Competitive Slovakia - strategic priorities of the NUE
Favorable business environment, transparent legislative process, legal stability, predictability, and enforceability of the law are indispensable prerequisites
for ensuring prosperity, employment, and social development in any market
economy. This is even more true in the current situation of deep economic and geopolitical crisis, intensified by the reverberations of the global pandemic, the war in Ukraine, high energy prices and shortages of critical raw
materials and resources. However, in recent years the Slovak Republic has in many respects experienced stagnation and even a continuous deterioration
of crucial indicators, which significantly threatens its competitiveness vis-à-
vis other EU Member States and third countries.
Competitive, resilient and prosperous businesses are the engine of a sustainable economy and prosperous society. Slovakia therefore needs to
re-create the conditions that enable businesses to operate efficiently, in-
crease productivity, create jobs, and at the same time innovate, invest
and prosper.
For this reason, the employers associated in the NUE urge the government, the individual political parties and the social partners to prioritise
the following areas and promote these measures:
