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FSF advances democratic principles and economic freedom through evidence-based policy, non-partisan collaboration, and EU alignment. Independence, transparency, action. Aims & Values Future Slovakia Forum advances democratic principles and economic freedom through evidence-based policy development, non-partisan collaboration, and EU alignment. We unite diverse stakeholders to build a stronger, more prosperous Slovakia within the European community. Independence FSF maintains institutional independence. Our research and recommendations are evidence-based and non-partisan. We do not take positions aligned with any single political party. We work collaboratively across the democratic spectrum to deliver practical, long-term solutions for Slovakia. Our Approach • Economic Freedom: Competitive markets and entrepreneurship within EU integration • Democratic Principles: Strengthening institutions and safeguarding national interests • Innovation & Education: Equipping Slovakia for global challenges through continuous learning • Sustainable Development: Balanced growth integrating ESG principles and green initiatives • Rule of Law: Independent judiciary ensuring justice and equality • Non-Partisan Collaboration: Cross-spectrum dialogue delivering long-term solutions • Evidence-Based Policy: Data-driven recommendations beyond electoral cycles • Ethical Business Practices: Pro-business policies aligned with long-term development • Civil Society Engagement: Inclusive public dialogue shaping Slovakia's future • Decentralization: Empowering local governments for community-level progress • Vision for Slovakia: Uniting fragmented sectors through shared national prosperity goals • Comprehensive Reform: State reforms, private sector stability, and civic society cohesion View our active projects → How We Work • Convening diverse stakeholders for evidence-based dialogue • Publishing independent policy analysis and recommendations • Collaborating across political spectrum on shared challenges • Fostering next-generation civic leadership • Supporting ethical business practices and civil society organizations EU Values Alignment FSF upholds the core values on which the European Union is founded: human dignity, freedom, democracy, equality, rule of law, and human rights. We work to advance these principles within Slovakia and contribute to shared European objectives. Learn more about the EU Charter of Fundamental Rights → Get Involved Learn more about FSF membership, our projects, or get in touch with our team. Contact Us → | Become a Member → | View Latest News →

An independent Slovak think tank building analytical capacity and expert teams for key reforms. Support Slovakia's readiness and become our partner. Partnerships for Prepared Reforms Help fund the people and reform outputs Slovakia needs, so the country does not start from zero when the next reform opportunity arrives. Healthy Future of Slovakia is the flagship initiative of Future Slovakia Forum. For us, health is not only clinical medicine. It is also transparent governance, sustainable public finance, digitalisation and the capacity of the state to manage complex systems well. Support reform capacity Download One-Pager for donors (PDF) * This is not a membership or an automated donation. It's a partnership supporting specific analytical capacity. After filling out the form, we will contact you personally. Why Now Opportunities to push reforms come unexpectedly. When they open, the country cannot afford to start from scratch. It needs prepared reform proposals, verified data, budget frameworks, implementation steps, and people who can carry them into practice. A reform opportunity can open quickly. Analytical capacity cannot be built overnight. What your partnership funds You fund concrete readiness, not abstract operations. Support for FSF means funding people, time, data, mentoring, quality assurance, and public explanation. In other words: the capacity without which reforms remain only ideas. Partner of Analytical Talent — a month of work in a research team €600 / month Funds one monthly analytical slot for a student in an FSF research team. The output is a literature review, data background note, analytical memo, or a section of a policy brief under expert mentorship. The sum includes the junior analyst's work, mentorship, QA, and output coordination. Expert Roundtable or Reform Package €5,000 – €10,000 Allows for the preparation and organisation of an expert meeting, processing of outputs, publication of recommendations, and communication to both expert and broader audiences. Junior for Fundraising Intelligence (Back-office layer) €2,100 / year Covers one position with a scope of 4 hours per week for 12 months. Task: track grant calls, analyze programme documentation, and prepare decision briefs for FSF leadership (approx. CZK 52,000 in the Czech student environment). Partner of Expert Output — one high-quality policy brief €3,500 Covers the full preparation of one high-quality policy brief: research, junior analyst work, senior expert mentoring, editing, fact-checking, visual design, and publication of an output ready for decision-makers. Strategic Partner of Reform Capacity €10,000+ A contribution to the bridge fund, which maintains analytical, fundraising, and coordination capacity during periods when large institutional grants are evaluated and contracted. Current bridge fund goal for 2026: €20,000. Social Media Junior for Reform Communication €2,600 / year Covers one position with a scope of 5 hours per week for 12 months. Task: translate a policy brief, data chart, or expert output into an accessible visual, post, or explainer without distorting the original meaning (approx. CZK 65,000). Why FSF We are a T-shaped think tank: deep expertise in healthcare, broader capacity for the state. 15+ Senior experts and contributors in the Healthy Future of Slovakia group; several are not publicly listed. 4 Active reform verticals developed under the same methodological model. V4 Regional health policy cooperation with partners from Slovakia, Czechia, and Poland; adding Hungary soon. QA Evidence-based methodology and strict quality assurance process before publication. A reform emerges at the intersection of three things. No single part is enough on its own. Systemic problems are not solved by one political decision or one government. They require infrastructure that outlives political cycles. Problem (Burning platform): A real, measurable, and politically unsustainable problem that can no longer be ignored. Policy (Expert solution): A proposal grounded in data, good practice, and method — one that withstands both expert scrutiny and implementation challenges. Institutions (Willingness to take responsibility): Leaders and public institutions willing to bear the cost of change on the basis of verified, hard data. Reform infrastructure — not a list of events. No single part is enough on its own. Systemic problems are not solved by one political decision or one government. They require infrastructure that outlives political cycles. 01 Senior expertise We connect experts across healthcare, education, public finance, decentralisation, institutions, and democratic resilience. 03 Reform outputs We produce policy briefs, reform maps, analytical notes, roundtables, and public explanations of reforms. 02 Student policy talent We engage Slovak students — especially in Czechia — in real analytical work under the guidance of mentors and experts. 04 Core capacity Serious reform work needs project management, fundraising, financial planning, QA, reporting, communications, and impact measurement. Your support builds infrastructure, not political influence. Future Slovakia Forum is a non-partisan, independent, evidence-based think tank. In private partnerships, we strictly separate funding for the organisation from influence over content. A donor does not have the right to determine expert conclusions, methodology, or data findings. Key Principles: No influence: Partnership does not mean influence over expert conclusions or buying content. No favors: Partnership does not mean political favours, endorsements, or hidden agendas. Strict limits: Every partnership goes through a conflict-of-interest screening. To protect our independence, private corporate sponsorship is capped at a maximum of 25% of our total budget. Download One-Pager for donors (PDF) Help fund the people, data, and reform outputs Slovakia needs. Do you have the resources, or do you know a partner who wants to invest in the country's institutional readiness? Support FSF so that Slovakia does not start from zero when the next opportunity for change arrives. Support reform capacity Write to Dávid ”These are not operating costs for the sake of operating. This is the cost of making sure Slovakia does not start from zero at the next opportunity.”

Executive Board Elena Fischerová Member of FSF - Education Group Coordinator Mediator in training and Director of the Edulienka Youth Center. Combines expertise in neuroscience and alternative conflict resolution in education with a mission to develop autonomous, empathetic, and resilient young people prepared for a rapidly changing world. Miloslav Olejár Member of FSF - Decentralization Group Coordinator Architect with 20 years of professional experience in Canada and a civic leader from Bardejov. Advocates for municipal governance reform and decentralization as tools to strengthen democratic participation. Juraj Sarkisjan Member of FSF - Education Group Data engineer and classical archaeologist (Charles University). Former spreader of conspiracy theories, now an advocate against disinformation and a promoter of critical thinking. Marek Polonec Member of FSF - Education & Decentralisation Groups Psychologist and entrepreneur in the tourism sector, member of the leadership of the Demokrati party. Organizer of the discussion series 'Dialogue for Democracy'.

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< Back Future Slovakia Forum Assigned to CIPE Project Mar 7, 2024 Activating Slovak Enterprises to Participate in UA Reconstruction We were assigned to conduct approximately 15 structured interviews with key public officials, private sector representatives, and local entrepreneurs to gather insights on Ukraine's reconstruction and its impact on Slovak businesses. Additionally, we were assigned to create a detailed stakeholder map and facilitate introductions between CIPE and key stakeholders. Finally, to compile a concise report highlighting key takeaways, gaps, and opportunities for Slovak involvement in Ukraine's reconstruction. < Previous Next >

< Back PRESS RELEASE - ALL THE 13 QUESTIONS - CHARTS AND DATA REVEALED Mar 13, 2025 AVAILABLE HERE FOR YOU - FREE FOR DOWNLOAD DATA HAS TO BE USED - MUST BE DISCUSSED! This follow-up expert discussion, organized by the Future Slovakia Forum, took place on March 12, 2025, and presented the final findings from a public opinion survey conducted in cooperation with the FOCUS agency. It explored how Slovak citizens perceive their country’s place in the world, particularly in relation to NATO, the EU, neutrality, and support for Ukraine. The debate featured sharp commentary from experts including sociologist Michal Vašečka, former Minister of Foreign Affairs Miroslav Wlachovský, and moderator Juraj Petrovič. They addressed the growing gap between Slovakia’s declared pro-Western orientation and the public’s reluctance to support the responsibilities that come with it. Survey results revealed several key paradoxes: While 70.6% of Slovaks support NATO membership, nearly 50% simultaneously favor neutrality. A majority support humanitarian aid to Ukraine, but military aid remains unpopular. Over half of respondents would accept a peace deal allowing Russia to keep part of Ukrainian territory. A substantial share of voters sees the U.S. as a threat, reflecting the impact of disinformation. The event concluded with a strong call for political leadership, civic education, and strategic communication to ensure Slovakia remains a confident, democratic member of the West. This panel builds on the first discussion (March 6, 2025) and completes the publication of all key data from the March survey, revealing 13 questions in total. WRAP-UP OF THE EXPERT PANEL AND OF THE SURVEY RESULTS HERE: Slovakia's Security and Alliances – Public Opinion Report (March 2025) Experts in the panel discussion, March 12, 2025: Miroslav Wlachovský - former Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Slovak Republic, diplomat and foreign policy expert, Globsec Distinguished Fellow Martin Slosiarik - public opinion expert, director of the FOCUS agency, which conducted the survey for o.z. Forum for the Future of Slovakia, a consultant for the FOCUS Michal Vašečka - sociologist, expert on social trends and public opinion, member of the Board of Directors of Aspen Institute CE and Director of Bratislava Policy Institute Moderator: Juraj Petrovič EXPERT PANEL DISCUSSION II. VIDEO HERE: https://video.wixstatic.com/video/80496f_f04ac9ae173c48b6b785348e22dc0624/1080p/mp4/file.mp4 WATCH ON YOUTUBE (in Slovak) OF FSF < Previous Next >

< Back The Danube Story: Slovakia at the Crossroads of History Nov 26, 2025 Future Slovakia Forum presents a new moral-political analysis of Slovakia's democratic crisis — and the paths that remain open. Slovakia has experienced the steepest democratic decline in the European Union since 1989 . According to the V-Dem Democracy Report 2025, the country dropped nearly 20 points on the liberal democracy index in just two years. Yet this is not a story of collapse. It is a story of choice. A chalk revolution born in high school corridors. Fifty thousand people filling squares in November rain. Three hundred thousand Slovak voices abroad who may determine the 2027 election. The Danube Story examines how democracies erode — not through military force, but through captured institutions, legislative storms, and the silence of those who should speak. The Danube flows on. The decision is ours. Read the full analysis THE DANUBE STORY Dávid Bořuta & Michal Vašečka | Future Slovakia Forum | November 2025 for media - download the Press Release : Read / Download the Press Release - The Danube Story < Previous Next >

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Partner with us, join our expert network, apply to our student programme, or support FSF as a member or via the 2% tax. Get Involved Building a resilient Slovakia takes a multi-generational network — experts, partners, and engaged citizens. Find the path that fits you. 01 Strategic Partnerships Institutional & corporate We offer transparent partnerships to companies, CSR programmes, and foundations that want to invest in long-term state capacity and systemic reform. Focus: Funding for research teams, policy briefs, and public-interest data. Independence: FSF keeps its expert conclusions strictly separate from funding. Learn more about partnerships 02 Expert & Academic Network The brain trust We connect senior experts, researchers, economists, and legal experts to develop evidence-based policy for Slovakia. Focus: Policy formulation, peer review, and Advisory Board work. For: Established professionals from civil society, academia, and the private sector. Contact our team 03 Student Policy Talent Program The next generation We engage Slovak students — including those studying abroad — in real public-policy research, helping turn talent into impact at home. Focus: Mentoring by senior experts, hands-on work on policy briefs, and networking. For: University students committed to data-driven governance. Apply as a student analyst Supporting Membership & the 2% Tax Contribution Future Slovakia Forum is a registered civic association (občianske združenie). Its members give it financial stability and democratic governance. Supporting membership is for citizens who want to sustain independent, evidence-based work over the long term. — Individual supporting membership A fixed membership fee set by the FSF Executive Board. Members receive the quarterly analytical newsletter and may attend general assemblies in accordance with FSF statutes. Become a supporting member — 2% tax contribution If you pay tax in Slovakia, you can assign 2% of it to FSF at no extra cost. It is a key source of bridge funding for our analytical capacity. Support via the 2% tax — One-time donation Prefer a one-off contribution? You can make a single donation of any amount. Make a donation Individual support member € 5 5€ Every month For individuals and small non-profits who want to sustain FSF's independent work. Get Involved 1. Participation in expert work groups 2. Quarterly analytical newsletter for members 3. The option to propose research topics 4. Attendance at the general assembly under FSF statutes Corporate or institutional member € 50 50€ Every month For companies and institutions supporting systemic reform and long-term state capacity. Get Involved 1. Everything in individual membership 2. Semi-annual meetings with FSF leadership and experts 3. Your organisation's logo on the FSF website (optional) 4. Collaboration on events and workshops

< Back EXPERT DISCUSSION I. - Where does Slovakia belong? Facts instead of guesses - About this Project! Mar 7, 2025 How do experts see Slovakia's geopolitical orientation? How did we construct the survey questions and what can they tell us? The research was carried out for us by FOCUS agency and prepared in cooperation with our collaborating experts Michal Vašečka, Milan Nič. Martin Slosiarik personally participated in the preparation. Article in týždeň about the Research Experts in the panel discussion, March 6, 2025: Miroslav Wlachovský - former Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Slovak Republic, diplomat and foreign policy expert, Globsec Distinguished Fellow Martin Slosiarik - public opinion expert, director of the FOCUS agency, which conducted the survey for o.z. Forum for the Future of Slovakia, a consultant for the FOCUS Michal Vašečka - sociologist, expert on social trends and public opinion, member of the Board of Directors of Aspen Institute CE and Director of Bratislava Policy Institute Moderator : Juraj Petrovič EXPERT PANEL DISCUSSION VIDEO: https://video.wixstatic.com/video/f3bb9c_831e1ec941664e09a4d95cfa815fb69e/1080p/mp4/file.mp4 WATCH ON YOUTUBE (in Slovak) OF FSF < Previous Next >

< Back First FSF meetup in Olomouc — what was discussed Apr 24, 2026 On the evening of 14 April 2026, Future Slovakia Forum held its first meetup with Slovak students in Olomouc at Coffee Library. The guest was sociologist Michal Vašečka — member of FSF's Advisory Board and Slovakia's representative to ECRI at the Council of Europe. The meetup was attended by 19 registered students. When and where Tuesday 14 April 2026 · 17:00 · Coffee Library · Biskupské nám. 1 · Olomouc Speakers Michal Vašečka — sociologist, Slovakia's representative to the European Commission against Racism and Intolerance (ECRI) at the Council of Europe. Visiting professor at Georgetown University, Oxford, and the University of Michigan. Co-author of the essay Dunajský príbeh (The Danube Story), published by FSF in November 2025. Member of FSF's Advisory Board. Dávid Bořuta — founder and director of Future Slovakia Forum, coordinator of the Budúcnosť Slovenska študuje v ČR project, and co-author of the Danube Story. Who attended Of the 22 registered participants, 12 came from the Medical Faculty of UP (general medicine), 6 from the Faculty of Arts (journalism, international relations, European studies), and 1 from economics. What was discussed In November 2025, Slovakia lost nearly 20 points on the liberal democracy index — the steepest fall in the EU since 1989. The discussion focused on why this is happening, why it matters, and what students can actually do about it. Not in the abstract, but through analytical work, public policy, and direct contact with experts in healthcare, education, public finance, and decentralization. With this meetup, Olomouc became the third city — after Prague and Brno — in which FSF is building a student presence. Sli.do questions Students submitted nine questions via sli.do : about FSF's motivation, funding, healthcare reform, the think-tank's relationship with the political scene, the context of the Ódor government's Ukraine reconstruction programme, and the further direction of the healthcare reform. We have published the answers in a separate document. How to get involved Olomouc coordinator: Laura Kvašňovská — laura.kvasnovska@future-slovakia.eu . Registration at https://healthy-future.sk/studenti/ Event page → https://healthy-future.sk/olomouc/ MOJO RECAP: https://video.wixstatic.com/video/80496f_8dd4c74139d34f558830a8e5ab9335aa/1080p/mp4/file.mp4 < Previous Next >