Comparative analysis of the sustainable development strategies and indicators of the V4

Abstract

With the explosive growth of mankind and as a result of the escalating migration wave the European Union attaches greater importance to sustainable development and sustainability. In my study within the European Union, I examine the countries of the Visegrád Four in terms of sustainability. The Visegrád countries (also known as V4) have gone through great changes during the last two decades in case of economic, social and environmental perspectives equally. Incorporating these factors into their sustainable development strategy and their indicator system has been implemented in different ways which can be seen from the year of the development of the strategies. The four countries are investigating great power in sustainable development, so it is essential to examine how the V4 countries could incorporate and apply the goals of sustainable development (EU SDG) and its indicators into the lives of the citizens and in the policies. The most important goal of my study is to identify the similarities and differences in the application of the sustainable development framework strategy and indicator system of the surveyed countries. Do we find any difference from the EU indicators or they are the same in one? I apply a comparative analysis to the illustration that is best able to show the intended purpose. My hypothesis is the following: none of the surveyed Visegrád countries has taken over the European Union's Sustainable Development Indicator System or the SDG indicators. In the first part of the study the EU and country strategies are analyzed while the second part is the analysis of the indicators/indicator systems. The information which is required for the comparison is provided by the European Union, the Czech Republic, Hungary, Poland and Slovakia's Statistical Offices.