European sustainable development rural actor database
- Language:
- Slovak
- Currency:
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Slovak koruna
- Area:
- 49,000.00
- Population:
- 5.40
- Density:
- 109.80
- GIP:
- 38
- GIP per cap.:
- 7,075.00
- Political regime:
- Republic
- Head of State:
- M. Ivan Gasparovic (Movement for Democracy – HZD)
- Head of governement:
- M. Robert Fico (Social Democratic Party – SMER)
- Eutropean Union Membership:
- 2004
- National anthem:
- Nad Tatrou sa blyska (Lightning over the Tatras)
Administrative organization
Form of State: unitary State.
National legislative responsibilities cover all areas.
- National police
- Fire-fighting and prevention
- Road maintenance
- Waste processing
- Maintenance of parks, open spaces
- Environmental protection
- Education (pre-school, primary, secondary and higher)
- Health
- Hospitals
- Foreign affairs
- Economy
- Defence
- Domestic affairs
- Finance
- Culture
- Justice
- Labour, social affairs, family
- Agriculture
- Transport, Posts and Telecommunications
- Construction and Regional Development
Interesting ministries:
- Ministry of the Environment. Minister: M. Jaroslav Izak. English website under construction.
- Ministry of Construction and Regional Development. Minister: M. Marian Janusek. No website.
- Ministry of Agriculture. Minister: M. Miroslav Jurena. In charge of rural development.
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Administrative units
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Name
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Number
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Competences
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NUTS 1
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NUTS 2
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Oblasti
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4
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NUTS 3
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Kraje (self-governing regions)
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8
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International cooperation (transregional cooperation)
Culture (museums, etc.)
Social affairs (retirements homes)
Regional development (conceptual works, projects cofinanced from the EU)
Education (secondary education)
Civil defence (in cooperation with state bodies)
Health (health care)
Transport and management of road infrastructure ( second and third level roads )
Spatial planning
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LAU 1
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Okresy
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79
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LAU 2
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Obec (communes)
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2928
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Local management
Spatial planning
Enterprise start-up
Local taxes
Local road building and maintenance
Public areas
Markets
Cemeteries
Protection of nature
Local public transport
Housing
Civil defence
Maintenance of municipal property
Local economy
Water and waste management
Local police
Fire
Local health centres
Street lighting
Sport
Tourism
Culture
Education (primary education and kindergardens)
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Total public expenditure: € 14.1 billions = 37.1% GDP.
Sub-national public expenditure: € 2.6 billions = 6.8% GDP = 18.2% total public expenditure.
Rural life
Utilized agricultural area: 39.6% total area, i.e. about 19,404 km2.
Rural population: 43.8% total population.
Labour force in agriculture: 101,000 Annual Work Units (AWU).
Unemployment rate by degree of urbanisation: unavailable data.
Employment rate by degree of urbanisation: unavailable data.
Youth unemployment ratio by degree of urbanisation: unavailable data.
Share of organic area in total utilised agricultural area: 4.8%.
Sustainability
The National Sustainable Development Strategy (NSDS) was adopted by the Slovak Government in October 2001 and in April 2002 by the Slovak Parliament. It is based on a complex analysis of the current state of the Slovak society. Based on this analysis, long-term priorities for sustainable development were defined :
- Developed democratic country
- Modern state and system of public administration
- Highly-developed civic society and quality of life
- Social solidarity and social protection
- Balanced territorial development
- High quality of human health and social resources
- New model of economy
- High quality of the environment, protection and rational use of natural resources
- Assurance of life and safety for citizens, existence and functioning of the state
- Application of fundamental interests of the Slovak Republic
The Slovak SDS then addresses 28 strategic objectives to fulfil the priorities listed above.
The Ministry of the Environment is responsible for the overall implementation of the strategy. However, each Ministry is also in charge of the implementation of his field’s measures.
Environmental protection expenditure in the public sector: 0.2 % of GDP, i.e. 9 € per capita.
Government expenditure on environment protection, in % of GDP: 0.5%.
Government expenditure on environment protection, in % of total government expenditure: unavailable data.