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Slovakia

Political Groups
OECD, EU
Global Climate Risk Index
77.17
Targets
World Bank Income Group
High income
Share of Global Emissions
0.07%

Documents

  1. 2025Policy
    Slovakia Updated Final National Energy and Climate Plan (NECP). 2021-2030

    The National Energy and Climate Plan (NECP) is a ten-year integrated document mandated by the European Union to each of its member states in order for the EU to meet its overall greenhouse gases emissions targets. Following feedback from an EU-wide assessment of draft NECP submissions, EU members are required to submit updated final NECPs for the period 2021-2030. The Ener...

  1. 2025UNFCCC Submission
    Slovakia National Inventory Report (NIR). 2025

    Slovakia National Inventory Report (NIR). 2025

  1. 2024UNFCCC Submission
    Slovakia Biennial Transparency Report. BTR1

    Slovakia Biennial Transparency Report. BTR1

Legislative Process

The Slovak Republic (Slovakia) is a parliamentary democracy established in 1993 as one of the successors to the Czech and Slovak Federative Republic. The President (Head of State) and the Prime Minister (Head of Government) lead the executive branch; the National Council of the Slovak Republic (NC) forms the legislative branch. The Supreme Court is the highest judicial body and the Constitutional Court is tasked with protecting constitutionality.

The NC has 150 members elected for 4?year terms in direct, proportional representation elections. The last parliamentary elections were held in February 2016, the next elections are expected in 2020. Legislative initiative belongs to members of the NC and the Government. In general, constitutional laws (require ? qualified majority) and Acts adopted by the NC constitute the primary legislation, which has precedence over secondary legislation, including government regulations and resolutions, as well as decrees, declarations and measures adopted by different Ministries.

Draft laws (bills) introduced in the NC are debated and approved through three readings. The adopted bill is sent to the President of the Republic, who has the right of veto and can refuse to sign the bill on the grounds of faulty content and send it back to the NC for further debate. Otherwise, the bill is signed by the President, the Speaker of the NC, and the Prime Minister, and published in the Collection of Legislative Acts, taking effect upon publication.