On 3 and 4 September 2012 a small scale national network meeting focused on the cooperation with relevant Slovak non-governmental institutions was organised in the town of Piestany. The meeting was attended by 32 participants from NGOs working intensively in the field of migration and asylum and the representatives from state institutions.
The aim of the meeting was to provide a forum for discussion between state and non-state sector, presenting different views on number of issues. The aim was also to introduce all EMN tools and outcomes and their usage and to more involve non-state sector into the EMN activities (e.g. encouraging it to submit ad-hoc queries or study proposals).