Slovakia Country Chapter

EU Coalition Explorer

Results of the EU28 Survey on coalition building in the European Union

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Results for Slovakia

Coalition Potential Preferences Policies Ranks 1 to 14 Top 3 for SK Ranks 15 to 28 Slovakia ranks overall #8 at Preferences Slovakia ranks #23 at ‘More Europe’ Top 3 for SK 1. Slovakia 2. Czech Rep. Country Findings 1. Czech Rep. #23 3. DE LT SE AT Austria #8 Q1 Most Contacted 2. Hungary Q14 Deeper Integration BE Belgium 3. Austria BG Bulgaria 1. Czech Rep. Q16 Expert View Level of Decision-Making Q17 Public View HR Croatia #10 Q2 Shared Interests 2. Hungary 3. Romania CY Cyprus 63% 52% All EU member states 50% 50% CZ Czech Rep. 1. Czech Rep. 23% 19% Legally bound core 14% 12% DK Denmark #8 Q3 Most Responsive 2. Hungary 5% 15% Coalition of states 14% 11% EE Estonia 3. Austria 3% 8% Only national level 22% 27% FI Finland SK EU EU SK FR France DE Germany EL Greece HU Hungary Partners Networks IE Ireland Slovakia ranks overall #12 at Partners Voting for IT Italy Top 3 for SK Czech Rep. LV Slovakia Latvia 1. HU PL Top 8 for SK LT Lithuania #13 Q10 Foreign and Development Policy 2. Czech Rep. Hungary LU Luxembourg 3. Croatia MT Malta Poland 1. Hungary NL Netherlands #16 Q11 Security and Defense Policy 2. Czech Rep. PL Poland 3. HR RO Romania PT Portugal SK 1. Czech Rep. RO Romania #14 Q12 Economic and Social Policy 2. Hungary Slovenia SK Slovakia 3. Croatia SI Slovenia Austria 1. Czech Rep. ES Spain #14 Q13 Fiscal Policy 2. Hungary Croatia SE Sweden 3. Slovenia UK UK Latvia

 Slovakia  Design Findings Chapters Preferences Inﬂuence Partners Policies ecfr.eu/eucoalitionexplorer Most contacted Votes for Slovakia

“In your view or experience, which other governments Of 1352 votes by would your own government generally contact ﬁrst 394 respondents, Slovakia received Q1 and/or most on EU matters? (select up to ﬁve)” 52 (3.8%)

16% Visegrád 4 Share of EU Afﬂuent Seven  2% Big 6 1% Affluent 7 votes by Big Six  Southern Seven  group Founding Six  Visegrád Four  Austria Italy  Belgium Latvia 25% Czech Rep. Share of 21% Hungary votes by Bulgaria Lithuania 14% Austria Croatia Luxembourg 9% Poland country Cyprus Malta 5% Slovenia Czech Rep.  Netherlands  Denmark  Poland  Estonia Portugal  Finland  Romania France  Slovakia Germany  Slovenia Greece Spain  Hungary  Sweden Ireland UK 

Preferences Overview Most Contacted Shared Interests Top % Most Responsive 10+ % Most Disappointing 5-9 % 1-4 %

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 Slovakia  Design Findings Chapters Preferences Inﬂuence Partners Policies ecfr.eu/eucoalitionexplorer Shared Interests Votes for Slovakia

“In your view or experience, which other EU member states Of 1594 votes by generally share many of your own country’s interests and 406 respondents, Slovakia received Q2 preferences on EU policies? (select up to ﬁve)” 71 (4.5%)

17% Visegrád 4 Share of EU Afﬂuent Seven  2% Big 6 votes by Big Six  Southern Seven  1% Affluent 7 1% Founding 6 group Founding Six  Visegrád Four  Austria Italy  Belgium Latvia 26% Czech Rep. Share of 22% Hungary votes by Bulgaria Lithuania 11% Romania Croatia Luxembourg 9% Poland country Cyprus Malta 8% Slovenia 5% Latvia   Czech Rep. Netherlands 3% Austria Denmark  Poland  3% Bulgaria Estonia Portugal  1% Denmark 1% France Finland  Romania 1% Italy France  Slovakia 1% Netherlands Germany  Slovenia Greece Spain  Hungary  Sweden Ireland UK 

Preferences Overview Most Contacted Shared Interests Top % Most Responsive 10+ % Most Disappointing 5-9 % 1-4 %

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 Slovakia  Design Findings Chapters Preferences Inﬂuence Partners Policies ecfr.eu/eucoalitionexplorer Most Responsive Votes for Slovakia

“In your view or experience, which other governments Of 1201 votes by or EU member states have shown to be most responsive 342 respondents, Slovakia received Q3 or are easiest to work with? (select up to ﬁve)” 52 (4.3%)

17% Visegrád 4 Share of EU Afﬂuent Seven  2% Big 6 1% Affluent 7 votes by Big Six  Southern Seven  group Founding Six  Visegrád Four  Austria Italy  Belgium Latvia 31% Czech Rep. Share of 20% Hungary votes by Bulgaria Lithuania 10% Austria Croatia Luxembourg 9% Latvia country Cyprus Malta 9% Poland 6% Romania   Czech Rep. Netherlands 4% Lithuania Denmark  Poland  3% Bulgaria Estonia Portugal  3% UK 2% Netherlands Finland  Romania 1% Italy France  Slovakia Germany  Slovenia Greece Spain  Hungary  Sweden Ireland UK 

Preferences Overview Most Contacted Shared Interests Top % Most Responsive 10+ % Most Disappointing 5-9 % 1-4 %

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 Slovakia  Design Findings Chapters Preferences Inﬂuence Partners Policies ecfr.eu/eucoalitionexplorer Most Disappointing Votes for Slovakia

“In your view or experience, which other governments Of 1123 votes by or EU member states have disappointed your own 326 respondents, Slovakia received Q4 government? (select up to ﬁve)” 35 (3.1%)

5% Founding 6 Share of EU Afﬂuent Seven  4% Big 6 votes by Big Six  Southern Seven  4% Southern 7 3% Affluent 7 group Founding Six  Visegrád Four  Austria Italy  Belgium Latvia 13% Estonia Share of 11% Malta votes by Bulgaria Lithuania 10% Greece Croatia Luxembourg 10% Luxembourg country Cyprus Malta 9% Germany 9% Sweden   Czech Rep. Netherlands 7% France Denmark  Poland  5% Bulgaria Estonia Portugal  4% Netherlands 3% Spain Finland  Romania 2% Belgium France  Slovakia 2% Denmark Germany  Slovenia 2% Finland 2% Italy Greece Spain  1% Poland Hungary  Sweden Ireland UK 

Preferences Overview Most Contacted Shared Interests Top % Most Responsive 10+ % Most Disappointing 5-9 % 1-4 %

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 Slovakia  Design Findings Chapters Preferences Inﬂuence Partners Policies ecfr.eu/eucoalitionexplorer Big Six Overall EU Policy Ranking by Slovakia

“Based on your view or experience, please rank the six large EU member states according to their overall influence on EU policy Q5 over the past five years. (first rank being the most influential)”

EU Afﬂuent Seven First Rank Second Rank Third Rank Big Six Southern Seven Founding Six Visegrád Four Germany France UK Italy France Austria Italy Belgium Latvia Bulgaria Lithuania Croatia Luxembourg UK Cyprus Malta Czech Rep. Netherlands Denmark Poland Estonia Portugal Finland Romania Fourth Rank France Slovakia Fifth Rank Sixth Rank Germany Slovenia UK Italy Poland Italy Spain Poland Greece Spain Hungary Sweden Ireland UK

Inﬂuence Overview Poland Spain Big Six Overall EU Policy Big Six Fiscal Policy Big Six Foreign and Security Policy Afﬂuent Seven Other Countries Number of respondents: 4. Size of rectangles corresponds with respondents’ respective rankings. Countries with equal values are sorted from A-Z.

 Slovakia  Design Findings Chapters Preferences Inﬂuence Partners Policies ecfr.eu/eucoalitionexplorer Big Six Fiscal Policy Ranking by Slovakia

“Please rank the six large EU member states according to their influence on EU fiscal policy over the past five years. Q6 (first rank being the most influential)”

EU Afﬂuent Seven First Rank Second Rank Third Rank Big Six Southern Seven Founding Six Visegrád Four Germany France UK FranceItaly Italy Spain Austria Italy Belgium Latvia Bulgaria Lithuania Croatia Luxembourg Cyprus Malta Poland UK Czech Rep. Netherlands Italy Denmark Poland Estonia Portugal Finland Romania Fourth Rank France Slovakia Fifth Rank Sixth Rank Germany Slovenia Spain Italy UK PolandUK Poland Italy UKPoland Spain UK Greece Spain Hungary Sweden Ireland UK

Inﬂuence Overview Spain UK Poland Italy Big Six Overall EU Policy Germany Poland Big Six Fiscal Policy Big Six Foreign and Security Policy Afﬂuent Seven Other Countries Number of respondents: 4. Size of rectangles corresponds with respondents’ respective rankings. Countries with equal values are sorted from A-Z.

 Slovakia  Design Findings Chapters Preferences Inﬂuence Partners Policies ecfr.eu/eucoalitionexplorer Big Six Foreign and Security Policy Ranking by Slovakia

“Please rank the six large EU member states according to their influence on EU foreign, security and defence policy over the Q7 past five years. (first rank being the most influential)”

EU Afﬂuent Seven First Rank Second Rank Third Rank Big Six Southern Seven Founding Six Visegrád Four Germany France France Germany UK France Austria Italy Belgium Latvia Bulgaria Lithuania Croatia Luxembourg UK Poland Cyprus Malta Czech Rep. Netherlands Denmark Poland Estonia Portugal Finland Romania Fourth Rank France Slovakia Fifth Rank Sixth Rank Germany Slovenia Italy Poland Italy Poland Spain Greece Spain Hungary Sweden Ireland UK

Inﬂuence Overview UK Big Six Overall EU Policy Big Six Fiscal Policy Big Six Foreign and Security Policy Afﬂuent Seven Other Countries Number of respondents: 4. Size of rectangles corresponds with respondents’ respective rankings. Countries with equal values are sorted from A-Z.

 Slovakia  Design Findings Chapters Preferences Inﬂuence Partners Policies ecfr.eu/eucoalitionexplorer Afﬂuent Seven Ranking by Slovakia First Rank Netherlands

“Based on your view or experience, please rank the list of affluent seven EU member states according to their overall influence on EU Q8 policy over the past five years. (first rank being the most influential)”

EU Afﬂuent Seven Big Six Southern Seven Founding Six Visegrád Four Second Rank Third Rank Fourth Rank Denmark Finland Sweden Belgium Austria Austria Sweden Austria Italy Belgium Latvia Bulgaria Lithuania Croatia Luxembourg Cyprus Malta Czech Rep. Netherlands Denmark Poland Estonia Portugal Finland Romania France Slovakia Fifth Rank Sixth Rank Seventh Rank Germany Slovenia Sweden Belgium Finland Denmark Luxembourg Denmark Greece Spain Hungary Sweden Ireland UK

Inﬂuence Overview Denmark Luxembourg Finland Big Six Overall EU Policy Big Six Fiscal Policy Big Six Foreign and Security Policy Afﬂuent Seven Other Countries Number of respondents: 4. Size of rectangles corresponds with respondents’ respective rankings. Countries with equal values are sorted from A-Z.

 Slovakia  Design Findings Chapters Preferences Inﬂuence Partners Policies ecfr.eu/eucoalitionexplorer Foreign and Development Policy Votes for Slovakia

“Which other EU member states would Of 1756 votes by your government see as essential partners 285 respondents, Slovakia received Q10 in Foreign and Development Policy?” 45 (2.6%)

9% Visegrád 4 Share of EU Afﬂuent Seven  2% Big 6 votes by Big Six  Southern Seven  1% Affluent 7 1% Founding 6 group Founding Six  Visegrád Four  1% Southern 7 Austria Italy  Belgium Latvia 9% Hungary Share of 9% Poland votes by Bulgaria Lithuania 8% Czech Rep. Croatia Luxembourg 7% Croatia country Cyprus Malta 4% Bulgaria 4% Romania   Czech Rep. Netherlands 3% Latvia Denmark  Poland  2% Belgium Estonia Portugal  2% Slovenia 2% Spain Finland  Romania 2% Sweden France  Slovakia 1% Denmark Germany  Slovenia 1% Germany 1% Italy Greece Spain  1% Netherlands Hungary  Sweden Ireland UK 

Partners Overview Foreign and Development Policy Security and Defense Policy Top % Economic and Social Policy 10+ % Fiscal Policy 5-9 % 1-4 %

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 Slovakia  Design Findings Chapters Preferences Inﬂuence Partners Policies ecfr.eu/eucoalitionexplorer Security and Defense Policy Votes for Slovakia

“Which other EU member states would Of 1662 votes by your government see as essential partners 285 respondents, Slovakia received Q11 in Security and Defense Policy?” 44 (2.6%)

9% Visegrád 4 Share of EU Afﬂuent Seven  1% Affluent 7 votes by Big Six  Southern Seven  1% Big 6 1% Founding 6 group Founding Six  Visegrád Four  1% Southern 7 Austria Italy  Belgium Latvia 12% Hungary Share of 11% Czech Rep. votes by Bulgaria Lithuania 6% Croatia Croatia Luxembourg 6% Romania country Cyprus Malta 4% Austria 4% Ireland   Czech Rep. Netherlands 4% Poland Denmark  Poland  3% Netherlands Estonia Portugal  3% Slovenia 2% Bulgaria Finland  Romania 2% Spain France  Slovakia 1% France Germany  Slovenia 1% Italy Greece Spain  Hungary  Sweden Ireland UK 

Partners Overview Foreign and Development Policy Security and Defense Policy Top % Economic and Social Policy 10+ % Fiscal Policy 5-9 % 1-4 %

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 Slovakia  Design Findings Chapters Preferences Inﬂuence Partners Policies ecfr.eu/eucoalitionexplorer Economic and Social Policy Votes for Slovakia

“Which other EU member states would Of 1567 votes by your government see as essential partners 279 respondents, Slovakia received Q12 in Economic and Social Policy?” 44 (2.8%)

8% Visegrád 4 Share of EU Afﬂuent Seven  2% Big 6 votes by Big Six  Southern Seven  2% Founding 6 2% Southern 7 group Founding Six  Visegrád Four  1% Affluent 7 Austria Italy  Belgium Latvia 18% Czech Rep. Share of 7% Hungary votes by Bulgaria Lithuania 6% Croatia Croatia Luxembourg 5% Poland country Cyprus Malta 5% Romania 5% Slovenia   Czech Rep. Netherlands 4% Bulgaria Denmark  Poland  4% Latvia Estonia Portugal  3% Spain 2% Belgium Finland  Romania 2% Germany France  Slovakia 2% Italy Germany  Slovenia 2% Lithuania 1% France Greece Spain  1% Netherlands Hungary  Sweden Ireland UK 

Partners Overview Foreign and Development Policy Security and Defense Policy Top % Economic and Social Policy 10+ % Fiscal Policy 5-9 % 1-4 %

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 Slovakia  Design Findings Chapters Preferences Inﬂuence Partners Policies ecfr.eu/eucoalitionexplorer Fiscal Policy Votes for Slovakia

“Which other EU member states would Of 1203 votes by your government see as essential partners 279 respondents, Slovakia received Q13 in Fiscal Policy?” 30 (2.5%)

9% Visegrád 4 Share of EU Afﬂuent Seven  2% Big 6 votes by Big Six  Southern Seven  2% Founding 6 1% Affluent 7 group Founding Six  Visegrád Four  1% Southern 7 Austria Italy  Belgium Latvia 18% Czech Rep. Share of 10% Hungary votes by Bulgaria Lithuania 9% Slovenia Croatia Luxembourg 6% Croatia country Cyprus Malta 4% Belgium 4% Bulgaria   Czech Rep. Netherlands 3% Germany Denmark  Poland  2% Italy Estonia Portugal  2% Poland 2% Spain Finland  Romania 1% France France  Slovakia 1% Netherlands Germany  Slovenia Greece Spain  Hungary  Sweden Ireland UK 

Partners Overview Foreign and Development Policy Security and Defense Policy Top % Economic and Social Policy 10+ % Fiscal Policy 5-9 % 1-4 %

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 Slovakia  Design Findings Chapters Preferences Inﬂuence Partners Policies ecfr.eu/eucoalitionexplorer Commitment to Deeper Integration Votes for Slovakia

“In your opinion, which EU member Of 2046 votes by states are committed to deeper 348 respondents, Slovakia received Q14 integration or ‘more Europe’?” 16 (0.8%)

1% Affluent 7 Share of EU Afﬂuent Seven  1% Big 6 votes by Big Six  Southern Seven  1% Founding 6 1% Visegrád 4 group Founding Six  Visegrád Four  Austria Italy  Belgium Latvia 5% Slovakia Share of 3% Czech Rep. votes by Bulgaria Lithuania 2% Germany Croatia Luxembourg 2% Lithuania country Cyprus Malta 2% Sweden 1% Belgium   Czech Rep. Netherlands 1% Denmark Denmark  Poland  1% France Estonia Portugal  1% Hungary 1% Italy Finland  Romania 1% Netherlands France  Slovakia Germany  Slovenia Greece Spain  Hungary  Sweden Ireland UK 

Policies Overview Commitment to Deeper Integration Top % Importance of Coalitions 10+ % Preferred Actor Level 5-9 % 1-4 % Preferred Actor Level (Public View) Rounded results. 0% shares not shown.

 Slovakia  Design Findings Chapters Preferences Inﬂuence Partners Policies ecfr.eu/eucoalitionexplorer Preferred Actor Level Votes by Slovakia

“What actor level would your All EU member Legally bound core Coalition of Only national country prefer for the following states: of member states: member states: level: Q16 list of policy projects?” 63% of votes 23% of votes 5% of votes 3% of votes

Countries Policies Integrated foreign Common defense Common border police Common policy in Common immigration Common develop- and security policy  structures  and coast guard  justice & home affairs  and asylum policy  ment assistance p.  EU Afﬂuent Seven Big Six Southern Seven Founding Six Visegrád Four Austria Italy Belgium Latvia Bulgaria Lithuania Croatia Luxembourg Common Russia Common Ukraine Common Syria Common MENA Common China Cyprus Malta policy  policy  policy  policy  policy  Czech Rep. Netherlands Denmark Poland Estonia Portugal Finland Romania France Slovakia Germany Slovenia Greece Spain Hungary Sweden Better governance Fully completed Common social Common energy Single climate Ireland UK for the eurozone  single market  policy  policy  policy  Number of respon- Policies Overview dents: 4. Share Commitment to Deeper Integration of ‘Don’t know’ votes shown by Importance of Coalitions open circles Preferred Actor Level Preferred Actor Level (Public View)

 Slovakia  Design Findings Chapters Preferences Inﬂuence Partners Policies ecfr.eu/eucoalitionexplorer Preferred Actor Level (Public View) Votes by Slovakia

“What actor level would your All EU member Legally bound core Coalition of Only national country prefer for the following states: of member states: member states: level: Q17 list of policy projects?” 50% of votes 12% of votes 11% of votes 27% of votes

Countries Policies Integrated foreign Common defense Common border police Common policy in Common immigration Common develop- and security policy  structures  and coast guard  justice & home affairs and asylum policy  ment assistance p.  EU Afﬂuent Seven Big Six Southern Seven Founding Six Visegrád Four Austria Italy Belgium Latvia Bulgaria Lithuania Croatia Luxembourg Common Russia Common Ukraine Common Syria Common MENA Common China Cyprus Malta policy policy  policy  policy  policy  Czech Rep. Netherlands Denmark Poland Estonia Portugal Finland Romania France Slovakia Germany Slovenia Greece Spain Hungary Sweden Better governance Fully completed Common social Common energy Single climate Ireland UK for the eurozone  single market policy  policy  policy  Number of respon- Policies Overview dents: 144 Commitment to Deeper Integration Importance of Coalitions Preferred Actor Level Preferred Actor Level (Public View)

 Slovakia  Design Findings Chapters Preferences Inﬂuence Partners Policies ecfr.eu/eucoalitionexplorer