Slovak Republic has made significant progress in institutionalizing spending reviews, having completed spending reviews covering 64 percent of total public spending since initiating the spending review project eight years ago. Despite progress, challenges remain, and important choices will need...

The objective of this study is to analyse the relationship between tourist attitudes towards waste generation in Slovakia and their corresponding behaviours. With an increasing emphasis on environmental responsibility, understanding the behaviours and beliefs of tourists concerning waste...

The effective corporate tax rate is a critical measure reflecting a nation's fiscal policy and its attractiveness to foreign investment. This study investigates the relationship between macroeconomic determinants and effective corporate tax rates, focusing on Slovakia's competitiveness within...

Background: Governments face critical decisions regarding road remediation projects, requiring careful economic evaluation, especially in countries like Slovakia where road infrastructure is crucial for attracting foreign investment. These decisions are complex, involving short-term and...

The Slovak Republic FSAP took place amidst an economic recovery and tighter financial conditions, despite the start of an accommodative cycle and signs of overvaluation in real estate markets. The financial system remains predominantly bank-centered, highly concentrated, with significant foreign...

Membership of the European Union (EU), adoption of the euro, and integration in global value chains, have contributed to a convergence towards living standards of more advanced EU countries. However, progress has slowed in recent years, and like many other EU countries, Slovakia is facing...

The EU provides technical and legislative support for creating good conditions for civil society organizations and funding opportunities for this sector within countries. A significant contribution is visible in the CEE countries, mainly in the states of the Visegrad group, that are the most...

The paper empirically estimates labour demand in Slovakia based on data from the online labor market platform Profesia.sk. It focuses on identifying the main trends in the number of job postings, their regional distribution, and occupational breakdown according to the ISCO classification. Data...

The paper compares two forecasts of Slovak GDP, the first with high-frequency data and the second without them. We utilize the last observation from the economic activity index acting as a short-term GDP forecast. We use data from 2000 to 2024 in weekly frequencies and have 27 variables related...

The study investigates extrinsic and intrinsic factors that influence honey purchasing decisions and their impact on honey consumption in Slovakia and Hungary. The comparative study is based on an online survey carried out during 2022. Both research samples are representative in terms of gender...

This in-depth review presents the main findings of the Commission's staff assessment of macroeconomic vulnerabilities for Slovakia for the purposes of Regulation (EU) No 1176/2011 on the prevention and correction of macroeconomic imbalances. It provides technical input to the Commission for the...

The Commission carried out a study to look at consumer behaviours concerning food waste and date marking. The study covered over 25000 participants from across all 27 EU Member States, who were asked to report on how they manage food in their daily lives through a survey. Based on their...

Most (82%) Slovakian firms are satisfied with their overall level of investment over the last three years but a substantial minority report investment gaps (14%). During the past financial year, 86% of firms invested, similar to the EU average. The share of firms that focus their investments on...

This report documents the work done in the most recent annual update for Slovakia. This work was carried out by the EUROMOD core development team, based at the JRC in Seville, in collaboration with the national team.

The VAT Gap represents the difference between expected VAT revenues and those actually collected, reflecting compliance challenges, policy inefficiencies, and enforcement gaps. As part of the European Commission's ongoing efforts to improve VAT compliance and revenue collection, these 27 country...

This report is an analysis of the labour market in the central and eastern regions of the Hungarian-Slovak border area, encompassing approximately the border regions lying to the east of the Banská Bystrica-Balassagyarmat-Budapest axis. It presents a current and forward-looking analysis of the...

Overall, government effectiveness in Slovakia remained below the average of the European Union Member States (EU‑27) compared to 2019 (before the impact of COVID-19). The effectiveness of the Slovak government is continuously decreasing in relative figures, while the absolute value decreased...

There were two ELD occurrences in Slovakia as of November 2021; one occurrence involved environmental damage and the other occurrence involved an imminent threat of environmental damage. Competent authorities tend to implement national legislation for preventing and remediating damage to land/soil,...

Providing conducive working conditions is essential for fostering the personal and career growth of employees, ultimately ensuring their psychological well-being. This study aims to investigate the impact of workplace conditions on the psychological well-being of university teachers in Slovakia...

This paper investigates the impact of technological advancements, particularly the integration of the Internet of Things (IoT), on the efficiency and productivity of the postal service industry in Slovakia. By employing the Cobb-Douglas production function, we analyze the relationship between...

The presented article investigates the effects of technical innovations in administrative buildings on the financial side of the business, with a main focus on reducing energy costs and energy consumption. The administrative buildings in a business contribute significantly to the business’s...

The pursuit of shifting Slovakia towards a circular economy is met with a multitude of obstacles, including the pervasive consumerist mindset among Slovakians. This mindset favors packaged food, leading to its improper disposal in municipal waste instead of being recycled. Furthermore, the...

This paper investigates three alternative active labour market policy programmes available to young job seekers in Slovakia who were registered in 2011. All of the programmes facilitate gaining work experience and share a comparable design; however, they differ mainly in the collected workplace...

The Education and Training Monitor's country reports present and assess the main recent and ongoing policy development at all education levels in the 27 EU Member States. They give the reader more in-depth insight into the performance of a country as regards the EU-level targets agreed within...

The Education and Training Monitor's country reports present and assess the main recent and ongoing policy development at all education levels in the 27 EU Member States. They give the reader more in-depth insight into the performance of a country as regards the EU-level targets agreed within...

The Education and Training Monitor's country reports present and assess the main recent and ongoing policy development at all education levels in the 27 EU Member States. They give the reader more in-depth insight into the performance of a country as regards the EU-level targets agreed within...

The essence of literacy is currently understood on a broader level. Emphasis is placed on functional literacy, which also includes financial literacy. Its level significantly affects a person's standard of living. In the contribution, we are devoted to the investigation of this issue and the...

On 1 January 2025, the Transit Agreement, which has provided political, commercial, technical and legal grounds for the transit of Russian gas across Ukraine during 2020-24, will expire. Once it happens – and if no extension or alternative transit arrangement are agreed – the transit will...

The Media Pluralism Monitor (MPM) is a research tool that is designed to identify potential risks to media pluralism in the Member States of the European Union and in Candidate Countries. This narrative report has been produced on the basis of the implementation of the MPM that was carried out...

This Fact Sheet forms part of a series of 27 Fact Sheets, each one providing data insights into the twin transition and the technological performance of industrial ecosystems of a specific EU Member State. It has been prepared within the 'European Monitor of Industrial Ecosystems' (EMI) project...

This document is part of a series presenting information and lessons learned on policy approaches at national, regional or local level supporting a just transition to a climate-neutral economy. The Just Transition Platform (JTP) assists EU Member States and regions to unlock the support in this...

The Slovak Republic is a country of 5.4 million people. In addition to Slovak nationals, a wide range of minority groups live in the country. The largest groups are Hungarians (7.75 %) and the Roma minority. The official number of Roma in the last census (2021) was 67 179 (1.23 %), although the...

This document is part of a series presenting information and lessons learned on policy approaches at national, regional or local level supporting a just transition to a climate-neutral economy. The Just Transition Platform (JTP) assists EU Member States and regions to unlock the support in this...

The JRC has established a strong and productive partnership with Slovakia in the fields of nuclear decommissioning, fiscal policy and taxation. Through this collaboration, the JRC has worked closely with Slovakia's national authorities, research institutions and other stakeholders to exchange...

The Upper Nitra region faces the challenge of transitioning from lignite mining to a post-coal era due to the government's resolution to end the lignite-based electricity supply by the end of 2023. The reskilling project is implemented by the Trenčín self-governing region in collaboration with...

The Upper Nitra region faces the challenge of transitioning from lignite mining to a post-coal era due to the government's resolution to end the lignite-based electricity supply by the end of 2023. The reskilling project is implemented by the Trenčín self-governing region in collaboration with...

The JRC has established a strong and productive partnership with Slovakia in the fields of nuclear decommissioning, fiscal policy and taxation. Through this collaboration, the JRC has worked closely with Slovakia's national authorities, research institutions and other stakeholders to exchange...

Twenty years ago, our European family grew bigger. On 1 May 2004, the citizens of Cyprus, Czechia, Estonia, Hungary, Latvia, Lithuania, Malta, Poland, Slovakia and Slovenia became citizens of the EU. Overnight, our Union became a greater political, economic and cultural entity, stretching from...

This Flash Eurobarometer, 'Public opinion in the EU regions' (FL539), was conducted at the request of the Directorate-General for Communication. The survey is designed to assess the views of EU citizens living in each of 194 individual regions across the 27 EU Member States. The survey was built...