She held the position of Deputy Prime Minister of the Slovak Republic for the Recovery and Resilience Plan and the use of EU funds from May to October 2023.

Previously, she headed the Recovery Plan Section at the Slovak Government Office as Director General, the Economic Analysis Section at the Representation of the European Commission in Slovakia and worked at the Directorate General for Energy at the European Commission in Brussels.

The Recovery and Resilience Facility is the EU's joint response to the severe economic downturn caused by the COVID-19 pandemic.

Its main objective is to support reforms and investments that will allow Slovakia to start catching up to the EU average standard of living again.

Since 15 May 2023, Lívia Vašáková has held the post of Deputy Prime Minister for the Recovery and Resilience Plan and the use of EU funds in the cabinet of Ludovít Ódor.