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Slovakia - Strengthening of the institutional and administrative capacities
Short-term priorities:
Assessment (October 1999)
These priorities have not been achieved.
Slovakia has prepared the way for a Civil Service Law by adopting a reform strategy, but the Law itself has not yet been adopted. Little progress has been made towards reinforcing environmental institutions or setting up structures for regional and structural policy. No progress has been made in the veterinary or phytosanitary sectors.
Assessment (November 2000)
The Civil Service law has not been adopted. There has been a delay in implementing public administration reform. Work on drawing up the national development plan and the rural development plan will continue.
Assessment (November 2001)
The Civil Service law has been adopted and the reform strategy has been implemented. The rural development plan has been approved and the national development plan is making progress. The judicial and administrative capacities needed to manage the pre-accession aid must be put in place. The Sapard organisation must be accredited. A law on financial control and the internal audit as well as the amendment of the law on the Audit Office have been adopted.
Assessment (October 2002)
These priorities have not been assessed. The section on the Partnership for accession in the 2002 report focuses on issues which require more work in order to prepare Slovakia for accession.
Assessment (November 2003)
Please refer to the fact sheets on the adoption of the Community acquis.
Medium-term priorities:
Assessment (October 1999)
No progress has been made in these fields.
Assessment (November 2000)
No progress has been made in these fields.
Assessment (November 2001)
The Audit Office has been reinforced. The number of staff in the internal audit departments and the central harmonisation and statistics department must also be reinforced.
Assessment (October 2002)
These priorities have not been assessed.
Assessment (November 2003)
Please refer to the fact sheets on the adoption of the Community acquis.
Following the signing of the Accession Treaty on 16 April 2003, Cyprus, the Czech Republic, Estonia,Hungary, Latvia, Lithuania, Malta, Poland, Slovakia and Slovenia acceded to the European Union on 1 May 2004.
REFERENCES
Council Decision 98/262/EC of 30.03.1998Official Journal L 121, 23.04.1998
Council Decision 1999/853/EC of 06.12.1999Official Journal L 335, 28.12.1999
Commission Opinion COM(97) 2004 finalNot published in the Official Journal
Commission Report COM(98) 703 finalNot published in the Official Journal
Commission Report COM(1999) 511 finalNot published in the Official Journal
Commission Report COM(2000) 711 finalNot published in the Official Journal
Commission Report COM(2001) 700 final - SEC(2001) 1754Not published in the Official Journal
Commission Report COM(2002) 700 final - SEC(2002) 1410Not published in the Official Journal
Commission Report COM(2003) 675 final - SEC(2003) 1209Not published in the Official Journal
Treaty of Accession to the European Union [Official Journal L 236, 23.09.2003]
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