freedom of information law: Yes
Parliament has an office/division dedicated to FOI requests: Yes
Categories of Information that are exempt from disclosure: Act No. 211/2000 Coll. on Free Access to Information, as amended, see Section 11 & Act No. 18/2018 Coll. on the Protection of Personal Data and classified information pursuant to Act No. 215/2004 Coll. on the Protection of classified information.

Exempt from disclosure are classified information, information subject to bank secret or tax secret, information classified as a trade secret, information relating to personality and privacy of a natural person (unless it is stipulated to be disclosed by the law or upon the prior written consent of the person concerned), information on personal data of a person (unless it is stipulated to be disclosed by the law or upon the prior written consent of the person concerned), information violating intellectual property rights (except for the situation when the person authorized under the special regulations gives consent to the disclosure of such information) and when disclosure of the information is at variance with EU legal acts.

https://www.sis.gov.sk/files/zakony/act_211_2000.pdf

https://www.wipo.int/wipolex/en/legislation/details/19392

Lobbying

There are rules about the activities of lobbyists in parliament: No
There is a register of accredited lobbyists: No

Slovakia

National Council

Openness and transparency

Parliamentary documents

Annual reporting by parliament

Access to parliament

Freedom of information

Lobbying

Historical data for IPU membership