November 17 reminds us of the courage of students and citizens who stood up for human dignity, freedom of expression, and democratic values during the Gentle/Velvet Revolution in Czechoslovakia in 1989, and of the students who had protested against fascism and the closing of universities in Prague in 1939.

CELSI researcher Monika Martišková contributed to the 8th annual conference “Decarbonisation of the Slovak Economy 2025”, organised by EURACTIV Slovakia.

We’re looking for a new colleague to join our team in Bratislava to support our research team with the administration and coordination of our international projects, as well as the day-to-day management of the CELSI office.

CELSI researcher Monika Martišková will join the discussion “Trump, China, and Green Electricity: Turning Geopolitical Pressure into an Industrial Advantage” at the 8th annual conference “Decarbonisation of the Slovak Economy 2025”, organised by EURACTIV Slovakia.

CELSI contributes to the expert meeting “Improving Cooperation and Awareness in Combating Bogus Self-Employment,” was held on 27 October 2025 at the European Labour Authority (ELA) headquarters in Bratislava.

We are proud to share that CELSI researcher Tomáš Šarközi has been selected for the Virtual Young Scholars (VirtYS) program of the Global Labor Organization (GLO) — a highly competitive and internationally recognized research and mentoring initiative for early-career scholars.

Co-founder and Scientific Director of CELSI Martin Kahanec chaired the Class A2: Social and Related Sciences sessions at the Academia Europaea Annual Meeting 2025, held last week in Barcelona and hosted by the Academia Europaea Barcelona Knowledge Hub.

We are proud and delighted that CELSI’s co-founder and Scientific Director, Martin Kahanec, has been awarded the prestigious ESET Science Award 2025 in the main category Outstanding Scientist in Slovakia.

On October 2, CELSI researcher Monika Martišková led a training session in the ETUI education training workshop called "Green Clauses in Collective Bargaining" (1–3 October 2025, Bratislava).

As a non-partisan, research-focused institute, CELSI supports democracy, fair working conditions, decent work and decent pay for all workers through its evidence-based research and policy expertise.