A brief overview of the migration policy development in the Slovak Republic

Abstract

Until recently, the Slovak Republic was a country whose residents emigrated abroad for various reasons. The Slovak Republic's accession to the European Union, membership of the Schengen area and the shortage of labour demand brought about the most significant changes in the migration policy. The current article aims to analyse the development of the Slovak Republic's migration policy and examine its response to the external environment from the creation of the Slovak Republic (1 January 1993) to the present day. The authors refer to the documents adopted by the Slovak government in this respect. The official statistical data is used to examine the evolution of the number of migrants in the Slovak labour market, the effectiveness of Slovak migration policy measures and the evolution of the situation in the Slovak labour market. Conclusions on the current form of Slovak migration policy are drawn. Recommendations are developed for overcoming the problem of labour market shortages.