Critical Gaps in Environmental Performance of the Slovak Republic

Abstract

Current paper contributes to better understanding of the gaps in environmental performance of the Slovak Republic as one of the smallest economies of the EU and outlining their impacts on economic development of the country. Outlining gaps in environmental performance of Slovak Republic allows researching their impact in terms of specific indicators of environmental performance on economic development of the country. There have been defined the most problematic aspects of environmental performance of the Slovak Republic, in particular, not sufficient waste water management, low efficiency of the use of energy resources, low rate of decline of the emissions of basic pollutants from growing sectors, low efficiency of waste management, lack of coordination of climate and environmental policies.