ABSTRACT
During the 1990s, several energy policies were adopted in Slovakia. The 1993 Energy Policy for the Slovak Republic to the Year 2005 was the first to be issued following independence. It emphasized energy saving, notably through macroeconomic measures, pricing and modernization of production processes. An Updated Version of the Energy Policy for the Slovak Republic to the Year 2005 (with a perspective up to 2010) was prepared in 1995. It was subjected to a simple SEA in accordance with Article 35 of the EIA Act (1994). Further processes of SEA were applied to a subsequent version of that Policy (1996–1997), and to a new Energy Policy initiated in 1998 by the newly elected Government and accelerated as part of the EU accession process. This last round of policy development was characterized by a high level of public participation and improvements to SEA procedure and implementation.
