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3.7 Cross-border mobility in employment, entrepreneurship and vocational opportunities

Last update: 28 February 2025
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  1. Programmes and schemes for cross-border mobility
  2. Legal framework

Programmes and Schemes for Cross-border Mobility

The following examples illustrate current programmes and schemes that support cross-border mobility in Slovakia:

  1. Clean Mobility Project
  • Objective: Enhance public transport and promote ecological transport options across the Slovakia-Austria border.
  • Partners: Bratislavská integrovaná doprava (BID), Verkehrsverbund Ost-Region (VOR), and other regional partners.
  • Activities: Improving information services, promoting public transport, and integrating cross-border mobility systems.
  1. EURES Offices
  • Objective: Facilitate cross-border labor mobility by providing support for workers and businesses.
  • Locations: Vienna and Bratislava.
  1. Startup Ecosystem Initiatives
  • Support: Government initiatives and EU funding supporting tech-driven businesses, offering financial support and training.
  • Networks: Emerging platforms and incubators promoting entrepreneurship across the Vienna-Bratislava Twin City region.
  • Slovakia boasts a vibrant startup ecosystem supported by government initiatives and EU funding. This environment is conducive to tech-driven businesses, making it an attractive hub for entrepreneurship in Central Europe.
  1. Vocational Opportunities
  • Vocational Education Modernization: Slovakia is partnering with SFUVET to modernize vocational education, aligning it better with labor market needs. This aims to improve workforce readiness and address skill shortages.
Law on Services
  • Provisions: Foreign entities can provide cross-border services in Slovakia if compliant with their home EU state's regulations.
Commercial Code
  • Provisions: Foreign business entities require registration in Slovakia's Commercial Register; natural persons need trade authorization.
EU Mobility Directive
  • Status: While there is no unified framework for cross-border conversions and divisions, cross-border mergers require registration.
Entry and Stay Requirements
  • For EU Nationals: Easier access with minimal bureaucratic requirements.
  • For Non-EU Citizens: Specific visa and work permit requirements apply.
Taxation
  • Provisions: Specific taxation arrangements for young professionals moving within the EU.