Measures related to COVID-19

State aid rules and coronavirus

Slovakia's state aid measures to support the economy in the current COVID-19 outbreak:

State Aid Measures adopted under the Temporary Framework

2022

• 14 January: €9 million Slovak scheme to support bus companies in the context of the coronavirus pandemic (SA.101088) (daily news: MEX/22/391)

2021

• 20 December: Amendment to Slovak employment aid scheme to preserve jobs and support the selfemployed in the context of the coronavirus pandemic (SA.101016) (daily news: MEX/21/7066)
• 9 September: €65 million Slovak scheme to support travel agencies in the context of the coronavirus outbreak (SA.64415) (daily news: MEX/21/4670)
• 6 August: €10 million Slovak scheme to support professional sport clubs affected by coronavirus outbreak (SA.64148) (daily news: MEX/21/4141)
• 21 June: Slovak employment aid scheme to preserve jobs and support the self-employed in context of coronavirus outbreak, including budget increase (SA.63294) (daily news: MEX/21/3146)
• 3 May: €90 million Slovak scheme to support operators in tourism sector in context of coronavirus outbreak (SA.62256) (daily news: MEX/21/2244)
• 15 January 2021: Commission approves €8 million Slovak scheme to support professional sport clubs in the context of coronavirus outbreak (SA.60212) (daily news: MEX/21/141)

2020

• 21 December: €100 million Slovak scheme to support uncovered fixed costs of companies affected by coronavirus outbreak (SA.59996) (daily news: MEX/20/2519)
• 11 August: €25 million Slovak scheme to support innovative companies with limited access to credit facilities in the context of coronavirus outbreak (SA.58054) (daily news: MEX/20/1471)
• 10 July: €80 million Slovak scheme to support research, development and testing infrastructure for coronavirus relevant products (SA.57829) (daily news: MEX/20/1338)
• 18 June: €4 billion Slovak direct grant and guarantee schemes to support companies affected by coronavirus outbreak (SA.57483, SA.57484 and SA.57485) (daily news: MEX/20/1132)
• 16 June: €200 million Slovak rent compensation scheme to support companies affected by coronavirus outbreak (SA.57599) (daily news: MEX/20/1111)
• 21 April: €2 billion Slovak employment aid scheme to preserve jobs and support the self-employed during the coronavirus outbreak (SA.56986) (press release: IP/20/707)

State Aid Measures adopted under Article 107(2)b TFEU

2020

• 22 December: €29.8 million Slovak aid scheme to compensate airport operators for damage suffered due to coronavirus outbreak and to support them in this context (SA.59240) (daily news: MEX/20/2529)