Slovak Parliament Approves Extended Working Days and Shorter Lunch Breaks

Slovakia's parliament has approved changes to its working schedule, extending daily sessions and reducing lunch breaks while adding Monday meetings to its calendar. The proposals were introduced by Parliament Speaker Peter Pellegrini from Smer-SD, the ruling social-democratic party. The National Council, Slovakia's unicameral parliament, traditionally held shorter working days with longer breaks and did not typically convene on Mondays. The changes appear aimed at increasing the legislative body's productivity and time for debate, though the specific motivations behind the scheduling reforms were not detailed.