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A socio-economic dimension in the area of regional policy in Slovakia is characterized by a strong influence of European Union`s regional policy. The self-governing regions, which should be strong elements of regional policy, face the challenge of making objective social policy based on group of indicators in the context of current quality of life and historical model of social policy. Necessary prerequisite is to know what influences the social milieu. Latest OECD indicators seem to be most acceptable within the diagnostics of regional socio-economic realia.