COMMISSION STAFF WORKING DOCUMENT Analysis of the recovery and resilience plan of Slovakia Accompanying the document Proposal for a COUNCIL IMPLEMENTING DECISION amending Implementing Decision (EU) (ST 10156/21 INIT; ST 10156/21 ADD 1) on the approval of the assessment of the recovery and resilience plan for Slovakia
Date: 2023-06-26
Institutions: European Commission, Secretariat-General
Subjects: EU aid, Slovakia, digital transformation, economic recovery, economic reform, energy market, green economy, investment, structural adjustment

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   EUROPEAN COMMISSION  Brussels, 26.6.2023  SWD(2023) 238 final  COMMISSION STAFF WORKING DOCUMENT Analysis of the recovery and resilience plan of Slovakia Accompanying the document Proposal for a COUNCIL IMPLEMENTING DECISION amending Implementing Decision (EU) (ST 10156/21 INIT; ST 10156/21 ADD 1) on the approval of the assessment of the recovery and resilience plan for Slovakia {COM(2023) 375 final}  
 
 
Table of contents 
1. 

Executive summary ............................................................................................................................... 2 

2.  Objectives of the modification of the plan ........................................................................................... 3 

3. 

Summary of the assessment of the plan ............................................................................................ 11 

3.1. 

Comprehensive and adequately balanced response to the economic and social situation ...... 11 

3.2. 

Link with country-specific recommendations and the European Semester ............................... 14 

3.3.  Growth potential, job creation, economic, institutional and social resilience, European Pillar of 
Social Rights, mitigating the impact of the crisis, and social territorial cohesion and convergence ...... 15 

3.4. 

The principle of ‘do no significant harm’ .................................................................................... 16 

3.5.  Green transition .......................................................................................................................... 17 

3.6. 

Digital transition .......................................................................................................................... 18 

3.7. 

Lasting impact of the plan ........................................................................................................... 18 

3.8.  Milestones, targets, monitoring and implementation................................................................ 19 

3.9. 

Costing ........................................................................................................................................ 20 

3.10.  Controls and audit ....................................................................................................................... 22 

3.11.  Coherence ................................................................................................................................... 23 

3.12.  REPowerEU ................................................................................................................................. 24 

3.13.  Cross-border or multi-country dimension or effect ................................................................... 25 

ANNEX I: Climate tracking and digital tagging ........................................................................................ 27 

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1.  EXECUTIVE SUMMARY  

On  26  April  2023,  Slovakia  submitted  to  the  Commission  a  modified  national  Recovery  and 
Resilience  Plan  (RRP),  including  a  REPowerEU  chapter  in  accordance  with  Article  21c  of 
Regulation (EU) 2021/241.  

Slovakia is facing several structural challenges, some of which have intensified over the recent 
years. Inflation continued to exceed expectations in 2022, due to high energy and food prices and 
the  pass-through  to  core  components.  High  energy  prices  are  expected  to  keep  inflationary 
pressures broad-based in both 2023 and 2024, and a tight labour market is set to contribute to more 
persistent growth of prices in the service sector. Beyond a reduced allocation affecting a targeted 
number of investments, the high inflation rates and delays in the supply chain, in particular in the 
construction sector, have led Slovakia to revise its RRP to take into account the objective impact 
of these circumstances on the implementation of investments in the current RRP. 

Slovakia’s  investments  in  the  green  transition  have  thus  far  been  insufficient,  in  particular  in 
energy efficiency, renewable energy, and the circular economy.  Raising long-term productivity 
growth and industrial competitiveness requires shifting to a more diversified and environmentally 
sustainable  economy.  The  objective  of  the  REPowerEU  chapter  of  the  Slovak  recovery  and 
resilience plan is to reduce the overall dependence on fossil fuels imports from Russia, facilitate 
the  deployment  of  renewables  through  targeted  reforms  and  strengthen  the  grid  infrastructure, 
together  with  measures  on  energy  efficiency  in  public  buildings  and  in  households  targeting 
vulnerable groups, zero-emission transport, and the promotion of green skills.  

The  Slovak  REPowerEU  chapter  includes  6  reforms  and  8  investments,  structured  across  5 
Thematic  Areas  (energy  and  permitting  processes,  building  renovation  and  management, 
sustainable transport, green skills and communication and coordination). The implementation of 
the  measures  included  in  the  REPowerEU  chapter  is  expected  to  contribute  to  supporting  the 
objectives in Article 21c(3) of Regulation (EU) 2021/241. 

Although the modified plan proposes some changes in the substance of the current measures, they 
do  not  affect  the  previous  assessment  of  the  coverage  of  a  significant  subset  of  the  challenges 
identified in the country-specific recommendations (CSRs) for Slovakia in 2020 and 2019.  

The modified RRP represents a comprehensive and adequate response to the economic and social 
challenges faced by Slovakia.  It  keeps its focus on the green and digital  transitions,  promoting 
smart,  sustainable,  and  inclusive  growth,  with  measures  prioritising  economic  cohesion,  job 
creation,  competitiveness,  and  innovation.  The  original  18  components,  with  the  addition  of  a 
REPowerEU chapter, continue to address the six pillars of the RRF and generally maintain  the 
level  of  ambition  despite  several  challenges.  The  plan  continues  to  contain  robust  milestones, 
targets and verification mechanisms, and remains coherent with other policy commitments. 

For  the  modification  of  its  RRP,  Slovakia  has  relied  on  Article  18(2)  to  take  into  account  the 
updated  maximum  financial  contribution,  Article  21  to  amend  the  RRP  due  to  objective 
circumstances  and  Article  21c  to  include  additional  resources  from  ETS  revenues  or  from  the 
Brexit Adjustment Reserve (BAR) for its REPowerEU chapter. 

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Based on the assessment of the submitted  modification and the REPowerEU chapter,  the 
Slovak modified plan receives an A-rating on all criteria, except for costing (unchanged from 
the original plan assessment). 

(1) 
Balanced 
Response 

(2) 
CSRs 

(3) 
Growth, 
jobs… 

(4) 
DNSH 

(5) 
Climate 
target 

(6) 
Digital 
target 

(7) 
Lasting 
impact 

(8) 
M & I 

(9) 
Costing 

(10) 
Control 
Systems 

(11) 
Coherenc
e 

(12) 
REPower
EU 

(13) 
Cross-
border 

A 

A 

A 

A 

A   
(45.7%) 

A 
(20.5%) 

A 

A 

B  

A 

A 

A 

A 

2.  OBJECTIVES OF THE MODIFICATION OF THE PLAN  

Slovakia’s modified recovery and resilience plan (RRP) includes a new REPower chapter pursuant 
to  Article  21(c)  of  the  RRF  Regulation  as  a  response  to  the  current  geopolitical  and  energy 
challenges of the European Union. The original 18 components, with the addition of a REPowerEU 
chapter, continue to address the six pillars of the RRF and generally maintain the level of ambition 
despite  new  challenges.  The  modified  plan,  including  changes  in  the  substance  of  the  original 
measures and the additional REPower chapter effectively addresses all or a significant subset of 
the challenges identified in the relevant country-specific recommendations (CSRs) for Slovakia 
presented in 2019 and 2020 in the context of the European Semester.  

As  part  of  the  REPowerEU  chapter,  the  proposed  green  investments  should  contribute  to 
Slovakia’s  strategic  autonomy  and  strengthen  the  resilience  in  view  of  external  shocks.  The 
increasing share of renewables in the energy mix and energy efficiency investments will reduce 
the share of imported fossil fuels. The plan underlines that Slovakia currently imports more than 
98 % of oil and natural gas, which accounts for a significant part of its energy consumption, from 
countries outside the EU.   

Beyond a reduced allocation affecting a targeted number of investments, the high inflation rates 
and delays in the supply chain, in particular in the construction sector, have led Slovakia to amend 
its RRP to take into account the objective impact of these circumstances on the implementation of 
investments in the current RRP. In addition, the new reforms and investments in the modified RRP 
aim to reduce the overall reliance on fossil fuels and phase out fossil fuel imports from Russia as 
well  as  to  accelerate  the  deployment  of  renewables  in  the  Slovak  energy  mix,  increase  energy 
efficiency in particular in buildings, sustainable transport, and skills for green transition. 

For the modification of its RRP, Slovakia has relied on Article 18(2) of the RRF Regulation to 
take  into  account  the  decrease  from  EUR 6 328 586 359  to  EUR 6 005 747 824.  The  modified 
RRP  submitted  by  Slovakia  updates  32  measures  to  take  into  account  the  updated  maximum 
financial contribution. Slovakia has explained that because the decrease in the maximum financial 
contribution it was no longer possible to fully implement all the measures of the original RRP and 
that for certain measures it was necessary to proportionally reduce the corresponding targets or to 
remove the corresponding milestones and targets to reflect the reduced financial allocation.   

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The new Slovak RRP includes amendments introduced due to objective circumstances based on 
Article 21 of Regulation (EU) 2021/241. The modifications concern 36 measures, which Slovakia 
has identified as being at high risk of not meeting the targets, in particular because of a substantial 
increase  in  construction  costs  caused  by  previously  unexpected  inflation  pressures  and 
construction-sector specific shortages. In addition, several milestones and targets were adjusted 
for instance by reducing their ambition, modifying the scope or postponing the timeline.  

The Slovak RRP continues to address the key challenges related to green transition (RES, energy 
efficiency,  transport,  industry  decarbonisation  and  adaptation  to  climate  change),  quality  and 
inclusive  education,  R&I,  healthcare  (including  mental  health  and  long-term  care),  business 
environment, justice, and digital reforms. It consists of the original 18 components, including a 
total of 64 reforms and 60 investments that are supported by EUR 6 billion in grants, and of an 
additional REPowerEU chapter including 6 reforms and 8 investments, for a total estimated cost 
of EUR 402,7 million.  

The most important modifications of the modified RRP, including the REPowerEU chapter are 
listed below by component.  

  Component 1 on renewables is adapted to enable the support to biomethane installations 
which meet the legally binding sustainability criteria. The change in the measure to support 
transformation  of  biogas  stations  to  biomethane  will  contribute  to  the  reduction  of 
Slovakia’s  dependence  on  natural  gas,  including  from  Russia.  It  also  responds  to  the 
lacking market interest in the originally supported upgrade of biogas plants. Furthermore, 
the  targets  for  investments  1  and  2  have  been  reduced  proportionally  in  view  of  the 
decreased financial allocation. 

  Component 2 on energy efficiency in buildings is modified to add the option of replacing 
obsolete coal/oil/biomass/gas boilers by more efficient biomass-pellet only based boilers 
during the renovation of single-family households to respond to security of energy supply 
objectives and increased interest of people. Mitigating measures were defined to ensure the 
compliance  with  the  DNSH-criteria.  Investments  and  targets  for  renovation  of  historic 
public buildings and family houses were proportionally decrease taking into account the 
reduced financial allocation.   

  Component 3 on sustainable transport is modified to allow various digital securitisation 
devices for rail infrastructure to be included under investment 1 and clearly identified. The 
targets  under some measures  under  investment 1 were reduced to  reflect  a proportional 
decrease of costs linked to the reduced financial allocation. 

  Component  4  on  industry  decarbonisation  is  modified  by  elaborating  that  under  the 
existing decarbonisation scheme solid fossil fuels cannot be supported, with the exception 
of projects that include the use of natural gas in small quantities (less than 20% in final 
consumption). 

  Component 5 on adaptation to climate change is modified to swap milestone C5-1, which 
currently falls under the third payment request, with milestone C5-2, which is currently 
listed under the fifth payment request. The swap does not affect the policy objective and 

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ambition level of the measure, while it creates sufficient time to finalise the implementation 
of the Land Planning Reform. The targets under some measures under investment 1 have 
also been proportionally reduced to reflect the decreased financial allocation. 

  Component 6 on quality and inclusive education is modified by changing the approach to 
the entry into force of the new prescriptive funding system for pre-primary education and 
the upgrading of teacher qualifications in kindergartens.  

of 

  Component 7 on education for the 21st century is modified by reducing the target for the 
number 
the 
by 
construction/reconstruction of libraries, following the reduced financial allocation for the 
plan.  In  addition,  the  number  of  schools  for  which  the  double-shift  operations  are 
eliminated is decreased due to the hike in construction costs.   

investment 

teachers 

deleting 

trained 

and 

the 

in 

  Component 8 on improving the performance of universities is modified to respond to the 
lack of applications from universities to merge. As an alternative, consortia of universities 
are being formed with deep integration of research and education capacities, such that the 
outcome is close to the result of a merger.  

  Component 9 on RDI is modified by taking out some RDI schemes (e.g. support of patent 
vouchers,  traineeship  between  businesses  and  academia,  micro-loan  schemes,  including 
the whole measure of development of IT system). The geographical scope of some schemes 
is  modified  as  the  result  of  a  lack  of  innovative  projects.  A  deadline  for  the  launch  of 
financial instruments has been extended.    

  Component 10 on attracting and retaining talent is modified by removing investments in 
student and fellowship mobility programmes as a result of the reduced financial allocation. 
  Component 11 on healthcare is modified by extending investment support to hospitals to 
include modernisations, in addition to renovations. Furthermore, the number of beds to be 
built  or  reconstructed  is  revised  downward  to  address  the  significant  construction  cost 
increases. The grant scheme to support the setup of clinics in underserved areas is modified 
in the scope of eligible costs and target values to respond to insufficient interest among 
doctors. Under investment 3 focusing on healthcare digitalisation, Slovakia is planning to 
replace the navigation system for the atrial fibrillation surgery with a more cost-effective 
alternative  increasing the  number  of treatments.  Finally,  investments  in  the purchase  of 
ambulance vehicles are removed in view of the reduced financial allocation.  

  Component 12 on mental health care is modified by revising the tasks of the Coordination 
Unit  to  reflect  a  larger  share  of  projects  being  selected  through  calls.  Moreover,  some 
targets are reduced following the reduced grant allocation. 

  Component 13 on long-term care is revised by reducing the overall allocation to investment 
1 ‘Enhancing community-based social care capacities’ combined with the negative impact 
of inflation on construction costs. The places to be created in community-based residential 
services and health-social low-capacity facilities are modified from ‘places’ to ‘weighted 
capacity units’ and the specific numbers of the units to be created in the facilities amended. 

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  Component  14  on business  environment is  modified  with  a slight  postponement  by two 
quarters of the timeline of the digitalisation of the insolvency process and the removal of 
one of the seven functionalities of the single electronic platform for the digitalisation of 
public procurement.  

  Component 15 on the reform of the judicial system is modified by revising in particular the 
targets  for  investment  1  on  the  construction,  purchasing  and/or  renovation  of  court 
buildings.  Aside  from  revising  the  respective  targets  to  take  into  account  the  reduced 
financial allocation, the targets are also postponed by one year as a result of delays and 
practical obstacles in the operationalisation of the reform and revised decisions concerning 
the buildings to be constructed, purchased and/or renovated. Targets are partially shifted 
from the construction of new court buildings to the purchase and/or renovation of existing 
ones. The delivery of IT systems in investment 2 is slightly postponed. 

  Component 16 on anti-corruption is modified by removing two investments related to the 
set-up of digital platforms for financial investigations and training of the staff of shared 
service centres in the regions.  

  Component  17  on  the  digital  transition  is  modified  by  introducing  changes  in  the 
investment 3 as regards the design and timeline of completion of the new supercomputer 
reflecting developments on the microchip market. Targets for investment 2, investment 4, 
investment  5,  investment  6  and  investment  7  are  reduced  proportionally  to  the  reduced 
financial allocation. 

Component 19 REPowerEU Chapter:   

Under the REPowerEU chapter and based on Article 21c of Regulation (EU) 2021/241, Slovakia 
has proposed eight new investments and six new reforms:   

Thematic area 1: Energy and permitting processes  

Reform 1: Promoting sustainable energy 

This reform includes six sub-measures aimed at facilitating the efficient development of renewable 
energy projects, contributing towards the green transition and decarbonisation of Slovakia through 
speeding up the issuing of environmental permits, improving the use of geothermal energy and the 
deployment of heat pumps. The reform also envisages the establishment of a knowledge centre for 
new  techniques  in  best  available  technologies  and  the  development  of  trajectories  for  the 
sustainable use of biomass, as well as roadmaps, and technology catalogues for the production of 
biomethane, organic fertilisers and the circular bioeconomy. 

Reform 2: Supporting the green transition in RES 

The reform aims at streamlining and speeding up renewables permitting and other administrative 
procedures, resulting in higher RES deployment.  It includes three sub-measures that will simplify 
and accelerate grid connection conditions for renewables, establish two “renewables acceleration 
areas”  suitable for  wind  energy development, the  definition of targets  for the use of hydrogen, 

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priorities  for  the  development  of  a  national  hydrogen  ecosystem  as  well  as  the  integration  of 
renewables into the electricity grid.  

Investment  1:  Modernisation  and  digitalisation  of  the  transmission  system  and  regional 
distribution systems addresses the need to secure the technical grid capacities for the connection 
of RES, which are essential to achieve carbon neutrality by 2050. The investment consists of four 
parts, including 1) the transformation of the transmission system to regional distribution systems, 
2)  actions  towards  the  overall  modernisation  of  transmission  lines,  3)  actions  towards  the 
modernisation of distribution systems and 4) support for the implementation of the Energy Data 
Centre (EDC) information system, which will streamline and speed up the access of new entrants 
in the electricity market.   

Thematic Area 2: Building renovation and management  

The objective of Reform 3: Supporting the creation of a database and data exchange system on 
the energy performance of buildings is to establish a unified digital data platform for collecting, 
processing, storing, and sharing consistent information on relevant energy related data of all public 
and private buildings in Slovakia. The purpose of the data platform is to provide access to building 
energy data to relevant stakeholders and to help accelerate and prioritise investments in buildings 
renovation,  in  particular  that  lowest  energy  performance  category.  To  complete  the  database, 
energy data for setting up a digital passport will be collected for additional public buildings.   

The  objective  of  Reform  4:  Reform  of  the  management  of  government  buildings is  to  create 
preconditions  for  more  efficient management  of  state  buildings,  which  will  improve  energy 
management and deliver on energy savings as well as enhance strategic planning and prioritisation 
of the construction of new and refurbishment of existing public buildings.   

The objective of  Investment 2: Improving the energy efficiency of public buildings is to reduce 
energy consumption through rapidly implemented measures in public buildings. It is expected that 
combination  of  the  proposed  measures  such  as  installation  of  energy  management  measures, 
thermal insulations, window replacement, lighting modernisation and deployment of RES, etc. can 
lead to overall 10-20% of energy savings.  

The objective of Investment 3: Renovation of public historical and listed buildings is a scale up of 
investment  2  (SK-C[C2]-I[I2]),  under  component  2  (Renovation  of  Buildings),  which  aims  at 
increasing energy efficiency of the historical and listed public buildings while achieving at least 
30% of primary energy savings, supporting RES installations and climate adaptation measures.  

Reform  5:  Project  support  for  the  renovation  of  single-family  houses  aims  to  address  energy 
poverty by strengthening technical assistance provided to people at a risk of energy poverty who 
intend  to  renovate  their  households.  The  addition  of  technical  capacity  aims  to  strengthen  the 
network  of  existing  regional  offices  and  a  network  of  experts  to  provide  consultations  on 
appropriate energy saving measures and assistance in grant applications.    

Investment 4: Supporting the renovation of households at risk of energy poverty by offering them 
two types of renovation schemes. Firstly, a light scheme and then the comprehensive renovation 
scheme requiring at least 30% primary energy savings  under investment  1 (SK-C[C2]-I[I1]) of 

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component  2  (Renovation  of  Buildings)  through  a  contribution  to  allow  full  financing.  Both 
schemes  support  investments  into  thermal  insulations,  replacement  of  heat  generation  and 
installation of RES.   

Thematic Area 3: Sustainable transport  

The  thematic  area  includes  two  investments,  supporting  the  development  of  zero-emission 
transport  and  relevant  infrastructure,  including  railways.  They  will  deliver  on  the  REPowerEU 
objectives  of  reducing  the  consumption  of  fossil  fuels  in  transport,  making  the  sector  more 
efficient, as well as accelerating the transition to zero-emission vehicles in public transport through 
its further electrification.  

Investment 5: Development of low-carbon transport infrastructure is linked to investment 1 (SK-
C[C3]-I[I1.a])  under  component  3  of  Slovakia’s  RRP  (development  of  low-carbon  transport 
infrastructure),  and will enable two projects to expand the electric traction (trolley lines) of public 
passenger transport in Bratislava.  

Investment 6: Promoting environmentally friendly passenger transport expands on investment 2 
(SK-C[C3]-I[I2])  under  component  3  of  Slovakia’s  RRP  -  (Number  of  clean  passenger  rolling 
stock procured) and will support non-emission public passenger transport through the provision of 
new electric rolling stock (electric multiple units and trams).  

Thematic Area 4: Green Skills  

The thematic area includes one reform and one investment aimed at removing existing barriers for 
green skills qualifications in education.   

Reform 6: Supporting education and skills development for the green transition is focused on: 1) 
the  adaptation  of  existing  training  programmes  for  secondary  vocational  schools;  2)  the 
establishment of new professional development training programmes for teaching staff and 3) the 
development of accredited Module Educational Programmes for Adult Education with a focus on 
green skills.  

Investment 7: Learning and skills development conditions for the green transition will support 1) 
the  provision  of  physical,  technical,  organisational,  and  spatial  equipment  for  theoretical  and 
practical teaching and 2) the training of teaching staff (experts and training champions).   

Additional measures are foreseen in Investment 8 on Communication Support, which is scaling up 
investment  4  (SK-C[C16]-I[I4])  under  component  16  of  Slovakia’s  RRP,  focusing  on 
streamlining,  optimising,  and  strengthening  administrative  capacity  at  different  levels  of 
government. Investment 8 is designed to support the implementation of communication activities 
related to the REPowerEU Chapter, specifically with regard to 1) energy and permitting processes, 
2) building renovation and management, and 3) green skills.   

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Other elements not covered by assessment criteria 

The  description  of  the  consistency  with  other  programmes,  administrative  organisation,  the 
contribution of the plan to gender equality and equal opportunities for all, consultation process, 
security  self-assessment  for  investments,  cross-border  or  multi-country  projects,  and  planned 
communication strategy as reflected in the previous Staff Working Document SWD (2021) 339 
remains valid.  

Slovakia  has  explained  that  several  measures  in  the  REPowerEU  chapter  will  have  a  positive 
impact  on  gender  equality  and  equal  opportunities  for  all.  The  renovation  of  public  historic 
buildings is expected to increase their accessibility for persons with reduced mobility. Measures 
aimed at renovating single-family homes, which are specifically geared towards citizens at risk of 
energy poverty, are expected to contribute to equal opportunities for all groups of the population 
and women in particular, as they are relatively more prone to energy poverty. Measures in the area 
of  sustainable  transport,  especially  investments  in  modern  low-floor  and  barrier-free  public 
passenger transport, are also expected to increase accessibility for persons with disabilities and 
other mobility restrictions. 

State aid and competition rules fully apply to the measures funded by the Recovery and Resilience 
Facility. Union funds channelled through the authorities of Member States, like the RRF funds, 
become State resources and can constitute State aid. When this is the case and State aid is present, 
these measures must be notified and approved by the Commission before Member States can grant 
the aid, unless those measures are covered by an existing aid scheme or comply with the applicable 
conditions of a block exemption regulation, in particular the General Block Exemption Regulation 
(GBER) declaring certain categories of aid compatible with the internal market in application of 
Articles 107 and 108 TFEU1. When State aid is present and it requires notification, it is the duty 
of  the  Member  State  to  notify  State  aid  measures  to  the  Commission  before  granting  them,  in 
compliance with Article 108(3) TFEU. In this respect, the State aid analysis carried out by Slovakia 
in the recovery and resilience plan cannot be deemed a state aid notification. In as far as Slovakia 
considers that a specific measure contained in the recovery and resilience plan entails de minimis 
aid or aid exempted from the notification requirement, it is the responsibility of Slovakia to ensure 
full  compliance  with  the  applicable  rules.  To  illustrate  the  modifications  of  the  plan  and  the 
associated estimated costs, the section should include the table here below. 

1 Annex to the Communication to the Commission of 9 March 2023 on the Approval of the content of a draft for a 
Commission Regulation amending Regulation (EU) No 651/2014 declaring certain categories of aid compatible with 
the internal market in application  of Articles 107 and 108 of  the Treaty and Regulation (EU)  2022/2473 declaring 
certain categories of aid to undertakings active in the production, processing and marketing of fishery and aquaculture 
products  compatible  with  the  internal  market  in  application  of  Articles  107  and  108  of  the  Treaty;  available  at: 
https://competition-policy.ec.europa.eu/system/files/2023-
03/GBER_amendment_2023_EC_communication_annex_0.pdf  

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Status 
Modified 

Costs (EUR million) 
206.66 

Table of new and modified components and associated costs. 

(Renewable  Energy  Sources  and  Energy 

Component 
C1 
Infrastructure) 
C2 (Renovation of Buildings) 
C3 (Sustainable Transport) 
C4 (Decarbonisation of Industry) 
C5 (Adaptation to Climate Change) 
C6  (Accessibility,  Development  and  Quality  of 
Inclusive Education) 
C7 (Education for the 21. Century) 

(Improving 

the  Performance  of  Slovak 

C8 
Universities) 
C9 (More Efficient Management and Strengthening of 
R&D&I Funding) 
C10 (Attracting and Retaining Talents) 

C11 (Modern and Accessible Healthcare) 

C12 (Human, Modern and Accessible Mental Health 
Care) 

Modified 
Modified 
Modified 
Modified 
Modified 

Modified 

Modified 

Modified 

Modified 

Modified 

Modified 

C13 (Accessible and High-Quality Long-Term Socio-
Health Care) 
C14 (Improve the Business Environment) 

Modified 

Modified 

C15 (Judicial Reform) 

and  Protection  of 

(Fight  Against  Corruption  and  Money 
the 

C16 
Laundering,  Security 
Population) 
C17 
the  Mobile, 
Cybersecurity,  Fast  Internet  for  Everyone,  Digital 
Economy)) 
C19 REPowerEU 

(Digital  Slovakia 

(State 

in 

Modified 

Modified 

Modified 

New 

10 

619.88 
759.28 
367.92 
149.30 
210.05 

448.63 

158.97 

576.24 

94.09 

1 071.99 

81.73 

246.52 

11.16 

232.76 

208.97 

561.59 

402.72 

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
3.  SUMMARY OF THE ASSESSMENT OF THE PLAN 

3.1. Comprehensive  and  adequately  balanced  response  to  the  economic  and  social 

situation 

In  accordance  with  Article  19(3),  point  (a)  and  Annex  V,  criterion  2.1,  to  Regulation  (EU) 
2021/241,  the  RRP  represents  to  a  large  extent  (Rating  A)  a  comprehensive  and  adequately 
balanced response to the economic and social situation, thereby contributing appropriately to all 
of the six pillars referred to in Article 3 of that Regulation, taking the specific challenges faced by 
and the financial allocation for Slovakia into account. 

The  original  RRP  put  forward  a  balanced  set  of  reforms  and  investments  addressing  both  the 
consequences  of  the  COVID-19  pandemic  and  the  main  structural  socio-economic  and 
environmental  challenges  affecting  Slovakia,  pursuing  cohesion  objectives,  and  contributing 
towards all of the six pillars referred to in Article 3 of Regulation (EU) 2021/241. For all five key 
areas included in the Slovak RRP – green economy, education, science and innovation, health, and 
public administration and digitalisation – the RRP made an explicit and coherent explanation of 
how  they  contribute  to  the  six  pillars.  The  focus  of  the  RRP  remains  unchanged,  as  the  green 
transition  and  the  digital  transformation  are  at  the  core  of  the  RRP.  The  green  reforms  and 
investments included in the RRP are boosted by the new REPowerEU measures. Digital reforms 
and investments remain to help modernise Slovakia, supporting areas with the largest investment 
gaps such as through the digitalisation of public services and support for schools. 

The modification of the plan, along with the REPowerEU chapter, only impacts the assessment of 
the contribution of the RRP to the first pillar on the green transition. For the other pillars, the nature 
and  extent  of  the  proposed  modifications  to  the  RRP  do  not  have  an  impact  on  the  previous 
assessment of the plan representing to a large extent a comprehensive and adequately balanced 
response to the economic and social situation, and on its appropriate contribution to all six pillars 
referred to in Article 3 of Regulation (EU) 2021/241.  

The  modification  will  continue  strengthening  the  country's  health  and  economic,  social,  and 
institutional resilience, as described in the fifth pillar. In particular, the upgraded approach to the 
minimum qualification requirement on teachers in pre-primary education reduces the impact on 
staff shortages and thus contributes to improving the resilience and accessibility of the education 
system in Slovakia. In the area of energy, revisions such as the support to transforming biogas 
stations to biomethane installations will contribute to reducing Slovakia’s dependence on natural 
gas, and the addition of the option to replace obsolete boilers by biomass-pellet boilers during the 
renovation of single-family homes encourages the shift to sustainable forms of heating under the 
green pillar.  

Regarding the first pillar, Slovakia’s modified RRP along with the REPowerEU chapter includes 
additional  measures  to  address  green  challenges,  in  particular  under  scale-up  of  component  2 
(Energy  efficiency),  component  3  (Sustainable  transport),  and  introduction  of  component  19 
(REPowerEU chapter). The scaled-up measure on renovation of public historic buildings under 
component 2 increases renovated areas and is aiming at achieving at least 30% primary energy 
savings, supporting RES installations and climate adaptation measures thus contributing to climate 

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and energy objectives.  The scaled up sustainable transport measures under component 3 contribute 
to greening public transport in Slovakia. The construction of additional trolley bus infrastructure 
will benefit the city of Bratislava by reducing congestion and reducing fossil fuel use. Similarly, 
deployment of additional trams for Bratislava and additional electric multiple units will foster a 
shift to more climate-friendly transport modes and decrease long-term emissions in the sector.  

The measures in the REPowerEU chapter contribute to achieving the Union’s 2030 climate targets 
and the objective of EU climate neutrality by 2050 as they aim to accelerate the deployment of 
renewables  by  introducing  measures  to  streamline  permitting  and  administrative  procedures, 
reforming  the  reservation  mechanism  for  connecting  new  renewable  energy  sources  as  well  as 
measures  supporting  the  rollout  of  geothermal  investments,  hydrogen  technologies  and  heat 
pumps.  In  addition,  the  new  REPowerEU  measures  foresee  support  for  energy  efficiency, 
development of low-low carbon transport infrastructure and sustainable passenger transport and 
lastly,  education  and  skills  development  for  the  green  transition.  All  measures  included  in  the 
REPowerEU  chapter  are  expected  to  significantly  contribute  to  the  green  transition,  or  to 
addressing the challenges resulting therefrom. 

Coverage of the six pillars of the Facility by the modified Slovak RRP components 

Green 
transition 

Digital 
transformation 

Smart, 
sustainable & 
inclusive 
growth 

Social and 
territorial 
cohesion 

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C1 - Renewable 
energy sources and 
energy 
infrastructure 
C2 – Building 
renovation 
C3 - Sustainable 
transport 
C4 - Decarbonisation 
of industry 
C5 - Adapting to 
climate change 
C6 - Accessibility, 
development and 
quality of inclusive 
education 
C7 - Education for 21 
Century 

C8 - Increase in the 
performance of 
Slovak higher 

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Health, and 
economic, 
social and 
institutional 
resilience 

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Policies for 
the next 
generation 

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education 
institutions 
C9 - More efficient 
governance and 
strengthening RDI  
funding 
C10 - Attracting and 
retaining talent 
C11 - Modern and 
accessible 
healthcare 
C12 - Human, 
modern and 
accessible mental 
health care 
C13 - Accessible and 
high-quality long-
term socio-health 
care 
C14 - Improve the 
business 
environment 
C15 - Judicial reform  ○ 
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C16 - Fight against 
corruption and 
money laundering, 
security and 
protection of the 
population 
C17 - Digital 
Slovakia 
C19 – REPowerEU 
chapter 
Key: ● investment and reforms of the component significantly contribute to the pillar, ○ the component partially contributes to 
the pillar 

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Assessment of criterion 2.1 of Annex V:  

***   

Taking  into  consideration  all  reforms  and  investments  envisaged  by  Slovakia,  its  modified 
Recovery  and  Resilience  plan  continues  to  represent,  to  a  large  extent,  a  comprehensive  and 
adequately  balanced  response  to  the  economic  and  social  situation,  thereby  contributing 
appropriately to all six pillars referred to in Article 3 of the RRF Regulation, taking the specific 
challenges and the financial allocation of Slovakia into account. This would warrant a rating of A 
under the assessment criterion 2.1 in Annex V of the RRF Regulation. 

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3.2. Link with country-specific recommendations and the European Semester  

Slovakia’s modified RRP represents a comprehensive and adequate response to the economic and 
social challenges faced by Slovakia. Although the modified plan proposes some changes in the 
substance of the current measures, they do not affect the previous assessment of the coverage of a 
significant  subset  of  the  challenges  identified  in  the  country-specific  recommendations  (CSRs) 
2020  and  2019.  For  instance,  purchasing  of  ambulance  vehicles  for  the  medical  network 
(investment  5  in  component  11)  and  a  measure  aimed  at  creating  an  IT  system  related  to  the 
research and development (component 9) were removed due to the article 18 adjustment, without 
having  a  direct  impact  on  addressing  challenges  identified  in  the  CSRs.  Removing  part  of  the 
investment from the initial plan aimed at creating the educational centers (also due to the article 
18 adjustment) will have a limited impact on capacity of Slovakia in terms of addressing the CSRs, 
as this was not a major measure under the component 7.    

On 12 July 2022 the Council recommended Slovakia in the context of the European Semester to 
take actions mostly in the energy policy. In particular, the Council recommended in CSR 1 that 
Slovakia expands its public investment for the green and digital transition and for energy security, 
including  by  making  use  of  the  Recovery  and  Resilience  Facility,  REPowerEU  and  other  EU 
funds. In the CSR 3 the Council also recommended to reduce the overall reliance of Slovakia on 
fossil  fuels  and  diversify  their  imports,  accelerate  the  deployment  of  renewables  by  further 
facilitating  grid  access,  introducing  measures  to  streamline  permitting  and  administrative 
procedures, and modernising the electricity network. Additionally, the Council called on Slovakia 
to reduce reliance on natural gas in heating and industry and adjust renovation policies to accelerate 
and incentivise deep renovations of buildings.  

The modified RRP together with the REPowerEU chapter include an extensive set of mutually 
reinforcing reforms and investments that contribute to effectively addressing all or a significant 
subset of the economic and social challenges outlined in the country-specific recommendations 
addressed  to  Slovakia  by  the  Council  in  the  context  of  the  European  Semester  in  2022.  In 
particular, on energy, the new investments and reforms aim at addressing the key challenges related 
to reducing the reliance on fossil fuels. The key reforms include accelerating the deployment of 
renewables  by  introducing  measures  to  streamline  permitting  and  administrative  procedures, 
reforming  the  reservation  mechanism  for  securing  the  grid  capacities  for  connecting  new 
renewable energy sources, as well as measures supporting the rollout of geothermal investments, 
hydrogen technologies and heat pumps.  

There is a significant allocation for investments under the REPowerEU chapter aiming to make 
the electricity networks in Slovakia more resilient. The new investments into both transmission 
and distribution networks, as well as into a transformation connecting both levels, is set to allow 
connecting new capacities of renewables to the grid. The investment into the Energy Data Centre 
is expected to allow connecting the new market  participants into the grid (energy communities 
aggregators, storage facilities etc.) and reaping the benefits of earlier recovery and resilience plan’s 
reforms in energy markets.  Regarding the support for renovations, the REPowerEU measures aim 
at  creating  a  single  data  platform  on  the  energy  performance  of  buildings  and  improving  the 
management  of  central  government  buildings,  as  well  as  investing  in  the  ongoing  schemes  for 

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renovation of public historic buildings and the renovation of single-family houses, while focusing 
primarily on vulnerable groups to address energy poverty. As regards the part of country-specific 
recommendation  calling  to  reduce  the  high  reliance  on  natural  gas,  the  REPowerEU  chapter 
includes reforms supporting the geothermal energy, with positive spillovers expected particularly 
for the heating sector.  

The  reduction  of  reliance  on  natural  gas  in  industry  is  expected  to  be  achieved  through  the 
decarbonisation  scheme,  with  unchanged  grant  support  (in  the  modified  plan)  contributing  to 
lowering of the greenhouse gas emissions in this sector.     

The RRP modifications constitute several important changes, in particular to investments, hereby 
addressing the relevant  2022 the country-specific recommendations, in particular in the area of 
energy.  For  renewables,  the  investment  support  is  newly  extended  to  include  the  installation 
producing bio-methane as well as hydrogen through electrolysis. 

For  renovation  of  family  houses,  the  option  of  replacing  obsolete  boilers  by  more  efficient 
biomass-pellet  boilers  is  newly  included,  under  conditions  to  comply  with  “do-no-significant 
harm” principle.  

These  measures  are  expected  to  make  Slovakia  less  dependent  on  the  import  of  fossil  fuels, 
including from Russia.  

***   

The nature and extent of the proposed modifications to Slovakia’s recovery and resilience plan do 
not have a material impact on the previous assessment (rating of A) of the contribution of the plan 
to  addressing  all  or  a  significant  subset  of  challenges  identified  in  the  country-specific 
recommendations, or challenges in other relevant documents officially adopted by the Commission 
under the European Semester, and of  the adequacy of  its response  to the economic and social 
situation of Slovakia, as reflected in the previous SWD (2021) 339 final. 

3.3. Growth  potential,  job  creation,  economic,  institutional  and  social  resilience, 
European  Pillar  of  Social  Rights,  mitigating  the  impact  of  the  crisis,  and  social 
territorial cohesion and convergence  

***   

The nature and extent of the proposed modifications to Slovakia’s recovery and resilience plan do 
not have an impact on the previous assessment (Rating of A) of the plan’s impact on the growth 
potential, job creation, and economic, social and institutional resilience of the Member State, on 
contributing to the implementation of the European Pillar of Social Rights, including through the 
promotion of policies for children and youth, and on mitigating the economic and social impact of 
the  COVID-19  crisis,  thereby  enhancing  the  economic,  social  and  territorial  cohesion  and 
convergence within the Union, as reflected in SWD (2021) 339 final. 

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3.4. The principle of ‘do no significant harm’  

The modified Slovak recovery and resilience plan including the REPowerEU chapter is expected 
to continue to ensure that no measure included in the plan does significant harm to environmental 
objectives, within the meaning of Article 17 of the Taxonomy Regulation. None of the measures 
included in the REPowerEU chapter requires a DNSH derogation.  

Slovakia  has  conducted  an  adequate  Do  No  Significant  Harm  (DNSH)  assessment  of  all  new 
measures  under  the  revised  Plan  as  well  as  for  all  reforms  and  investments  included  in  the 
component  19  (REPowerEU  chapter).  The  DNSH  assessment  was  performed  in  line  with  the 
methodology set out in the Commission´s technical guidance on the application of DNSH under 
the RRF Regulation (2021/C58/01). It covers the six environmental objectives applying a two-step 
approach. The first step assesses whether there is a risk that a measure could do significant harm 
to one or more of the environmental objectives. In cases where the analysis identifies a risk, a more 
detailed assessment is performed. Based on information provided by the Slovak authorities, there 
is either no risk of significant harm, or where a risk is identified, a more detailed assessment is 
performed demonstrating the absence of significant harm. 

The  potential  harmful  impact  is  addressed  through  appropriate  assurances  that  the  applicable 
criteria are to be respected. For the new measure, which is the inclusion of biomass boilers under 
the  scheme  for  renovation  of  buildings  (investment  1,  Component  2)  a  thorough  assessment 
applied to objectives of climate change mitigation and adaptation and air protection objectives.  

To comply with DNSH principles, it is required that the replacement of obsolete coal/oil/biomass 
boilers  by  biomass  boilers  is  allowed  if  replaced  by  high  efficiency  biomass  boilers  fuelled 
exclusively  by  pellets,  which  are  classified  in  one  of  the  two  highest  energy  efficiency  classes 
under  the  energy  labelling  regulation.  In  addition,  the  replacement  of  obsolete  gas  boilers  by 
biomass boilers is also possible if replaced by  high efficiency pellet-based biomass boilers. No 
replacement of gas boilers by biomass boilers is allowed in air quality zones with exceedance of 
PM10 limit values. The boiler shall be dedicated only to the combustion of biomass in the form of 
pellets and shall not be used for the combustion or co-incineration of fossil fuels. For new measures 
included under the new Component 19 (REPowerEU chapter), which covers the light renovation 
scheme to address energy poverty by targeting vulnerable groups, besides pellet-based biomass 
boilers,  also  boilers  fuelled  with  briquettes  and  chipped  wood  are  allowed.  These  mitigating 
measures are reflected in the description of milestone/targets of the revised and new measure. The 
replacement of obsolete combustion boilers with low-emission boilers, which comply with these 
conditions is also expected to improve air quality in Slovakia. The new Air Protection Act with 
effect as of 1 July 2023 shall further strengthen the competencies of regional and local authorities, 
including  the  development  of  local  programmes  to  improve  air  quality  and  introduction  of  a 
dedicated  household  inspection  tool.  Alignment  with  the  circular  economy  objective,  which 
requires achieving at least “70% recycling target” at the level of a building is now facilitated by 
the adoption of the amendment to the Waste Act No. 79/2015.    

Investments in the construction or renovation of buildings shall ensure that the preparatory part 
(e.g.  renovation  schemes  and  tender  specifications)  as  well  as  implementation  incorporates  the 
measures resulting from the DNSH requirement.   

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*** 

Taking  into  consideration  the  assessment  of  all  the  measures  envisaged,  no  measure  for  the 
implementation of reforms and investments projects included in Slovakia´s modified recovery and 
resilience  plan,  including  its  REPowerEU  chapter,  is  expected  to  do  a  significant  harm  to 
environmental objectives within the meaning of Article 17 of Regulation (EU) No 2020/852 (the 
principle of  ‘do no significant  harm’).  This  would warrant a rating of  A  under  the assessment 
criterion 2.4 of Annex V of the RRF Regulation. 

3.5. Green transition 

The measures of the REPowerEU chapter are expected to  contribute to  the green transition,  or 
addressing the challenges resulting therefrom, as well as to the achievement of the Union 2030 
climate targets while complying with the objective of EU climate neutrality by 2050. The measures 
are broadly split up into four thematic chapters. 

The reforms and investments foreseen as part of thematic area 1: energy and permitting processes 
will contribute notably to the green objectives by measures towards the promotion of sustainable 
energy, energy efficiency and investments in the modernisation of the transmission and regional 
distribution  systems  for  securing  the  technical  grid  capacities  for  the  connection  of  renewable 
energy sources.  

Thematic area 2 concerns energy efficiency measures, particularly through building renovation 
and management will support measures on creating pre-conditions for prioritization of investments 
in buildings renovation (through availability and exchange of relevant data), quick fixes to energy 
efficiency in public buildings, renovation of public historical and listed buildings and providing 
support to vulnerable groups at risk of energy poverty.  

The investments in thematic area 3: sustainable transport consists of scaling up existing measures 
in component 3, specifically for the deployment of trolleybus traction lines, deployment of trams, 
and train electric multiple units. The aim is to deploy additional trolley bus lines and trams for the 
city of Bratislava, and train electric multiple units. 

 Lastly, thematic area 4 related to green skills aims at removing existing barriers for green skills 
qualifications in education, addressing the REPowerEU objective on the acceleration of workforce 
requalification towards green skills. 

Climate target 

On the basis of the assessment guidelines provided for in sub-criterion 5b, the measures in the 
modified RRP (including the REPowerEU chapter) supporting climate change objectives account 
for 45.7% of the plan’s total allocation (i.e. above the 37% required), based on the methodology 
for climate tracking set out in Annex VI. The most important contribution to this target continues 
to  be  the  investment  into  energy  efficiency  of  family  households,  despite  a  decrease  in  the 
allocation under Article 18. 

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Additionally, the proposed measures within the REPowerEU chapter supporting climate change 
objectives account for 85.26% of the chapter’s total estimated costs, based on the methodology for 
climate  tracking  set  out  in  Annex  VI.  The  most  important  contributions  to  this  target  are  the 
investment  facilitating  the  deployment  of  renewable  energy  sources  through  upgrading  the 
electricity distribution grid. 

**** 

Taking into consideration the assessment of all the measures envisaged, the modified recovery and 
resilience  plan,  including  its  REPowerEU  chapter,  is  expected,  to  a  large  extent,  to  make  a 
significant contribution to the green transition or to address the challenges resulting from it and 
ensures that at least 37% of its total allocation contribute to the climate target. At least 37% of 
the total estimated costs of the REPowerEU chapter contribute to the climate target. This would 
warrant a rating of A under criterion 2.5 of Annex V of the RRF Regulation.” 

3.6. Digital transition 

The  modified  recovery  and  resilience  plan  entails  a  reduced  financial  allocation  and  reduced 
targets  in  the  context  of  the  Article  18(2)  update  for  11    measures  contributing  to  the  digital 
transition (investment 3 under component 1, investment 1 under component 3, investment 1 under 
component 7, investment 7 under component 9, investment 6 under component 12, investment 1 
under component 16 and investments 2, 4, 5, 6 and 7 under component 17)  and the deletion of 
one measure and its associated target (I7.T20 under Component 9) that contributed to the digital 
transition.  The  REPowerEU  chapter  is  expected  to  contribute  to  the  digital  transition  and  to 
addressing  the  resulting  challenges  by  modernising  the  transmission  and  distribution  grids, 
establishing an energy data centre for the electricity grid and creating a unified digital platform to 
store relevant energy data of buildings. All other milestones and targets contributing to the digital 
transition remain unchanged. Therefore, based on the methodology set out in Annex VII of the 
RRF Regulation, the contribution to digital objectives accounts for 20.5% (excluding the measures 
in the REPowerEU chapter). 

***   

Taking into consideration the assessment of all the measures envisaged, the modified recovery and 
resilience  plan  is  expected,  to  a  large  extent,  to  make  a  significant  contribution  to  the  digital 
transition or to address the challenges resulting from it and ensures that at least 20% of its total 
allocation  (excluding  the  measures  in  the  REPowerEU  chapter)  contribute  to  support  digital 
objectives. This would warrant a rating of A under criterion 2.6 of Annex V of the RRF Regulation. 

3.7. Lasting impact of the plan 

With the revised plan, the implementation of the envisaged reforms and investments is expected 
to stay on its course and deliver lasting structural changes. The RRP continues to address both the 
consequences  of  the  COVID-19  pandemic  and  the  main  structural  socio-economic  and 

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environmental  challenges  affecting  Slovakia,  pursuing  cohesion  objectives,  and  contributing 
towards all of the six pillars referred to in Article 3 of Regulation (EU) 2021/241. The Slovak RRP 
includes reforms and investments with a lasting impact in all five key areas included in the plan – 
green  economy,  education,  science  and  innovation,  health,  and  public  administration  and 
digitalization. 

Slovakia’s REPowerEU chapter is expected to have a long-term positive impact by accelerating 
the green transition and ensuring energy security, through the rollout of renewable energy as well 
as  the  increase  of  the  capacity  and  resilience  of  electricity  infrastructure  by  means  of  sizeable 
investments into both transmission and distribution levels. The planned investments in sustainable 
transport will contribute to increasing Slovakia’s independence from fossil fuels and its progress 
towards zero-emission transport. In addition, the measures addressing energy efficiency in public 
buildings and support for the renovation of households at risks of energy poverty are expected to 
have a wider social impact. Finally, measures supporting green skills qualifications in education 
will address over the long term the existing mismatches between the current skillsets of the labour 
force and future labour market needs, linked to the green transition.  The lasting impact of the plan 
can also be enhanced through synergies between the RRP and other programmes, including those 
financed by cohesion policy funds, in particular by addressing in a substantive manner the deeply 
rooted territorial challenges and promoting a balanced development. 

*** 

Taking  into  consideration  all  reforms  and  investments  envisaged  by  Slovakia  in  its  modified 
recovery and resilience plan, their implementation is expected, to a large extent to bring about a 
structural change in the administration in relevant institutions and in relevant policies and to have 
a lasting  impact.  This  would  warrant a rating  of A under criterion  2.7 of  Annex  V of  the RRF 
Regulation. 

3.8. Milestones, targets, monitoring and implementation 

The nature and extent of the proposed modifications to Slovakia’s recovery and resilience plan do 
not have an impact on the previous assessment of the effective monitoring and implementation of 
the recovery and resilience plan, as reflected in SWD (2021) 339. 

The  milestones  and  targets  of  the  modified  Slovak  recovery  and  resilience  plan  enable 
adequate monitoring of the plan’s implementation. The plan consists of generally relevant and 
well-defined  milestones  and  targets.  The  original  plan  combined  116  reforms  and  investments 
(broken down into 18 components). In the modified plan, these are accompanied by one additional 
milestone, resulting in a total of 197 milestones and targets, of which 98 milestones and 99 targets, 
as well as the milestones and targets linked to the additional REPowerEU chapter. The overall 
number of milestones and targets remains balanced and manageable.  

Given the nature of the requested modification, in particular the postponement of several 
milestones and targets, the payment profile will be slightly affected.  Moreover, following the 

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revision  process,  Slovakia  has  decided  to  remove  the  6th  payment  request  and  allocate  the 
milestones and targets initially envisaged for this payment to the 5th and 7th payment requests. As 
a result, the revised payment profile contains 9 payment requests. Milestones continue to dominate 
the first phase of the plan's implementation, laying the groundwork for investments resulting from 
the adopted reforms. Targets, quantifying the objectives of investments and reforms  continue to 
dominate in the second period of implementation, with an accumulation of targets at the end of the 
implementation phase. In the REPowerEU chapter, initial milestones are often associated with the 
entry into force of important pieces of legislation. Reforms and investments finish with either an 
implementing  milestone  or  output-oriented  target.  Indicators  chosen  for  the  implementation  of 
milestones and targets are clear, realistic and robust.  

Slovakia’s  modified  plan  still  corresponds  to  the  original  plan  in  terms  of  its  level  of 
ambition.  Slovakia  has  sufficiently  described  the  relevant  verification  mechanisms,  data 
collection systems and responsibilities that also can be qualified as clear, robust and effective to 
ensure  effective  completion  of  milestones  and  targets.  The  assessment  of  the  adequacy  of  the 
RRP’s implementation structure, arrangements for the monitoring of progress and reporting, and 
the  overall  organisational  arrangements  remains  unchanged.  The  National  Implementation  and 
Coordination  Authority  (NIKA)  remains  responsible  for  the  collection  of  information  on  the 
implementation of investments and reforms, on the fulfilment of milestones and targets and on the 
use of funds, for reporting, and for the submission of payment requests.  

*** 

The arrangements proposed by Slovakia in its modified recovery and resilience plan are expected 
to be adequate to ensure effective monitoring and implementation of the recovery and resilience 
plan, including the envisaged timetable, milestones and targets, and the related indicators. This 
would warrant a rating of A under the assessment criterion 2.8 of Annex V of the RRF Regulation. 

3.9. Costing  

Slovakia has provided individual estimated costs for all the new measures that entail a cost 
in  the  recovery  and  resilience  plan,  including  the  REPowerEU  chapter.  Slovakia  has  also 
provided individual justifications for all the measures whose modifications entailed a change in 
the cost estimates or a related target, including on the proportionality of the relevant amendments. 

The cost information provided by Slovakia is mostly sufficiently detailed and substantiated. 
Slovakia  provided  estimates  and  assumptions  on  costs  using  the  standard  template  table, 
which was intended to summarize the key information and evidence on costing. Descriptions 
of  the  methodology  underlying  the  cost  calculations  are  found  in  a  document  which  Slovakia 
submitted  separately.  Slovakia  also  submitted  additional  documents  and  materials  intended  to 
clarify costing discrepancies and provide costing data and benchmarks on comparable investments 
done in the past or in other countries. These documents also include descriptions and explanations 
of the main drivers and changes in the costs of the amended measures and their proportionality 

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The assessment of the  cost  estimates  and supporting documents shows that  the majority of the 
costs of the new measures are well justified, reasonable, plausible and do not include costs covered 
by existing or planned EU financing and are commensurate to the expected economic and social 
impact of the envisaged measures. Moreover, the change in the costs estimates of the modified 
measures are justified and proportional.   

Reasonable costs  

Overall, assumptions used by Slovakia to estimate the costs of the new measures and those in the 
REPowerEU chapter provide a reasonable explanation of their primary cost drivers. The provided 
materials generally allow for identifying the methodology used in costing calculations, even if for 
a small number of measures this information is missing or not as clear. Nevertheless, there is no 
concrete evidence that would allow doubting the costing estimates provided. 

Measures  in  the  Slovak  recovery  and  resilience  plan  which  are  new,  including  those  in  the 
REPowerEU chapter, comply with the eligibility criteria set out in the RRF Regulation.  All costs 
are  incurred  for  reforms  and  investments  after  February  2020  and  after  February  2022  for  the 
measures in the REPowerEU chapter Value-added tax (VAT) is not included in any of the cost 
estimates. Some of the new or REPowerEU measures include temporary recurrent costs that are 
acceptable, as relevant justifications are provided showing that these costs are temporary and in 
line with the objective of the measures.  

The cost estimates have been validated by an internal government body (The Value for Money 
unit of the Ministry of Finance of the Slovak Republic). 

The reasonability of the costs of the modified measures has not changed from the initial assessment 
of these measures. Changes in the cost estimates for all of them are duly justified and proportional. 
In the case of measures whose costs are being amended under Article 21(1) of Regulation (EU) 
2021/241, sufficient information has been provided to justify the objective circumstances and the 
proportionality  of  the  changes  in  the  cost  estimates  or  related  target.  In  this  context,  the 
reasonability of the cost estimates, taking into account the new measures, including those in the 
REPowerEU chapter, and the amended measures, has been established to a medium extent.   

Plausible costs   

The amount of the estimated costs of new measures, including those in the REPowerEU chapter, 
is in line with the nature and type of the envisaged reforms and investments. Slovakia provided 
supporting  documents  and  evidence  to  substantiate  the  cost  estimates  for  most  of  the  new 
measures,  including  those  in  the  REPowerEU  chapter.  However,  in  the  REPowerEU  chapter, 
additional information on the plausibility of cost estimates was necessary in instances where the 
given explanations were not  detailed or substantiated enough for plausibility to  be established. 
This was the case especially for investments for modernising and digitalising transmission systems 
and distribution networks. 

The plausibility of the costs of the modified measures has not changed from the initial assessment 
of  these  measures,  as  the  changes  in  the  cost  estimates  for  all  of  them  are  duly  justified  and 

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proportional. Sufficient information has been provided to justify the objective circumstances and 
the proportionality of the changes in the cost estimates or related target. 

Considering the limitations of an ex-ante assessment of cost estimates, the amounts proposed for 
financing were deemed appropriate and seen as establishing the plausibility of the cost estimates 
to a medium extent. 

No double Union financing  

Slovakia has indicated that the costs for most individual new and REPowerEU measures will not 
be  funded  at  the  same  time  by  other  Union  funding  sources.  The  commitment  to  put  in  place 
safeguards  which  are  meant  to  prevent  double  funding  remain  and  has  not  been  altered  by  the 
plan’s modification.  

Commensurate and cost-efficient costs 

The total cost of the modified Slovak recovery and resilience plan is commensurate to the expected 
social and economic impact of the envisaged measures. The plan is expected to effectively address 
a significant subset of challenges identified in the country-specific recommendations (CSRs). The 
main objectives of the plan are to foster the twin transition, address bottlenecks to a lasting and 
sustainable growth, job creation and economic, social and institutional resilience, thereby reducing 
vulnerability to shocks. The plan contributes to strengthening social cohesion and social protection 
and  to  the  implementation  of  the  European  Pillar  of  Social  Rights.  The  plan  enhances  the 
economic, social and territorial cohesion and convergence within the Union. The economic and 
social impact of the plan in combination with the positive cost assessment, indicates that the cost 
is in line with the principle of cost-efficiency. 

***  

The justification provided by Slovakia on the amount of the estimated total costs of the modified 
recovery and resilience plan is to a medium extent reasonable, plausible, in line with the principle 
of  cost-efficiency  and  is  commensurate  to  the  expected  national  economic  and  social  impact. 
Slovakia provided sufficient information and evidence that the amount of the estimated cost of the 
reforms  and investments  of  the modified recovery and resilience plan  to be financed under the 
Facility is not covered by existing or planned Union financing. This would warrant a rating of B 
under the assessment criterion 2.9 of Annex V to the RRF Regulation. 

3.10. 

Controls and audit  

The internal control system described in the RRP remains in force and applies to all measures, 
including measures under the REPowerEU chapter. The legal basis rests on the “Recovery and 
Resilience Facility Act”, which was published in the Official Journal on 19 October 2021. As per 
the original assessment, identification of the actors responsible for controls and audit in Slovakia 
is well explained and the independence and segregation of functions of the audit body clearly set 
out, including how it is enshrined in Slovak legislation.  

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A repository system for monitoring the implementation of the Facility is in place and operational, 
which was confirmed by the Commission audit on protection of the financial interests of the Union 
carried out in May 2022.  

Measures  to  detect  and  avoid  double  funding  are  comprehensively  included.  The  coordinating 
bodies for the Recovery and Resilience Facility and ESI Funds cooperate at a level of Steering 
Committee to avoid double funding at the programming and implementing stage.  

The nature and extent of the proposed modifications to Slovakia’s recovery and resilience plan do 
not have an impact on the previous assessment (Rating of A) of the adequacy of the control and 
audit arrangements proposed by Slovakia, as reflected in SWD (2021) 339. 

*** 

3.11. 

Coherence 

In accordance with Article 19(3), point (k), of and Annex V, criterion 2.11, to Regulation (EU) 
2021/241,  the  RRP  includes  to  a  high  extent  (Rating  A)  measures  for  the  implementation  of 
reforms and public investment projects that represent coherent actions.  

The proposed modifications do not  affect  the overall coherence of the plan, in  particular  those 
related  to  green  transition  and  the  newly  added  REPowerEU  chapter.  For  all  five  key  areas 
included in the Slovak RRP – green economy, education, science and innovation, health, public 
administration,  and  digitalisation  –  an  explicit  and  coherent  explanation  of  their  respective 
contribution to the six pillars in Article 3 of Regulation (EU) 2021/24 is provided. The main focus 
of the Slovak RRP is unchanged, as green transition and digital transformation remain at its core, 
where the green reforms and investments included in the original RRP components are boosted by 
the new REPowerEU measures. Digital reforms and investments remain focused on supporting 
areas with the largest investment gaps such as digitalisation of public services and schools. 

The  REPowerEU  measures  are  coherent  with  Slovakia’s  policy  framework  aimed  at  reducing 
greenhouse gas emissions and increasing the share of renewable energy sources. The measures 
also reinforce those included in the original RRP on energy efficiency, renovation of building and 
strengthening  the  electricity  network  as  they  will  eventually  result  in  increasing  shares  of 
renewable energy and decreased energy demand. The modifications of the RRP display coherence 
within the components, maintained throughout the overall structure and objectives of the plan. 

*** 
Taking  into  consideration  the  qualitative  assessment  of  all  components  of  Slovakia’s  modified 
recovery and resilience plan, their individual weight (importance, relevance, financial allocation) 
and their interactions, the plan contains measures for the implementation of reforms and public 
investments which, to a high extent, represent coherent actions. This would warrant a rating of A 
under the assessment criterion 2.11 of Annex V of the RRF Regulation. 

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3.12. 

REPowerEU 

The implementation of the measures included in the five thematic areas of the Slovak REPowerEU 
chapter  is  expected  to  contribute  directly  to  supporting  the  objectives  in  Article  21c(3)  of 
Regulation (EU) 2021/241. Some of the newly presented measures have been developed based on 
work  carried  out  under  the  Technical  Support  Instrument  (hereinafter  TSI)  to  help  Slovakia  in 
identifying the most suitable reforms and investments to support the REPowerEU agenda. In terms 
of the expected impact, the proposed measures will help reducing the reliance on fossil fuels and 
will contribute to the overall energy security and diversification of the Union’s energy supply.   

The reforms and investments foreseen as part of Thematic Area 1: Energy and permitting processes 
will contribute notably to the REPowerEU objective of increasing the share and accelerating the 
deployment  of  renewable  energy  (Article  21c(3)b)  by  measures  towards  the  promotion  of 
sustainable energy,  energy efficiency  and  investments  in  the modernisation of the transmission 
and  distribution  systems  for  securing  the  technical  grid  capacities  for  the  connection  of  new 
renewable energy sources. The REPowerEU reforms and investments into the energy sector will 
also contribute to lowering of the dependency of Slovakia on fossil fuel imports. 

Thematic Area 2: Building renovation and management will support measures on creating pre-
conditions  for  prioritization  of  investments  in  buildings  renovation  (through  availability  and 
exchange of relevant data) and investing in improvement of energy efficiency in public buildings 
and  single-family  houses  of  vulnerable  groups  at  risk  of  energy  poverty.  The  reforms  and 
investments  foreseen  in  this  Thematic  Area  will  contribute  to  the  REPowerEU  objectives  of 
boosting  energy  efficiency  in  buildings  (Article  21c(3)b),  addressing  energy  poverty  (Article 
21c(3)c) and incentivising reduction of energy demand (Article 21c(3)d).  

The measures in Thematic Area 3: Sustainable Transport will contribute to the REPower objective 
of supporting zero-emission transport and its infrastructure (Article 21c(3)e), by providing support 
for the reduction of the consumption of fossil fuels in the transport sector, making it more efficient, 
as  well  as  accelerating  the  transition  to  zero-emission  vehicles  in  public  transport  through 
electrification.  In  particular,  the  investments  envisaged  are  top-ups  of  existing  measures  in  SK 
RRP  component  3,  specifically  for  the  deployment  of  trolleybus  traction  lines,  deployment  of 
trams, and train electric multiple units. 

Thematic Area 4: Green Skills aims at removing existing barriers for green skills qualifications in 
education, addressing the REPowerEU objective on the acceleration of workforce requalification 
towards green skills (Article 21c(3)f). 

Thematic  Area  5:  Communication  and  Coordination  foresees  measures  towards  promoting  the 
objectives and deliverables of the REPowerEU Chapter in particular on measures addressing RES 
permitting, renovation of buildings and energy poverty of vulnerable groups and green skills.   

The REPowerEU chapter is expected to have a lasting impact by accelerating the green transition 
and increasing independence from fossil fuels (including sizeable imports from Russia), as well as 
by  boosting  growth  and  jobs.  The  implementation  of  reforms  and  investments  is  expected  to 
deliver  particular  benefits  through  accelerating  the  rollout  of  renewable  energy  in  Slovakia, 

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increasing the capacity and resilience of electricity infrastructure through sizeable investments into 
both transmission and distribution levels, improving the energy efficiency of buildings (including 
for  households  at  the  risk  of  energy  poverty),  increase  the  capacity  of  sustainable  modes  of 
transport and help  the Slovak labour force in the acquisition of new green skills.  

The  REPowerEU  chapter  introduces  new  measures  that  address  energy  poverty  by  providing 
investment and technical assistance to support the renovation of single-family houses of vulnerable 
groups. The targeted technical support directly to owners of households will help in assessing the 
potential of energy savings of households, advising on possible energy efficiency measures and 
assisting  in  a  grant  application.  These  measures  are  expected  to  contribute  to  the  REPower 
objectives of boosting energy efficiency in buildings (Article 21c(3)b), addressing energy poverty 
(Article 21c(3)c) and incentivising reduction of energy demand (Article 21c(3)d). 

The consultation on initial intentions of the REPowerEU chapter commenced in November 2022, 
at meeting of the Council of the Government of the Slovak Republic on the RRP and continued 
with key national stakeholders in early 2023. The formal consultation took place within the two 
week “inter-service consultation”, where both government bodies as well as NGOs and private 
stakeholders (e.g. industry associations and NGOs such as Climate Coalition) had opportunity to 
comment on the revised proposals. A tripartite consultation of social and economic partners took 
place in parallel. The REPowerEU chapter includes an overview of consultations with the national 
stakeholders. It provides a detailed timeline consultation process and some information regarding 
its outcome and how the input was reflected.  

In terms of the overall consistency and complementarity with other policy instruments, the new 
measures  under  the  REPowerEU  chapter  are  in  line  with  the  specific  objectives  of  the  Slovak 
Integrated National Energy and Climate Plan 2021-2030. Additionally, the Slovak Government 
approved  a  system  for  the  implementation  of  synergies  between  the  Partnership  Agreement  of 
Slovakia for the programming period 2021-2027, which defines the procedures for ensuring the 
complementarities between Slovak support instruments, the RRP and the ESIF.  

*** 

Taking  into  consideration  the  assessment  of  all  the  measures  envisaged  in  the  REPowerEU 
chapter, the chapter is expected, to a large extent, to contribute effectively to energy security, the 
diversification of the Union’s energy supply, an increase in the uptake of renewables and energy 
efficiency, an increase of energy storage capacities or the necessary reduction of dependence on 
fossil fuels before 2030. This would warrant a rating of A under criterion 2.12 of Annex V of the 
RRF Regulation. 

3.13. 

Cross-border or multi-country dimension or effect  

Projects  included  in  the  REPowerEU  chapter,  most  importantly  the  Modernisation  and 
digitalisation of the transmission system and regional distribution systems are with a cross-border 

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or  multi-country  dimension  or  effect  and  will  contribute  to  the  production  and  integration  of 
renewable  energy  sources  into  the  network.  For  instance,  the  largest  cross-border  investment, 
modernisation and digitalisation of the transmission system and regional distribution systems, will 
upgrade  250  km  of  transmission  lines,  The  investment  will  help  maintain  the  transmission  of 
electricity generated in RES and from abroad (electricity flows from of RES from Northern Europe 
towards the south of Europe. The total allocation for cross-border investments amount to EUR 257 
990 151million, corresponding to approximately 64,06% of the estimated cost of the REPowerEU 
chapter.  

Measures on increasing energy efficiency in renovations of buildings, including the restoration of 
historical buildings or the refurbishment of single-family households, also have a relevant cross-
border dimension as they will contribute to reducing the demand of imported fossil fuels. Aside 
from  significant  carbon  footprint  reduction  and  energy  savings,  positive  spill-over  effects  are 
expected on the long-term profitability of investing in more sustainable and RES-based energy 
solutions. 

*** 

Taking  into  consideration  the  assessment  of  all  the  measures  envisaged  in  the  REPowerEU 
chapter, the measure in the chapter is expected, to a high extent, to have a cross-border of multi-
country dimension or effect. This would warrant a rating of A under criterion 2.13 of Annex V of 
the RRF Regulation. 

REPowerEU measure 

Costs 
million) 

(EUR 

Contribution  to  the 
target in % 

Reform 1: Promoting sustainable energy  

14 122 096 

3.51% 

Reform 2: Supporting the green transition in RES   

Investment 1: Modernisation and digitalisation of the transmission 
system and regional distribution systems  
Reform 3: Supporting the creation of a database and data exchange 
system on the energy performance of buildings  
Reform 4: Reform of the management of government buildings  

Investment 2: Improving the energy and efficiency of public buildings 
(“Fast Actions”)  
Investment 3: Complementing the allocation of Investment 2 
Component 2 Restoration of Public Historical and Historical Buildings  
Reform 5: Project support for the rehabilitation of single-family 
houses on the ground  
Total 

4 008 308 

131 433 622 

25 820 000 

2 230 000 

20 420 000 

50 170 000 

9 786 125 

257 990 151 

1.00% 

32.64.% 

6.41% 

0.55% 

5.07% 

12.46% 

2.43% 

64.06% 

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ANNEX I: Climate tracking and digital tagging  

Measure/ 
Sub-
Measure 
Name ID 

Measure/Sub-
Measure Name 

Budget (EUR m) 

Int. Field 

Coeff. %  Int. Field 

Coeff. 
% 

Climate 

Digital 

SK-
C[C1]-
I[I1.a] 

SK-
C[C1]-
I[I1.b] 

SK-
C[C1]-
I[I2.a]  

SK-
C[C1]-
I[I2.b]  

SK-
C[C1]-
I[I2.c]  

Investments in the 
construction of new 
sources of electricity 
from RES (a) 

Investments in the 
construction of new 
sources of electricity 
from RES – 
Administrative costs 

Modernisation of the 
existing renewable 
electricity sources 
(repowering) and 
tranformation to 
biomethane production 
(a) 

Modernisation of the 
existing renewable 
electricity sources 
(repowering) and 
tranformation to 
biomethane production 
– Administrative costs 

Modernisation of the 
existing renewable 
electricity sources 
(repowering) and 
tranformation to 
biomethane production 
– biomethane 

SK-
C[C1]-
I[I2.d]  

Modernisation of the 
existing renewable 
electricity sources 
(repowering) and 

102.740 

029 

100% 

2.1 

029 

100% 

34.738 

032 

100% 

0.8 

032 

100% 

17 

030 

40% 

0.46 

030 

40% 

27 

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Measure/ 
Sub-
Measure 
Name ID 

Measure/Sub-
Measure Name 

Budget (EUR m) 

Int. Field 

Coeff. %  Int. Field 

Coeff. 
% 

Climate 

Digital 

tranformation to 
biomethane production 
– biomethane – 
Administrative costs 

Investments in 
increasing flexibility of 
electricity systems for 
greater RES integration 
– excluding 
Hydropower 

Investments in 
increasing flexibility of 
electricity systems for 
greater RES integration 
- excluding 
Hydropower - 
Administrative costs 

Investments in 
increasing flexibility of 
electricity systems for 
greater RES integration 
- Hydropower 

Investments in 
increasing flexibility of 
electricity systems for 
greater RES integration 
- Hydropower - 
Administrative costs 

SK-
C[C1]-
I[I3.a]  

SK-
C[C1]-
I[I3.b] 

SK-
C[C1]-
I[I3.c] 

SK-
C[C1]-
I[I3.d] 

SK-
C[C2]-
I[I1.a]  

Improving the energy 
efficiency of family 
homes 

SK-
C[C2]-
I[I1.b] 

Improving the energy 
efficiency of family 
homes - administrative 
cost 

35.76 

033 

100% 

033 

40% 

1 

033 

100% 

033 

40% 

11.8 

032 

100% 

0.26 

032 

100% 

424.462 

025bis 

100% 

22.12 

025bis 

100% 

28 

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Measure/ 
Sub-
Measure 
Name ID 

Measure/Sub-
Measure Name 

Budget (EUR m) 

Int. Field 

Coeff. %  Int. Field 

Coeff. 
% 

Climate 

Digital 

SK-
C[C2]-
I[I2.a]  

Renovation of public 
historical and 
Remembrance 
buildings 

SK-
C[C2]-
I[I2.b] 

Renovation of public 
historical and 
remembrance protected 
buildings - 
administrative cost 

SK-
C[C2]-
I[I2.c] 

Renovation of public 
historical and 
remembrance buildings 
- information campaign 

SK-
C[C2]-
R[R2]  

SK-
C[C3]-
I[I1.a] 

SK-
C[C3]-
I[I1.b]  

SK-
C[C3]-
I[I1.c]  

SK-
C[C3]-
I[I1.d] 

Increasing transparency 
and streamlining 
decisions of the 
Monuments Board of 
the Slovak Republic 

Development of low-
carbon transport 
infrastructure: railway 
lines 

Development of low-
carbon transport 
infrastructure: rail 
digitalisation 

Development of low-
carbon transport 
infrastructure: cycling 
paths 

Development of low-
carbon transport 
infrastructure: 
administrative costs 

160.185 

026bis 

100% 

5.38 

026bis 

100% 

1.04 

026bis 

100% 

6.69 

025bis 

100% 

431.5 

069 

100% 

96.34 

070 

40% 

070 

100% 

85.037 

075 

100% 

5.8 

069 

100% 

29 

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Measure/ 
Sub-
Measure 
Name ID 

Measure/Sub-
Measure Name 

Budget (EUR m) 

Int. Field 

Coeff. %  Int. Field 

Coeff. 
% 

Climate 

Digital 

SK-
C[C3]-
I[I2] 

SK-
C[C3]-
I[I3] 

SK-
C[C3]-
I[I4] 

SK-
C[C3]-
R[R2] 

SK-
C[C3]-
R[R4] 

Promoting clean 
passenger transport 

Development of 
intermodal freight 
transport 

Support for the 
construction of 
alternative propulsion 
infrastructure 

Public passenger 
transport 

The introduction of 
new policies for the 
long-term promotion of 
alternative fuels in the 
transport sector 

SK-
C[C4]-
I[I1] 

The operation of the 
industry 
decarbonisation scheme 

SK-
C[C4]-
I[I2.a] 

SK-
C[C4]-
I[I2.b] 

Ensuring the 
functioning of SIŽP 
processes linked to 
decarbonisation - 
excluding vehicles 

Ensuring the 
functioning of SIŽP 
processes linked to 
decarbonisation – 
vehicles 

45.3 

072bis 

100% 

16.1 

079 

40% 

51.6 

077 

100% 

26.6 

084bis 

40% 

084bis 

100% 

1 

077 

100% 

362.72 

024ter 

100% 

2.7 

027 

100% 

2.5 

n/a** 

40% 

30 

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Measure/ 
Sub-
Measure 
Name ID 

Measure/Sub-
Measure Name 

Budget (EUR m) 

Int. Field 

Coeff. %  Int. Field 

Coeff. 
% 

Climate 

Digital 

SK-
C[C5]-
I[I1.a] 

SK-
C[C5]-
I[I1.b]  

SK-
C[C5]-
I[I1.c] 

SK-
C[C5]-
I[I1.d] 

SK-
C[C6]-
R[R1.a] 

Adaptation of regions 
to climate change with 
an emphasis on nature 
conservation and 
biodiversity 
development – 
renaturing watercourses 

Adaptation of regions 
to climate change with 
emphasis on nature 
conservation and 
biodiversity 
development – property 
settlement with private 
Landowners 

Adaptation of regions 
to climate change with 
emphasis on nature 
conservation and 
biodiversity 
development – soft 
tourism development 
plans in the NP 
Muránska Plain and NP 
Poloniny 

Adapting regions to 
climate change, 
focusing on nature 
conservation and 
biodiversity 
development: 
administrative capacity 

Providing conditions 
for the implementation 
of compulsory pre-
primary education for 
children from the age 

62.36 

037 

67.837 

037 

100% 

15.92 

037 

100% 

3.18 

037 

100% 

39.28 

026bis 

100% 

31 

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Measure/ 
Sub-
Measure 
Name ID 

Measure/Sub-
Measure Name 

Budget (EUR m) 

Int. Field 

Coeff. %  Int. Field 

Coeff. 
% 

Climate 

Digital 

of 5 and introducing a 
legal entitlement to a 
place in kindergarten or 
other pre-primary 
education providers 
from the age of 3 - 
energy efficiency 
renovation 

Education content and 
form reform (curricular 
and textbook reform) – 
Digital testing and 
digital tools 

Preparing and 
developing teachers for 
new content and form 
of teaching – 
development teachers 
in digital skills 

19.55 

012 

100% 

16.74 

108 

100% 

Digital infrastructure in 
schools (a) 

187.18 

012 

100% 

SK-
C[C7]-
R[R1.b] 

SK-
C[C7]-
R[R2.b] 

SK-
C[C7]-
I[I1.a] 

SK-
C[C7]-
I[I1.b] R 

Digital infrastructure in 
schools – 
administrative costs for 
digital tagging 

SK-
C[C7]-
I[I2.a]  

Completion of the 
school infrastructure 
(a) 

SK-
C[C7]-
I[I2.b] R 

Completion of the 
school infrastructure - 
Administrative costs 
for climate tagging 

0 

n.a 

0% 

106.948 

026bis 

100% 

0 

n.a. 

0% 

32 

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Measure/ 
Sub-
Measure 
Name ID 

Measure/Sub-
Measure Name 

Budget (EUR m) 

Int. Field 

Coeff. %  Int. Field 

Coeff. 
% 

Climate 

Digital 

SK-
C[C7]-
I[I2.d]  

SK-
C[C8]-
R[R2.a] 

SK-
C[C8]-
I[I1.b]  

SK-
C[C9]-
I[I2.b] 

SK-
C[C9]-
I[I4] 

SK-
C[C9]-
I[I5]  

SK-
C[C9]-
I[I7] R 

SK-
C[C11]-
I[I2.a]  

SK-
C[C11]-
I[I2.c] R 

SK-
C[C11]-
I[I3] 

SK-C[C7] 
Administrative costs 
(digital tagging only) 

Introduction of a 
system of periodic 
scientific performance 
evaluation – IT system 

Investment support for 
the strategic 
development of 
universities – energy 
efficiency renovation 

Supporting cooperation 
between companies, 
academia and R & D 
organisations – digital 
Research and 
innovation to 
decarbonise the 
economy 
Research and 
innovation for the 
digitalisation of the 
economy 

5.11 

6.73 

012 

100% 

011 

100% 

 40.608 

026bis 

100% 

14.02 

009bis 

100% 

78.66 

022 

100% 

134.05 

009bis 

100% 

RD grant IT system 

0 

n.a. 

0% 

New hospital network – 
construction – green 
costs 

New hospital network – 
reconstruction – green 
costs 

644.869 

025ter 

40% 

0 

n.a. 

0% 

Digitalisation in health 

41.2 

095 

100% 

33 

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Measure/ 
Sub-
Measure 
Name ID 

Measure/Sub-
Measure Name 

Budget (EUR m) 

Int. Field 

Coeff. %  Int. Field 

Coeff. 
% 

Climate 

Digital 

Construction and 
rehabilitation of 
ambulance stations 
(emergency ambulance 
services) – 
reconstruction – green 
costs 

Coordinated inter-
ministerial cooperation 
and regulation - IT part 

Community Centres 
(covers I3, I4, I5) – 
Reconstructions – 
energy efficiency 
renovation costs 
Establishment of a 
repository of 
psychodiagnostic 
methods – IT costs 
Humanisation of 
institutional psychiatric 
care - energy efficiency 
renovation costs 
Enhancing community-
based social care 
capacities – green 
investment 
Extension and renewal 
of after-care and 
nursing capacities – 
green investments 

Capacities for reforms 
to reduce regulatory 
burden - Anti-
bureaucratic packages 
– work-flow tool 

SK-
C[C11]-
I[I4.b] 

SK-
C[C12]-
R[R1.c] 

SK-
C[C12]-
I[I3.b]  

SK-
C[C12]-
I[I6.b]  

SK-
C[C12]-
I[I7.b] R 

SK-
C[C13]-
I[I1.a]  

SK-
C[C13]-
I[I2.a] R 

SK-
C[C14]-
I[I1.d] 

SK-
C[C14]-
I[I2] 

0.84 

026bis 

100% 

0.52 

095 

100% 

0.347 

026bis 

100% 

0.711 

095 

100% 

0 

n.a. 

0% 

10.536 

026bis 

100% 

n.a. 

0% 

0 

0.2 

Digitalisation of 
insolvency processes 

5.99 

34 

011 

100% 

011quarter  100% 

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Measure/ 
Sub-
Measure 
Name ID 

Measure/Sub-
Measure Name 

Budget (EUR m) 

Int. Field 

Coeff. %  Int. Field 

Coeff. 
% 

Climate 

Digital 

SK-
C[C15]-
I[I1.a]  

Buildings for the 
reorganised court 
system - renovation of 
buildings (green part) 

SK-
C[C15]-
I[I2.a] 

Digitalisation and 
analytical capacities - 
Commercial Register 
and Centralised System 
of Judicial Governance 

SK-
C[C15]-
I[I2.b] 

Digitalisation and 
analytical capacities - 
Upgrading of IT 
equipment 

SK-
C[C16]-
I[I1.a] 

SK-
C[C16]-
I[I1.b] 

SK-
C[C16]-
I[I1.e]  

Investment 1:Making 
the fight against 
corruption and AML 
more effective – 
development of tools 
(Central Accounts 
Register) 

Investment 
1:Streamlining the fight 
against corruption and 
AML – development of 
tools (GoAML) 

Investment 
1:Streamlining the fight 
against corruption and 
AML – technical 
equipment for efficient 
financial investigations 
(digital investment) 

SK-
C[C16]-
I[I2.a] 

Investment 
2:Modernisation and 
capacity building of the 

35.623 

026bis 

100% 

9.42 

26.71 

3.33 

1.65 

3.44 

5.57 

35 

011quarter  100% 

011quarter  100% 

011 

100% 

011 

100% 

011 

100% 

011 

100% 

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Measure/ 
Sub-
Measure 
Name ID 

Measure/Sub-
Measure Name 

Budget (EUR m) 

Int. Field 

Coeff. %  Int. Field 

Coeff. 
% 

Climate 

Digital 

police force – training 
of staff and technical 
equipment of new units 
(digital investment) 

Investment 
2:Modernisation and 
professional capacity 
building of the Police 
Force – new Aliens 
Registration 
Information System (IS 
ECU) 

Investment 
2:Modernisation and 
capacity building of the 
police force – 
Automated system for 
detecting road traffic 
offences 

Investment 
2:Modernisation and 
capacity building of the 
police force – 
reconstruction of 
buildings (green 
investment) 

Investment 
3:Modernisation of the 
fire and rescue system 
– building a network of 
Integrated Safety 
Centres (digital 
investment) 

SK-
C[C16]-
I[I2.c] 

SK-
C[C16]-
I[I2.d] 

SK-
C[C16]-
I[I2.f] 

SK-
C[C16]-
I[I3.a] 

3.31 

24.79 

011 

100% 

011 

100% 

10.13 

026bis 

100% 

14.26 

011 

100% 

SK-
C[C16]-
I[I3.c] 

Investment 
3:Modernisation of the 
fire and rescue system 

1.21 

026bis 

100% 

36 

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Measure/ 
Sub-
Measure 
Name ID 

Measure/Sub-
Measure Name 

Budget (EUR m) 

Int. Field 

Coeff. %  Int. Field 

Coeff. 
% 

Climate 

Digital 

– renovation of fire 
station buildings (green 
investment) 

Reform/Investment 
4:Strengthening 
administrative capacity 
at different levels of 
government – creation 
of a National 
Implementation and 
Coordination Authority 

Better services for 
citizens and businesses 
(a) 

Better services for 
citizens and businesses 
- administrative 
capacity 

Digital transformation 
of public service 
delivery (a) 

Digital transformation 
of public service 
delivery - 
administrative capacity 

Engaging in multi-
country European 
projects related to the 
digital economy – 
EDIHs 

SK-
C[C16]-
I[I4.b] 

SK-
C[C17]-
I[I1.a] 

SK-
C[C17]-
I[I1.b] 

SK-
C[C17]-
I[I2.a]  

SK-
C[C17]-
I[I2.b] 

SK-
C[C17]-
I[I3.a] 

SK-
C[C17]-
I[I3.b] 

Engaging in multi-
country European 
projects related to the 

7.65 

177.53 

2.34 

103.278 

1.83 

16.87 

85.09 

37 

011 

100% 

011 

100% 

011 

100% 

011 

100% 

011 

100% 

010 

100% 

021quarter  100% 

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Measure/ 
Sub-
Measure 
Name ID 

Measure/Sub-
Measure Name 

Budget (EUR m) 

Int. Field 

Coeff. %  Int. Field 

Coeff. 
% 

Climate 

Digital 

digital economy - 
supercomputing, other 

Engaging in multi-
country European 
projects related to the 
digital economy - 
EDIHs - administrative 
capacity 

Digital Slovakia – 
Engaging in multi-
country European 
projects related to the 
digital economy - 
supercomputing, other - 
administrative capacity 

Support for projects 
aiming at the 
development and 
application of top 
digital technologies (a) 

Support for projects 
aiming at the 
development and 
application of top 
digital technologies - 
administrative capacity 

Fast grants – 
hackathons (a) 

Fast grants – 
hackathons - 
administrative capacity 

Strengthening 
preventive measures, 
increasing the speed of 

SK-
C[C17]-
I[I3.c] 

SK-
C[C17]-
I[I3.d] 

SK-
C[C17]-
I[I4.a]  

SK-
C[C17]-
I[I4.b] 

SK-
C[C17]-
I[I5.a]  

SK-
C[C17]-
I[I5.b] 

SK-
C[C17]-
I[I6.a] 

0.53 

1.5 

010 

100% 

021quarter  100% 

70.246 

010 

100% 

1.29 

2.80 

0.63 

34.63 

38 

010 

100% 

009bis 

100% 

009bis 

100% 

011 

100% 

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Measure/ 
Sub-
Measure 
Name ID 

Measure/Sub-
Measure Name 

Budget (EUR m) 

Int. Field 

Coeff. %  Int. Field 

Coeff. 
% 

Climate 

Digital 

incident detection and 
resolution 

Strengthening 
preventive measures, 
increasing the speed of 
incident detection and 
resolution – 
Reconstruction and 
completion of secured 
areas of critical 
infrastructure 

Strengthening 
preventive measures, 
increasing the speed of 
incident detection and 
resolution - 
administrative capacity 

Strengthening 
preventive measures, 
increasing the speed of 
incident detection and 
resolution  – 
Reconstruction and 
completion of secured 
areas of critical 
infrastructure - 
administrative capacity 

SK-
C[C17]-
I[I6.b]  

SK-
C[C17]-
I[I6.c] 

SK-
C[C17]-
I[I6.d] 

SK-
C[C17]-
I[I7.a] 

Improving the digital 
skills of seniors and the 
distribution of Senior 
Tablets - pilot project 

SK-
C[C17]-
I[I7.b]  

Improving the digital 
skills of seniors and the 
distribution of Senior 

2.992 

1 

0.27 

4.12 

38.214 

39 

021quinqu
ies 

100% 

011 

100% 

021quinqu
ies 

100% 

012 

100% 

012 

100% 

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Measure/ 
Sub-
Measure 
Name ID 

Measure/Sub-
Measure Name 

Budget (EUR m) 

Int. Field 

Coeff. %  Int. Field 

Coeff. 
% 

Climate 

Digital 

Tablets – completed 
project 

Improving the digital 
skills of seniors and the 
distribution of Senior 
Tablets - pilot project - 
administrative capacity 

Improving the digital 
skills of seniors and the 
distribution of Senior 
Tablets - completed 
project - administrative 
capacity 

Standardisation of 
technical and 
procedural 
cybersecurity solutions 
(a) 

Standardisation of 
technical and 
procedural 
cybersecurity solutions 
- administrative 
capacity 

Improving 
cybersecurity training 
and skills (a) 

Improving 
cybersecurity training 
and skills - 
administrative capacity 

REPowerEU- Reform 
1: Promoting 
sustainable energy – 
Legislative and 

SK-
C[C17]-
I[I7.c] 

SK-
C[C17]-
I[I7.d] 

SK-
C[C17]-
R[R4.a] 

SK-
C[C17]-
R[R4.b] 

SK-
C[C17]-
R[R5.a] 

SK-
C[C17]-
R[R5.b] 

SK-C19 

0.15 

2.22 

4.15 

0.27 

9.35 

0.27 

9.07 

012 

100% 

012 

100% 

011 

100% 

011 

100% 

021quinqu
ies 

100% 

021quinqu
ies 

100% 

032 

100% 

40 

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Measure/ 
Sub-
Measure 
Name ID 

Measure/Sub-
Measure Name 

Budget (EUR m) 

Int. Field 

Coeff. %  Int. Field 

Coeff. 
% 

Climate 

Digital 

procedural changes to 
accelerate the issuing 
of environmental 
permits – (a.) 

REPowerEU:Reform 1: 
Promoting sustainable 
energy – Improving the 
use of geothermal 
energy – (b.) 

REPowerEU: Reform 
1: Promoting 
sustainable energy – 
Establishment of BAT 
centres and provision 
of BAT reference 
documents – (d.) 

SK-C19 

SK-C19 

0.66 

032 

100% 

1.71 

027 

100% 

SK-C19 

REPowerEU: Reform 
1: Sustainable Biomass 
Trajectories- (e.) 

0.23 

030bis 

REPowerEU: Reform 
1: Promoting 
sustainable energy – 
Developing and 
supporting the 
production of 
biomethane, organic 
fertilisers and the 
circular bioeconomy – 
(f.) 

Reform 2: Supporting 
the green transition in 
RES – Developing 
methodologies and 2 
pilot areas suitable for 
wind energy 

SK-C19 

SK-C19 

2.46 

030bis 

100% 

2.80 

028 

100% 

41 

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Measure/ 
Sub-
Measure 
Name ID 

Measure/Sub-
Measure Name 

Budget (EUR m) 

Int. Field 

Coeff. %  Int. Field 

Coeff. 
% 

Climate 

Digital 

development. ‘go-to 
areas’) – (a.) 

Reform 2: Supporting 
the green transition in 
RES – Action Plan of 
the National Hydrogen 
Strategy of the Slovak 
Republic – (b.) 

Reform 2: Supporting 
the green transition in 
RES – Integration of 
RES into the electricity 
grid – (c.) 

REPowerEU – 
Investment 1: 
Modernisation and 
digitalisation of the 
transmission system 
and distribution 
systems – 
transformation of the 
PS/RDS – (a.) 

REPowerEU – 
Investment 1: 
Modernisation and 
digitalisation of the 
transmission system 
and distribution 
networks – 
transformation of the 
PS/RDS – (b.) 
Administrative costs 

REPowerEU – 
Investment 1: 
Modernisation and 
digitalisation of the 

SK-C19 

SK-C19 

SK-C19 

SK-C19 

SK-C19 

0.66 

032 

100% 

0.55 

033 

100% 

45.25 

033 

100% 

033 

40%* 

0.91 

033 

100% 

033 

40%* 

38.62 

033 

100% 

033 

40%* 

42 

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Measure/ 
Sub-
Measure 
Name ID 

Measure/Sub-
Measure Name 

Budget (EUR m) 

Int. Field 

Coeff. %  Int. Field 

Coeff. 
% 

Climate 

Digital 

transmission system 
and distribution 
systems – upgrading of 
transmission lines – (c.) 

REPowerEU – 
Investment 1: 
Modernisation and 
digitalisation of the 
transmission system 
and distribution 
systems – 
modernisation of 
transmission lines – (d) 
administrative costs 

REPowerEU – 
Investment 1: 
Modernisation and 
digitalisation of the 
transmission system 
and distribution 
networks – 
modernisation of 
distribution systems – 
(e.) 

REPowerEU – 
Investment 1: 
Modernisation and 
digitalisation of the 
transmission system 
and distribution 
networks – 
modernisation of 
distribution systems – 
(f.) administrative costs 

SK-C19 

SK-C19 

SK-C19 

0.77 

033 

100% 

033 

40%* 

41.71 

033 

100% 

033 

40%* 

0.83 

033 

100% 

033 

40%* 

43 

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Measure/ 
Sub-
Measure 
Name ID 

SK-C19 

SK-C19 

SK-C19 

SK-C19 

SK-C19 

Climate 

Digital 

Measure/Sub-
Measure Name 

Budget (EUR m) 

Int. Field 

Coeff. %  Int. Field 

Coeff. 
% 

REPowerEU – 
Investment 1: 
Modernisation and 
digitalisation of the 
transmission system 
and distribution 
networks – Energy 
Data Centre – (g.) 

REPowerEU – 
Investment 1: 
Modernisation and 
digitalisation of the 
transmission system 
and distribution 
networks – Energy data 
centre – (h) 
administrative costs 

REPowerEU – Reform 
3: Supporting the 
creation of a database 
and data exchange 
system on the energy 
performance of 
buildings 

REPowerEU – 
Investment 2: 
Improving the energy 
performance and 
efficiency of public 
buildings (“Fast 
Actions”) – (a.) 

REPowerEU – 
Investment 2: 
Improving the energy 
and efficiency of public 
buildings (‘Fast 

3.28 

011 

100%* 

0.07 

011 

100%* 

25.82 

011bis 

40% 

011bis  100%* 

20.02 

026 

40% 

0.40 

026 

40% 

44 

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Measure/ 
Sub-
Measure 
Name ID 

Measure/Sub-
Measure Name 

Budget (EUR m) 

Int. Field 

Coeff. %  Int. Field 

Coeff. 
% 

Climate 

Digital 

measures’) – (.b) 
administrative costs 

REPowerEU – 
Investment 3: 
Complementing the 
allocation of 
Investment 2 
Component 2 
Restoration of Public 
Historical and 
Historical Buildings 

REPowerEU – Reform 
5: Project support for 
the rehabilitation of 
single-family houses on 
the ground 

REPowerEU – 
Investment 4: 
Supporting the 
renovation of 
households at risk of 
energy poverty – Top-
up Investment 1 
Component 2 SK-
C[C2]-I[I2]-T[C2.4] – 
(a.) 

REPowerEU – 
Investment 4: 
Supporting the 
renovation of 
households at risk of 
energy poverty – new 
rapid partial renovation 
scheme – (b.) 

SK-C19 

SK-C19 

SK-C19 

SK-C19 

50.17 

026bis 

100% 

9.79 

025 

40% 

10.00 

025bis 

100% 

30.00 

025 

40% 

SK-C19 

REPowerEU – 
Investment 4: 

1.31 

025 

40% 

45 

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Measure/ 
Sub-
Measure 
Name ID 

Measure/Sub-
Measure Name 

Budget (EUR m) 

Int. Field 

Coeff. %  Int. Field 

Coeff. 
% 

Climate 

Digital 

Supporting the 
renovation of 
households at risk of 
energy poverty – 
administrative costs – 
(c.) 

REPowerEU – 
Investment 5: 
Development of low-
carbon transport 
infrastructure, SCALE 
UP measures SK-
C[C3]-I[I1.a] 

REPowerEU – 
Investment 6: 
Promoting 
environmentally 
friendly passenger 
transport, SCALE UP 
measures SK-C[C3]-
I[I2] 

REPowerEU – Reform 
6: Supporting 
education and skills 
development for the 
green transition 

REPowerEU – 
Investment 7: Learning 
and skills development 
conditions for the green 
transition – (a.) 

REPowerEU – 
Investment 7: Learning 
and skills development 
conditions for the green 

SK-C19 

SK-C19 

SK-C19 

SK-C19 

SK-C19 

18.00 

069bis 

100% 

66.50 

072bis 

100% 

0.69 

01 

100% 

14.45 

01 

100% 

0.29 

01 

100% 

46 

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Measure/ 
Sub-
Measure 
Name ID 

Measure/Sub-
Measure Name 

Budget (EUR m) 

Int. Field 

Coeff. %  Int. Field 

Coeff. 
% 

Climate 

Digital 

transition – (b) 
administrative costs 

The following (sub-) measures have been removed from the plan: SK-C[C7]-I[I1.b];SK-C[C7]-I[I2.b];SK-
C[C9]-I[I7]; SK-C[C11]-I[I2.c];SK-C[C12]-I[I7.b];SK-C[C13]-I[I2.a] 

*  Reforms  and  investments  in the  REPowerEU chapter  are not  taken into  account  when  calculating  the 
plan’s contribution to the digital target requirement set by Regulation (EU) 2021/241. 

**The  ‘Methodology  for  climate  tracking’  annexed to  the  Recovery  and  Resilience  Facility  Regulation 
does  not  set  out  intervention  fields  that  would  allow  for  climate  or  environmental  tracking  of  electric 
vehicles or plug-in hybrid vehicles, except for vehicles for urban transport falling under intervention field 
074. According to Article 18(4)€ of the Regulation, the methodology should however ‘be used accordingly 
for measures that cannot be directly assigned to an intervention field listed in Annex VI’. In this context, 
the  Commission  has  applied  a  100%  climate  contribution  coefficient  for  zero-emission  vehicles  of  all 
categories  (this  includes  battery  electric  and  fuel  cell/hydrogen-powered  vehicles);  a  40%  climate 
contribution  coefficient  for  plug-in  hybrid  light-duty  vehicles;  and,  in  line  with  the  criteria  under  the 
Taxonomy Regulation, a 100% climate coefficient for low-emission heavy-duty vehicles 

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