Events in the year 2017 in Slovakia.
Incumbents President – Andrej Kiska (Independent) Prime Minister – Robert Fico (Smer-SD) Speaker of the National Council – Andrej Danko
Events 17 January – The government approves proposed amendments tightening conditions for job-seekers receiving unemployment benefits. 30 March – Parliament adopts a constitutional amendment to revoke amnesties by former Prime Minister Vladimír Mečiar, enabling investigation of the 1995 kidnapping of the president's son and a related 1996 murder. 18 April – Thousands protest in Bratislava demanding Interior Minister Robert Kaliňák's resignation over ties to a developer under tax fraud investigation. 7-11 June – The 61st edition of the Okolo Slovenska cycling race takes place over five days, starting with a prologue in Levoča and concluding in Trnava. 14 June – Modern Trade Unions Volkswagen announces plans for a strike at Volkswagen Slovakia following failed pay negotiations; around 8,500 workers partake. 30 August – The Trade Union of Workers in Education and Science refuse to sign a government-proposed memorandum agreeing not to demand further wage increases until 2020. 1-9 December – Bratislava hosts the 2017 Women's World Floorball Championships with 16 teams competing; Sweden wins the title after defeating Finland in the final. 11 December – President Andrej Kiska officially receives representatives of the LGBT community for the first time in Slovak history.
Deaths
27 January – Ján Kobezda, ice hockey player (b. 1975). 3 August – Ladislav Čisárik, heraldic artist, painter and graphic designer (b. 1953) 14 August – Rozália Danková, Roman Catholic nun (b.1920) 23 November – Božena Mačingová
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