Slovakia - Transport

Short-term priorities:

Assessment (November 2003)

Please refer to the fact sheets on the adoption of the Community acquis.

Medium-term priorities:

• extra efforts for alignment with Community legislation, particularly in road and rail transport (market access, safety regulations and taxation);
• mobilising the investment needed in the transport infrastructure (particularly in the extension of trans-European networks).

Assessment (October 1999)

No progress has been recorded in this field.

Assessment (November 2000)

No progress has been recorded in this field.

Assessment (November 2001)

Limited progress has been recorded in the fields of carriage by road, air and rail transport and inland navigation.

Assessment (October 2002)

In the railway sector, significant steps forward have been made regarding the future organisation of Slovak Railways. The legislation is in place for the establishment and efficient operation of an independent aviation accident investigation authority.

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

Decision 1998/262/EC of 30.03.1998Official Journal L 121 of 23.04.1998

Decision 1999/853/EC of 06.12.1999Official Journal L 335 of 28.12.1999

Commission Opinion COM(1997)2004 finalNot published in the Official Journal

Commission Report COM(1998)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]

Last updated: 19.11.2004