Slovakia

Slovakia is a country at the heart of Central Europe, a young state with a deep European vocation. It joined the European Union in 2004, in the great enlargement that reunited the continent, and adopted the euro in 2009 — the first of the Visegrád countries to do so.

Since accession, Slovakia has integrated firmly into the single market and the eurozone, building on a strong industrial base and a central position in the European economy. In the European Parliament it holds 15 seats (2024), carrying the voice of a society engaged in an important debate about its European direction.

Slovakia speaks to a commitment at the core of the European Democrats' mission: that European values and democratic solidarity must be nurtured and defended across Central Europe and beyond.