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GENERAL PROSECUTOR’S OFFICE OF THE SLOVAK REPUBLIC: The bilateral meeting between the Prosecutors General of the Slovak Republic and the Procurator General of the Republic of Austria confirmed the outstanding level of relations between the two institution

The Prosecutor General of the Slovak Republic, Maroš Žilinka, met with the Austrian Procurator General, Margit Wachberger, in Vienna on 10 and 11 September 2026, upon her invitation for an official bilateral working meeting. Their last meeting took place in June 2025 in the High Tatras.

The Prosecutor General of the Slovak Republic, Maroš Žilinka and the Procurator General of the Republic of Austria Margit Wachberger

The talks between the ministerial partners at the Palace of Justice in Vienna once again confirmed the high level of fair relations and cooperation between the Prosecutors General of the Slovak Republic and the Procurator General of the Republic of Austria, which Prosecutor General Maroš Žilinka has repeatedly praised. 

The core topic of the bilateral meeting—attended by Maroš Žilinka and Margit Wachberger, along with the Austrian Deputy Procurator General, Ulrich Knibbe and Michael Leitner, and the Slovak First Deputy Prosecutor General, Jozef Kandera, and Deputy Prosecutor General, Jozef Sedlák—focused on the rising number of attacks against women, cases of domestic violence, and abuse of close persons in both countries. As Maroš Žilinka stated, this phenomenon is becoming a serious global social issue.

From left: Jozef Sedlák, Deputy Prosecutor General of the Slovak Republic; Ulrich Knibbe, Deputy Procurator General of the Republic of Austria; Margit Wachberger, Procurator General of the Republic of Austria; Maroš Žilinka, Prosecutor General of the Slovak Republic; and Jozef Kandera, First Deputy Prosecutor General of the Slovak Republic

Both sides emphasized that close and direct cooperation between the prosecution services of Slovakia and Austria is crucial for ensuring security and justice in the Central European region. At the same time, they agreed to further actively develop working contacts and maintain a regular dialogue at the expert level.

The working program of both delegations continued with a meeting at the Public Prosecutor's Office in St. Pölten, where they were received by the Chief Public Procurator, Christian Pawle. In addition to digitalization within the prosecution service, the meeting focused on the fight against cybercrime.

From left: Maroš Žilinka, Prosecutor General of the Slovak Republic; Margit Wachberger, Procurator General of the Republic of Austria; and Christian Pawle, Chief Public Procurator of the Public Prosecutor's Office in St. Pölten

The conditions of remand detention and imprisonment were presented to the delegations directly at the St. Pölten Prison by the prison governor and former prosecutor, Maria Lalics