AmCham Slovakia

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Continual development of the business environment in Slovakia through Committees and other initiatives.


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.

Letter to Members by Martina Slabejová

Most importantly - I want to cordially thank all of you - our members, colleagues, and supporters - for a fantastic year 2025. This season marked the opening of the fourth decade of AmCham Slovakia’s activities, as we proudly continue to represent the voice of modern international and local businesses, united within a community of more than 330 members.

January 12, 2026

AmCham´s Mission in 2026: Competitiveness as Commitment

I would like to take a moment to reflect on where we stand as a community and, more importantly, where we are heading together. The turn of the year is always an opportunity to pause, look back at what we have built, and refocus our energy on the priorities ahead. This year, that focus is clearer than ever: competitiveness.

January 09, 2026

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:  

 

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People #skills4future

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Institutions #ruleoflaw

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Innovations #InnovativeSlovakia

Policy/Advocacy Platforms

News and Updates

Slovakia at the Bottom of Global Hiring Plans

While the V4 continues to grow, Slovakia records its weakest employment outlook since the pandemic

Tram Line to the Bory District Enters the EIA Process, Bringing a New Connection Between Western Bratislava and the City

The project to extend the tram line from Dúbravka to the new city district of Bory is moving into its next phase. Penta Real Estate, in cooperation with the City of Bratislava, is submitting the project for Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA), a key step towards the construction of a new tram line in the western part of the city. 


Czech–Slovak Ball 2026: Stars, History, and Shared Values

AmCham Slovakia is a proud partner of the twelfth edition of the Czech–Slovak Ball, which will welcome its guests on 7 February 2026 in the magnificent Art Nouveau spaces of Prague’s Municipal House.

Letter to Members by Martina Slabejová

Most importantly - I want to cordially thank all of you - our members, colleagues, and supporters - for a fantastic year 2025. This season marked the opening of the fourth decade of AmCham Slovakia’s activities, as we proudly continue to represent the voice of modern international and local businesses, united within a community of more than 330 members.

AmCham´s Mission in 2026: Competitiveness as Commitment

I would like to take a moment to reflect on where we stand as a community and, more importantly, where we are heading together. The turn of the year is always an opportunity to pause, look back at what we have built, and refocus our energy on the priorities ahead. This year, that focus is clearer than ever: competitiveness.

Merry Christmas from AmCham Slovakia!

As the message above says, the AmCham office wishes all members and friends a very pleasant Christmas season!  

Letter to Members by Martina Slabejová

Most importantly - I want to cordially thank all of you - our members, colleagues, and supporters - for a fantastic year 2025. This season marked the opening of the fourth decade of AmCham Slovakia’s activities, as we proudly continue to represent the voice of modern international and local businesses, united within a community of more than 330 members.

AmCham´s Mission in 2026: Competitiveness as Commitment

I would like to take a moment to reflect on where we stand as a community and, more importantly, where we are heading together. The turn of the year is always an opportunity to pause, look back at what we have built, and refocus our energy on the priorities ahead. This year, that focus is clearer than ever: competitiveness.

Merry Christmas from AmCham Slovakia!

As the message above says, the AmCham office wishes all members and friends a very pleasant Christmas season!  

Letter To Members by Martina Slabejova: Making Competitiveness Slovakia’s Agenda - Shape 2026 with Us

2026 will be the year we double down on our core mission: helping make Slovakia a country where it truly pays off to invest, do business and live - and turning competitiveness from a slogan into a national agenda.

Committee and task force leadership elections 2025 – 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 the Code of Conduct, following the call for nominations, the voting took place digitally via email communication from the 5th December until the 12th December 2025 (23:59 PM).

AmCham Slovakia Committee and Task Force Elections 2025 – call for voting @Dec5

AmCham Slovakia, in accordance with its statutes and the Code of Conduct, is launching the committee and task forces leadership elections 2025 voting on the 5th December 2025.

Slovakia at the Bottom of Global Hiring Plans

While the V4 continues to grow, Slovakia records its weakest employment outlook since the pandemic

Tram Line to the Bory District Enters the EIA Process, Bringing a New Connection Between Western Bratislava and the City

The project to extend the tram line from Dúbravka to the new city district of Bory is moving into its next phase. Penta Real Estate, in cooperation with the City of Bratislava, is submitting the project for Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA), a key step towards the construction of a new tram line in the western part of the city. 


Czech–Slovak Ball 2026: Stars, History, and Shared Values

AmCham Slovakia is a proud partner of the twelfth edition of the Czech–Slovak Ball, which will welcome its guests on 7 February 2026 in the magnificent Art Nouveau spaces of Prague’s Municipal House.

Penta Real Estate enters the UK market with two residential projects in London

Penta Real Estate announces its first investment in the United Kingdom a 50:50 joint venture with the renowned developer Ballymore, focused on delivering more than 680 new homes across two prime London locations. 


Kauflands Ilava rooftop power plant could cover the consumption of 703 households

On the roof of its logistics center in Ilava, Kaufland has launched a photovoltaic power plant that will produce more than 1.5 million kWh annually. Solar energy will cover up to 98 of the buildings consumption, reducing Kauflands carbon footprint and strengthening its energy self-sufficiency. 

Workforce diversity, diversity management, and sustainable business performance

Research Center for Agriculture and Bioeconomy in cooperation with AmCham Slovakia, is conducting a survey about workforce diversity, diversity management, and sustainable business performance

August 23, 2023

Legislative & Policy Update - August 2023

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June 20, 2023

Legislative & Policy Update - June 2023

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May 18, 2023

Legislative & Policy Update - May 2023

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April 19, 2023

Legislative & Policy Update - April 2023

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March 15, 2023

Legislative & Policy Update - March 2023

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February 23, 2023

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
Two (2) Vice Chairs – assists with coordination, in the absence of the Chair takes over the leadership

  • Meetings – should be on a regular basis, preferably once a quarter
  • Agenda – prepared by C. Coordinator a few working days in advance
  • Minutes – Actions and Decisions – sent to C. members within 7 working days after the meeting
Preparation of Advocacy Plans and Strategies
Every advocacy initiative should be accompanied by an Advocacy Plan, available at the members only website area, containing:

  • Advocacy 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
Approval of Position Papers and Position Letters
Standard approval procedure

  • 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.
Fast-track 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 phase (24 hours –  one working day): AmCham consults the proposed Statement (and enclosed Advocacy Plan / 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:

  1. A leadership of each committee will be voted by members of a respective committee after two calendar years.
  2. Only committee members are allowed to run for the elections and have a right to vote.
  3. Each company would have 1 vote (filling out 1 election ballot giving their preferential vote to 1 chair and 1 vice-chair).
  4. Chairs and vicechairs are allowed to run for reelection without any limit on the number of terms.
  5. 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.

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Martin Kardoš, CSI Leasing