Today’s global pressures, rising geopolitical instability, accelerating environmental impacts and persistent inequalities, are increasingly interconnected and cut across traditional policy boundaries, demanding strategic leadership and effective co‑ordination across the whole of government.
Against this backdrop, the Slovak Republic has taken important steps to advance its sustainable development objectives. Strategic frameworks, such as Slovakia 2030 and the National Investment Plan (2018-2030), help articulate long-term ambitions and promote an integrated, whole-of-government approach to sustainable development. Efforts to strengthen decision-making processes and co‑ordination structures have also contributed to embedding sustainability considerations more firmly across public policy.
This report examines how the Slovak Republic’s strategic, institutional, policy and legal frameworks enable the government to strengthen policy coherence for sustainable development (PCSD). It highlights progress made and identifies areas where government arrangements and capacities could be reinforced to enhance the impact of public action. The scan provides targeted, practical recommendations to strengthen the role of the centre of government in advancing cross-cutting policy priorities linked to the SDGs and sustainable well-being.
This report is part of the European Union (EU)-funded project Building Policy Coherence for Sustainable Development (PCSD) in Austria, Italy and the Slovak Republic. The component for the Slovak Republic was requested by the Office of the Deputy Prime Minister for the Recovery Plan and the Knowledge Economy (ODPM) to the EU Technical Support Instrument. Implemented as a multi-country initiative, the project enables peer learning and the exchange of good practices on strengthening PCSD in support of SDG implementation. It contributes to broader OECD efforts to help countries integrate PCSD throughout their policymaking processes.