AmCham Slovakia has a powerful and direct legislative impact in Slovakia, supporting the continuous improvement of business environment in Slovakia for more than 25 years.
Continual development of the business environment in Slovakia through Committees and other initiatives.
Pillars
AmCham´s mission is to improve the business environment in Slovakia and
increase the country´s competitiveness. By combining our members´ focus
and expertise with most crucial areas for the country we focus our
advocacy efforts on the following four pillars:
Innovation Capital #InnovativeSlovakia
- Your Contact person:
- Zora Frešová
- +421 948 692 133
- zora.fresova@amcham.sk
Innovation Capital #InnovativeSlovakia
- Your Contact person:
- Tomáš Jucha
- +421 947 939 030
- tomas.jucha@amcham.sk
Regional Capital #eastinnovation
- Your Contact person:
- Katarína Miňová
- +421 947 948 008
- katarina.minova@amcham.sk
Capital of Talents #skills4future
- Your Contact person:
- Peter Rusiňák
- +421 948 592 775
- peter.rusinak@amcham.sk
Institutional Capital #ruleoflaw
- Your Contact person:
- Zuzana Serinová
- +421 947 949 005
- zuzana.serinova@amcham.sk
Policy/Advocacy Platforms
Rule of Law Initiative
Construction Law Task Force
Public Procurement Task Force
Restructuring and Insolvency Task Force
Tax Committee
Business Service Center Forum
Business Academic Cooperation Committee
Employment & Social Affairs Committee
AIslovakIA
Digital Committee
Health Care Committee
Eastern Slovakia’ Business Potential
Regional Business Community
News and Updates
Contract Administration (Slovakia) joins Payrocks
Payrocks: a new brand in global payroll services market
The European payroll market will grow by 27 by 2027, while the growth
rate of domestic payroll services is estimated at a maximum of 5.
December 08, 2023
AmCham Slovakia committee and task force leadership elections – results
AmCham Slovakia expresses its gratitude to all the members, who casted
their votes in recent committee and task force leadership elections. In
accordance with AmCham Slovakia statutes
and following the call for nominations, the voting took place digitally
via email communication from 29 November until 4 December 2023 (23:59
PM).
December 07, 2023
JUST bridging the gap between education and employment
JUST, short for “Joint University and Small and Medium-Sized Enterprises
(SME) Training” is a project born out of the realisation that the
collaboration between universities and businesses, particularly SMEs,
lacking, hindering educational and employment prospects for students.
December 06, 2023
Annual Charity Fundraising Drive 2023 – Thank you!
We took the opportunity to organize the Annual Thanksgiving Charity Drive
to share with those who need it the most in our community. Thanks to
your contributions, we are happy to announce that AmCham Slovakia and
its members donated 15,500 € to miniBODKA o.z.
November 30, 2023
AmCham Slovakia committee and task force elections – call for voting @Dec4
AmCham Slovakia, in accordance with its statutes and following the call for nominations, is launching the committee and task forces leadership elections 2023 voting on 29 November 2023.
November 29, 2023
Changes to the Public Procurement Law – Take Six
Procurement Law – No Amendments in 2023
November 28, 2023
AmCham Slovakia committee and task force leadership elections – results
AmCham Slovakia expresses its gratitude to all the members, who casted
their votes in recent committee and task force leadership elections. In
accordance with AmCham Slovakia statutes
and following the call for nominations, the voting took place digitally
via email communication from 29 November until 4 December 2023 (23:59
PM).
December 07, 2023
Annual Charity Fundraising Drive 2023 – Thank you!
We took the opportunity to organize the Annual Thanksgiving Charity Drive
to share with those who need it the most in our community. Thanks to
your contributions, we are happy to announce that AmCham Slovakia and
its members donated 15,500 € to miniBODKA o.z.
November 30, 2023
AmCham Slovakia committee and task force elections – call for voting @Dec4
AmCham Slovakia, in accordance with its statutes and following the call for nominations, is launching the committee and task forces leadership elections 2023 voting on 29 November 2023.
November 29, 2023
AmCham Entrepreneurial Mindset development program in Banská Bystrica #3
Entrepreneurial Mindset program is a soft skills and development program
for 14 directors of high schools, deputies and lecturers in the Banská
Bystrica region. Its main goal is to develop their “skillset of the 21st
century” and provide a continuous support on their transformative
journey in accommodating a student-centric and employer-centric concept
of public education services.
November 14, 2023
AmCham Charity Fundraising Drive: Make a difference!
As has been AmCham´s tradition in previous years, we are conducting the annual Charity Fundraising Drive with the goal of sharing with those who need it the most in our communities.
November 09, 2023
European Economic and Social Committee: Annual conference on fundamental rights and the rule of law
On November 7, the EESC annual conference on fundamental rights and the
rule of law took place in Brussels. The objective of the conference was
to foster debate and put the voice of civil society at the forefront.
The panel discussions were based on the European Commission annual
report on the rule of law, and the EESC Fundamental Rights and Rule of
Law (FRRL) Group country visits reports.
November 07, 2023
Contract Administration (Slovakia) joins Payrocks
Payrocks: a new brand in global payroll services market
The European payroll market will grow by 27 by 2027, while the growth
rate of domestic payroll services is estimated at a maximum of 5.
December 08, 2023
JUST bridging the gap between education and employment
JUST, short for “Joint University and Small and Medium-Sized Enterprises
(SME) Training” is a project born out of the realisation that the
collaboration between universities and businesses, particularly SMEs,
lacking, hindering educational and employment prospects for students.
December 06, 2023
Changes to the Public Procurement Law – Take Six
Procurement Law – No Amendments in 2023
November 28, 2023
Don't take away the two percent of our tax assignation
We call on the government to keep the 2% tax assignation as it is.
November 27, 2023
Bringing Christmas with Usmev ako dar - Charity Initiative in Kosice
This holiday season, in the spirit of giving and compassion, we are
delighted to invite you to join us in the activity of Úsmev ako dar
„Bringing Christmas“ (Nesieme Vianoce) meaningful initiative: lending a
helping hand to those in community who are in need by three ways:
November 14, 2023
Slovak Industry Vision Day 2023
The Slovak Investment and Trade Development Agency (SARIO) invites you to the international business forum SLOVAK INDUSTRY VISION DAY 2023 on November 23, 2023. The topic of this year´s edition is STAINABLE INDUSTRY - NEW CHALLENGES FOR COMPANIES AND SUPPLIERS.
November 03, 2023
August 23, 2023
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June 20, 2023
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Legislative & Policy Update - June 2023
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May 18, 2023
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April 19, 2023
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Legislative & Policy Update - April 2023
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March 15, 2023
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Legislative & Policy Update - March 2023
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February 23, 2023
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Legislative & Policy Update - February 2023
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Policy process
Work in Committees and Task Forces
Voluntary participation, no entitlement for compensation.Voluntary participation, no entitlement for compensation.
Chairperson – elected by members of the Committee, approved by the Board
Vice Chair – assists with coordination, in the absence of the Chair takes over the leadership
Chairperson – elected by members of the Committee, approved by the Board
Vice Chair – assists with coordination, in the absence of the Chair takes over the leadership
- Meetings – should be on a regular basis, preferably once a month
- Agenda – prepared by C. Coordinator 5 working days in advance
- Minutes – Actions and Decisions – sent to C. members within 7 working days after the meeting
Every advocacy/lobbying initiative should be accompanied by an Advocacy Plan, available at the members only website area, containing:
- Lobbying Tool – Position Papers, Policy Briefs, Press Releases
- Target Audience – Government, Parliament, Stakeholders
- Timeframe – adapted to the AmCham rules and procedures, legislative process or other processes of concern
- Possible Coalitions – Foreign Chambers of Commerce in SR, business alliances, organizations or federations
- Leadership and Issue – Ownership - Chairs, Vice-Chairs, Spokespersons
Standard approval procedure
In case an urgent Position of AmCham needs to be released – two working days. The fast-track procedure has been amended on the Board Meeting in Oct. 2007.
- First stage - pre-draft of a Position Statement, written by a member or committee coordinator is circulated among AmCham members that have expressed interest in the given topic. Comments to be submitted within 5 working days.
- Second stage - members’ suggestions incorporated and an appropriate wording of the position formulated. The second stage shall not exceed 3 working days.
- Third (final) stage - final draft circulated among members and AmCham Board Members for their review. Conflicting requirements to be resolved by the coordinator. The final stage must not last more than 5 working days. Not responding within this timeframe is considered as an approval.
In case an urgent Position of AmCham needs to be released – two working days. The fast-track procedure has been amended on the Board Meeting in Oct. 2007.
- First phase (24 hours – one working day): AmCham consults the proposed Statement (and enclosed Advocacy Plan / Lobbying Strategy if applicable) with Members of the Board Policy / Advocacy Standing Committee; potential comments and subsequent approval of at least three Members of the Policy Standing Committee and at least one Member of the AmCham Executive Committee are needed within a 24-hour period. In addition, an Executive Sponsor from within the Board must be identified for each initiative.
- Second phase (48 hours – two working days): AmCham sends the draft of the Position Statement in the version approved by the Policy Standing Committee to the full Board. This stage should not last more than two working days. Not responding within this timeframe is considered as approval. Unless a member involved in the process is not happy with the final version, the position paper can be released.
Election Process
A Committee coordinator (member of AmCham policy team) is responsible for conducting a transparent and smooth process of nominations, digital voting via email/Google sheets and announcement of the results.
Committee Election Process:
- A leadership of each committee will be voted by members of a respective committee after two calendar years.
- Only committee members are allowed to run for the elections and have a right to vote.
- Each company would have 1 vote (filling out 1 election ballot giving their preferential vote to 1 chair and 1 vice-chair).
- Chairs and vicechairs are allowed to run for reelection without any limit on the number of terms.
- The Board reserves the right to dismiss a chair and/or vicechair of a committee in case of serious breach of ethical principles and/or lack of professional competency and/ or capacity to lead the committee.
Testimonials
The Business Academic Committee is one of the most active groups at Amcham and our members have contributed many ideas that have turned into actions and concrete results with a very high success rate. We have a constant dialogue with the Ministry of Education and influence decisions that have an effect on all Amcham members. We provide forums where the best and brightest students from our Universities can find their match in the Business world. We bring Deans and Professors in the same room with CEOs to exchange ideas and foster communication. We have success stories that speak for themselves: students turned into interns, interns turned into new hires and on their path to be our future leaders.
—Martin Kardoš, CSI Leasing
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