Rozvojová spolupráca Slovenskej republiky v roku 2008
The Development Assistance of the Slovak Republic in 2008

Author(s): Vladimír Benč, Peter Brezáni
Subject(s): Politics, International relations/trade, Developing nations
Published by: Research Center of the Slovak Foreign Policy Association (RC SFPA)
Keywords: Slovakia; 2008; foreign policy; development; assistance; Slovak ODA; Slovak Aid; SAMRS;
Summary/Abstract: From the perspective of the official development assistance of the Slovak Republic (ODA or SlovakAid), 2008 can be seen as a very hectic year of transformation, due to the implementation of fundamental changes. The first change was that the Act on the Official Development Assistance of the Slovak Republic came into force on February 1, 2008, which modified the system transformation of development assistance management and financing. This transformation had already started in 2007, with the establishment of the Slovak Agency for International Development Cooperation (SAMRS). At the same time, the end of 2008 was devoted to preparing the new Medium-Term Strategy for the Official Development Assistance of the Slovak Republic for the years 2009-2013, which was approved by the Government on March 4, 2009. The strategy was preceded by extensive discussion on the future direction of Slovakia’s ODA. It is perhaps a shame that the ‘reform’ was not deeper.

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