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Slovakia
Slovakia's government rejected the 2024 WHO health-rule amendments on 11 March 2026, calling it a temporary step over constitutional doubts. It uses a compulsory chip ID card for e-government and is part of the digital euro project.
Digital ID · Goal 16.9
Digital ID in Slovakia
- Program
- Slovak eID card (slovensko.sk)
- Status
- Available, partial uptake
- National ID card
- ID card compulsory
- Biometrics
- Yes
The chip ID card is used for slovensko.sk e-government. No 2026 wallet launch date was found; the EU requires a wallet by 24 December 2026.
Digital money · Goal 8.10
Central bank digital currency
- Status
- In development
- Name
- Digital euro
Slovakia uses the euro. The ECB is preparing a digital euro; the European Parliament set its negotiating position in mid-2026 and talks with the Council are under way. The ECB has said a pilot could start in 2027 and first issuance could come in 2029 if EU law is adopted. No national CBDC exists.
On the record
What has happened, newest first
- 2026-07Rolling it out
The European Parliament set its position on the digital euro and opened talks with the Council on the final law. Sumsub — Digital euro proposal advances to final EU negotiations (July 2026) ↗
- 2026-03-11Pushback
The Slovak government decided to reject the 2024 IHR amendments, citing possible constitutional and human-rights concerns; the health minister called it temporary. STVR — Slovak government rejects revised WHO IHR ↗
- 2026-03-11Pushback
Opposition MP Tomas Szalay and some health groups criticised the rejection. TASR — Szalay: rejection of IHR revision ↗
UN and WHO
How Slovakia has voted
- WHO
- Rejected the 2024 rule changes
- Pandemic Agreement (May 2025)
- Abstained
- Migration compact (Dec 2018)
- Didn't vote
- Paris climate deal
- Party
- SDG Index 2026
- 80.9 · rank 21 of 169
- Progress reports to the UN (VNRs)
- 2
Absent on GCM; requested the Pandemic Agreement vote and abstained. Rejected 2024 IHR amendments in March 2026.
Sovereignty score
How the -1 adds up
- +1Rejected the WHO's 2024 health-rule changes source ↗
- +1Abstained on the WHO Pandemic Agreement (May 2025) source ↗
- -1Building a CBDC (development stage) source ↗
- -1Must offer an EU digital ID wallet by Dec 2026 source ↗
- -1Prices carbon nationally (tax or emissions trading) source ↗
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People pushing back
Groups and cases in Slovakia
- Slovak Ministry of Justice and Comenius / Matej Bel law facultiesJustice Ministry and two law faculty opinions raised sovereignty and constitutional concerns about the IHR amendments. source ↗
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Country research checked Oct 2026. Tracker data checked 11 Oct 2026. Every claim links to its source.