Slovak Health Ministry Overturns Court Ruling Requiring Payment of Over One Million Euros to Union

Slovakia's Health Ministry has successfully overturned a default judgment that would have required it to pay over one million euros to Union, a healthcare company. The Bratislava Regional Court ruled that the original court communicated with the ministry through an incorrect electronic mailbox, invalidating the proceedings. The court found that the first-instance court used the wrong electronic address when serving legal documents to the Health Ministry, which prevented the ministry from properly responding to the case and resulted in the default judgment being issued in Union's favor. Such communication errors between Slovak courts and government institutions have occurred in previous cases, highlighting ongoing procedural issues in the country's judicial system.