Abstract
Research background: The European Union has laid the foundations of European bioeconomy by publishing Innovating for Sustainable Growth: A Bioeconomy for Europe in 2012 and A sustainable bioeconomy for Europe: strengthening the connection between economy, society and the environment in 2018. These publications have inspired individual countries to develop their national bioeconomy strategy. Purpose of the article: The lack of engagement in the area of bioeconomy appears to be a problem, as individual national strategies differ vastly amongst the countries. For successful bioeconomy development, there is a need to identify and address the differences in these strategies. That is why, we aim our attention at comparing European and Slovak bioeconomy legislative and at analysing to what extent have Slovak legislative implemented aspects of the European legislative. Methods: The methodology of this study relies on document analysis of officially adopted policy strategies and roadmaps in the EU and Slovak Republic. The paper aims at defining the concept of bioeconomy, its relevance for the society and identifying the differences in European and Slovak strategic documents. Findings & Value added: Since Slovakia is a part of EU, it largely transmits the key areas of EU strategies to its own national strategy. Nevertheless, while comparing strategic documents on the two levels, disparities can be find resulting from specific prerequisites, economic situation and other circumstances. The main difference being the extend to what bioeconomy is addressed. While EU places a great importance to this concept, Slovakia does not aim as much attention to it.
Highlights
From a global perspective, the bioeconomy is presented through political strategies as a path to a new and more sustainable economy
Bioeconomy is a cross-sectoral approach encompassing all sectors relying on biological resources, which promotes the replacement of non-renewable natural resources by the renewable ones [1]
From European perspective, the bioeconomy is presented as a central element for functioning and successful European economy, European Commission has published a bioeconomy strategy Innovating for sustainable growth: A bioeconomy for Europe in 2012
Summary
The bioeconomy is presented through (but ) political strategies as a path to a new and more sustainable economy. From European perspective, the bioeconomy is presented as a central element for functioning and successful European economy, European Commission has published a bioeconomy strategy Innovating for sustainable growth: A bioeconomy for Europe in 2012 This strategy was created in the context of the need for radical change in production, consumption, processing, storage, recycling, and biological resources disposal as an answer to abovementioned global societal problems. The focus of the strategy is aimed at ensuring food security, sustainable management of natural resources, reducing dependence on nonrenewable resources, mitigating, and adapting to climate change, creating jobs and maintaining European competitiveness Along with this strategy, an action plan was published presenting a list of 12 actions needed to achieve set goals. These actions come within the ambits of investments in research, innovation and skills; reinforced policy interaction and stakeholder engagement; enhancement of markets and competitiveness in bioeconomy [3]
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