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 — among the first of its neighbours 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. Bratislava, on the Danube, stands close to the very heart of the continent.

In the European Parliament, Slovakia 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.