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Slovakia's entry into EU 19 years ago marked a significant shift for SVK defence and security

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Having joined the European Union along with nine other countries on 1 May 2004, Slovakia marks the 19th anniversary of its entry into the EU today. Over this period, Slovakia has been involved actively in tackling defence and security issues, meeting its international crisis response commitments, and delivering the EU's initiatives such as the Permanent Structured Cooperation (PESCO) and the European Defence Fund (EDF).

To mark the occasion, Defence Minister Jaroslav Naď said: “With our membership in the European Union, we gained a lot of advantages, yet, ever since our entry into the EU, contributing to international security through, among other things, deployments on missions and operations has been Slovakia’s ambition and priority.”

Under the EU's international crisis response efforts, Slovakia is currently contributing military personnel to two EU-led missions and operations: EUFOR Op ALTHEA in Bosnia and Herzegovina (BiH) and the European Union Monitoring Mission in Georgia (EUMM Georgia).

He went on to say: “The EU continues to confirm the importance of its role even during Russia’s war against Ukraine. EU instruments allow the Union to reimburse our military assistance to our Ukrainian friends. Furthermore, the European Union Military Assistance Mission Ukraine (EUMAM Ukraine), in support of which Slovakia has been engaged actively since last year, is taking place under the EU’s aegis.”

He added that Slovakia has so far received €82m from the European Peace Facility (EPF) as compensation for its military assistance to Ukraine. The funds will be spent on munitions and weaponry for the Slovak Armed Forces. As he reminded us, the EU has also backed a fast-track procurement plan to supply artillery rounds to Ukraine and to extend its munitions manufacturing capacity in order to replenish military stocks at home – Slovakia is taking part in this initiative too.

Slovakia was accepted into the European Union in 2004, becoming an EU Member State along with Czechia, Cyprus, Estonia, Hungary, Latvia, Lithuania, Malta, Poland and Slovenia. The EU's Common Security and Defence Policy (CSDP) emerged in 1999, but it was not until 2004 that Slovakia became its active co-shaper.
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