1.   In June, the parliament lifted a ban on non-financial companies establishing holding companies.

2.   Only in four previous cases in recent decades has parliament lifted the immunity of its members.

3.   Parliament lifted the moratorium last January, but introduced a new set of regulations that demanded law amendments.

4.   Parliament lifted their legislative immunities in December.

5.   Parliament on Thursday lifted the legislative immunity for two opposition deputies implicated in a scandal that has revealed ties between the state and the underworld.

6.   Parliament has lifted the immunity in only four cases in recent decades.

7.   Parliament lifted the immunity Friday of a legislator because of his suspected involvement in crimes, and gave permission for his arrest.

8.   Parliament lifted their legal immunity last month.

9.   Parliament on Tuesday lifted the immunity of a lawmaker accused of ordering a double murder and of smuggling two paintings believed to be by Pablo Picasso.

10.   According to the Slovak constitution, a lawmaker loses his mandate if convicted of a crime, provided parliament has lifted his immunity.