1. To strengthen coherence, impact and visibility of its development co‑operation, the Slovak Republic should:
a. agree on its comparative advantage in development co‑operation and humanitarian assistance to establish a clear, shared focus on strategic priorities.
b. explore how a select number of flagship programmes could serve to align priorities behind a shared, cross-government vision.
c. strengthen forward-looking, multi-year budget planning to enable more predictable, consistent and programmatic funding.
2. Reaffirm and operationalise the commitment to allocating 0.33% of GNI to ODA by 2030 through a credible roadmap involving all relevant ministries and stakeholders.
3. Explore how the MFEA’s mandate might evolve to assume a leadership role for all development co‑operation across government to align objectives, ensure policy coherence and create synergies across ODA activities.
4. Ensure the MFEA has the institutional capacity and political backing to deliver on a strengthened mandate, including by introducing measures within the Ministry to support work on international development co‑operation that help attract and sustain sufficient number of staff with the necessary skills.
5. To fully realise the potential benefits of a standalone agency, SAIDC should:
a. be granted greater operational autonomy, in particular by working with the MFEA to reform grant procedures to enable faster, high-quality partnerships.
b. engage in EU delegated co‑operation where projects are well matched to its geographic focus and sectoral strengths, thereby reinforcing bilateral objectives.
c. continue to learn from other development agencies and across bilateral and EU delegated programming efforts.
6. Develop a common humanitarian strategy across the MFEA and Ministry of Interior for a more co‑ordinated and systematic approach to material and financial humanitarian assistance. Consider different modalities to partnering with CSOs to enhance crisis preparedness and faster response capacity.
7. Design a simple results framework that aligns project outputs with strategic outcomes, facilitating clearer communication of results and reinforcing evidence-based policy making through the systematic use of evaluation findings in programming decisions.
8. Continue the efforts of the Ministry of Education to embed global education into ongoing national education curriculum reform, and create mechanisms to promote policy dialogue and co‑operation with civil society and other stakeholders in this area.
9. Enhance the predictability and sustainability of funding to CSO partners to capitalise on their operational capacity and deep knowledge of Slovak development co‑operation.
10. Strengthen the co‑ordination and effectiveness of private sector engagement in development co‑operation:
a. establish regular co‑ordination mechanisms among relevant institutions to promote learning, synergies across different instruments (e.g. guarantees, concessional credits, technical co-operation, grants) and ensure long-term development impact.
b. evaluate and adapt the business grant scheme to improve uptake and enhance sustainable development outcomes.