Involvement of third parties in PESCO projects was a priority for the Slovak government. Although the requirements for non-European parties to join are difficult as they currently are, EU has framed further restrictions, which may disqualify China, Turkey and Israel.

The United States is gradually winning EU member states to its side, but so far only from Central and Eastern Europe and the Baltics. However, laws to shut Chinese tech giants out of Europe's 5G networks are also on the rise in Western Europe.

Five soldiers could join the European maritime operation IRINI, focused on illegal firearms trafficking, in a month. Czech Republic, Poland and Hungary have already sent their delegations. Slovak army gained experience from this region in 2017 and 2018.

Slovakia has not yet succeeded in research and development programmes, for which the European Commission has appropriated almost one and a half billion euros. Slovak companies or organizations are not in the database of partners for potential cooperation, either. Defense department believes a better communication style between the department and defense industry will change for the better.