The Future of Slovakia and Its Relation to the European Union: From Adopting to Shaping EU Policies

Mokrá Lucia () and Kováčiková Hana
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Mokrá Lucia: Faculty of Social and Economic Sciences, Institute of European Studies and International Relations, Comenius University in Bratislava, Bratislava, Slovakia
Kováčiková Hana: Faculty of Law, Institute of European Law, Comenius University in Bratislava, Bratislava, Slovakia

Comparative Southeast European Studies, 2023, vol. 71, issue 3, 357-387

Abstract: The authors offer an analysis of the economic and political development of the independent Slovak Republic on its way to the EU as well as of its positions in strategic policy fields since it became an EU member state in 2004, such as migration policy, enlargement policy, the rule of law, and security on the EU’s eastern border. Slovakia’s stance vis-à-vis the values of the EU are assessed by an analysis of government programme declarations over the last 20 years. The authors show how economic success and GDP growth has influenced Slovakia’s support for EU membership, as well as how the country has positioned itself with regard to policy development and national interests on the one hand and to achieving EU goals and policies on the other.

Keywords: Slovakia; EU membership; values; Copenhagen criteria; capability dilemma (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2023
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DOI: 10.1515/soeu-2022-0053

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