At this year's HUMAN FORUM in Banská Bystrica, one of Slovakia’s key platforms for dialogue on democracy and human rights, CELSI Scientific Director Martin Kahanec joined an important panel discussion on “Political Promises and Economic Reality: How Authoritarian and Populist Tendencies Shape the Future of the Economy.”

On November 17, CELSI Scientific Director Martin Kahanec participated in the discussion “Odkazy novembra 1989: Ozveny minulosti či realita súčasnosti?” at Záhrada – Centrum nezávislej kultúry in Banská Bystrica.

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.

On November 12, 2025, CELSI Scientific Director Martin Kahanec participated in a high-level panel discussion at the Košice Economic Forum, hosted by the Faculty of Economics at the Technical University of Košice (TUKE).

CELSI Scientific Director Martin Kahanec delivered a keynote address at the national conference “Sustainable Labour Mobility in Action: Bilateral Pathways for a Prosperous Slovakia,” organised by IOM Slovakia as part of the European Migration Network (EMN).

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.