Future Slovakia Forum experts preparing evidence-based proposals for education and science reform: curriculum, teacher development and critical thinking. Education & Skills 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. With a background in the private sector—including legal practice and property management—she transitioned to civic engagement in 2021, joining Slovak Global Network where she managed the community platform and later coordinated the "Vision for Slovakia" (Vízia pre Slovensko) working group alongside leading experts in public policy. For three years, she has co-facilitated the award-winning educational program "V hľadáčiku" (In the Viewfinder), created by Lucia Šícková. Together with coach Michal Pažitka, she guides 7th-grade students through a year-long journey of autonomous decision-making, team collaboration, and project-based learning—grounded in modern neuroscience and growth mindset principles. Currently expanding Edulienka's programming for older youth, including the "InTyMyTa – Healthy Relationships Day" initiative focused on emotional intelligence and interpersonal skills. Student of mediation at ASAS (Austrian School of Applied Studies) in Vienna. 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. Juraj completed his PhD in Classical Archaeology in 2022, pioneering the use of social network analysis to study Roman administrative groups. His research on 126 epigraphic monuments was presented at two world congresses and published in Open Archaeology (2024). He currently works as a data engineer at IBM. His personal journey from conspiracy thinking to critical awareness began around 2014–2015, when he noticed that "alternative" sources never criticized the Kremlin. The bubble burst. During COVID, he volunteered on a hospital ward. After Russia's invasion, he went to Ukraine. Today, he visits schools across Slovakia, openly sharing his story. His motto: "Peace is death." His approach: "You can't mow a stone with a scythe—let it weather." Marek Polonec Member of FSF - Education Group 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 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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< Back WATCH AND LEARN Jan 13, 2026 Slovakia's fiscal collapse: a friendly warning to our Czech neighbours To our Czech friends, As the Czech Republic begins a new chapter with the Babiš administration taking office in late 2025, we publish this analysis not as political criticism, but as an honest warning about the temptation of debt-fueled populism. We write as neighbours who share 70 years of common history, a language, and a lesson learned the hard way. Slovakia was once called the 'Tatra Tiger'—the fastest-growing economy in Central Europe. Today, analysts call it the 'Lame Raccoon' —an opportunist scavenging for survival rather than building for the future. WATCH AND LEARN - click to read / download Why now? Why you? We have watched with admiration how the Czech Republic has developed since the Velvet Revolution and the peaceful separation of Czechoslovakia. Your institutions work. Your fiscal framework holds. Your investment climate remains attractive. But no country can afford to simply "consume" power. Every administration must actively work to keep pace with more dynamic neighbours—particularly Poland, which invests in productive capacity even while running high deficits. Slovakia is proof of what happens when citizens and institutions stop watching. PRESS RELEASE 👇 Watch and Learn - PRESS RELEASE The numbers speak for themselves: Public debt: 48% of GDP (2019) → 64% (2026) GDP growth 2026: 1.0% (lowest in V4; Czech Republic: 1.9%) Inflation 2026: 4.1% (Czech Republic: 2.1%) Deficit 2026: -4.6% of GDP (Czech Republic: -2.2%) Interest costs: €2 billion annually. In the Czech context, this fiscal burden is equivalent to 125 billion CZK—an amount exceeding the entire annual budget of your Ministry of the Interior. Slovakia now operates under the EU's Excessive Deficit Procedure—a formal warning that public finances are in dangerous disarray. WATCH AND LEARN - click to read / download What went wrong? Two decades of systematic institutional erosion. Since Robert Fico's rise to power in 2006, Slovakia has been shaped by structures that prioritise short-term political gains over long-term prosperity. Instead of investing in infrastructure and education—universal handouts. Instead of a professional state apparatus—36 state secretaries (vs. 15 under the Radičová government). Independent analysts point to significant overstaffing, though no comprehensive personnel audit has ever been conducted — itself an indictment of governance. The flagship transaction tax, introduced in April 2025, collected 40% less than expected. "The transaction tax triggers negative responses and motivates avoidance, while threatening the collection of other taxes," warns Martin Hudcovský from the Economic Institute of the Slovak Academy of Sciences. Businesses adapted instantly—netting payments, shifting liquidity abroad, consolidating transactions. The consolidation strategy rests on shaky foundations. Borrowing for consumption, not investment The contrast with Poland is telling: both countries run high deficits, but Poland borrows for investment—defence spending (over 4% of GDP), infrastructure (the CPK airport and rail hub), nuclear energy. Markets tolerate such borrowing because it builds productive capacity. Slovakia borrows for consumption. The 13th pension payment alone costs over €800 million annually. Energy subsidies covering 90% of households are politically popular but delay efficiency investments and deepen the deficit. An ever-growing share of spending goes to servicing past debts. Our wish for the Czech Republic We do not claim the Czech Republic is heading down the same path. Quite the opposite. But as Slovakia's neighbours—bound by history, language, and friendship—we feel a legitimate duty to share what we've learned: ✅ Institutions that check power ✅ Fiscal responsibility that doesn't burden future generations ✅ Investment in productive capacity, not universal handouts ✅ Vigilance—because democracy works only when you guard it We wish the new Czech administration a successful four years (2026–2029) and the Czech people good governance for decades to come. Guard your institutions. They work only as long as you watch them. Why we have standing to say this Future Slovakia Forum is an independent think tank established not merely to diagnose Slovakia's challenges, but to develop policy foundations for reform. Our members and experts are actively working to initiate expert dialogue and prepare concrete reforms for implementation. We don't only describe problems—we are committed to helping Slovakia reverse course. After nearly two decades of misgovernance, we believe its potential remains real. Read / Download the full analysis (PDF): 👇 WATCH AND LEARN - click to read / download WATCH AND LEARN A Warning from Slovakia: From Tatras Tiger to Europe's Lame Raccoon 10 cards - a PPT Presentation - download here 👇 Contact: Dávid Bořuta, Managing Lead Future Slovakia Forum forum@future-slovakia.eu PRESS RELEASE 👇 Watch and Learn - PRESS RELEASE Future Slovakia Forum is an independent think tank focused on strategic challenges and evidence-based solutions for Slovakia. Learn more at www.future-slovakia.eu . < Previous Next >

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The Advisory Board of Future Slovakia Forum: senior experts providing strategic guidance and independent oversight for FSF's evidence-based reform work. Advisory Board & Leadership Michal Vašečka Advisory Board Member Sociologist specializing in extremism, ethnic relations, and democratic resilience. Program Director of Bratislava Policy Institute and Slovakia's representative to the European Commission against Racism and Intolerance (ECRI) at the Council of Europe since 2012. Member of the EU Knowledge Hub on Prevention of Radicalization since 2025. Former Chairman of the Editorial Board of Denník N (2017–2025), Slovakia's leading independent daily. Visiting professor at Georgetown University, Oxford, and the University of Michigan. Founder of the Center for the Research of Ethnicity and Culture (CVEK). Chaired the Slovak Fulbright Commission (2010–2017) and served as vice-chairman of the governmental committee VRAX for extremism (2017–2019). prof. Vladimír Šucha Advisory Board member He is a visiting professor at the European University Institute in Florence, focusing on AI’s impact on society, and a full professor in Slovakia. He held senior leadership roles at the European Commission, heading its Joint Research Centre for eight years and leading a major organisational transformation. He helped establish the Slovak Research and Development Agency and was part of the team that negotiated Slovakia’s EU accession. He has published more than 100 peer-reviewed scientific papers, held visiting academic positions internationally and spent a year as a UNESCO expert. His current work focuses on technology, society and public policymaking. In 2025, he founded ResilientCore, a platform providing the latest insights into AI’s impact on individuals and society. prof. Róbert Babeľa Advisory Board member Health economist specializing in health technology assessment (HTA), pharmaceutical policy, and healthcare economics. Vice-Rector for Research, Development and International Relations at the Slovak Medical University in Bratislava and Professor of Public Health. As State Secretary at the Ministry of Health (2021–2023), he led the team responsible for a major drug policy reform aimed at improving access to innovative medicines for Slovak patients. Author of over 180 publications with 682 academic citations. Graduate of University of Sheffield (MSc in HTA) and Open University Business School London (MBA). Fellow of the International Society for Antimicrobial Chemotherapy (FISAC) and co-chair of its pharmacoeconomics working group. Currently focuses on the economic burden of chronic diseases and cost-effectiveness evaluation of oncology screenings for the National Cancer Institute. Miroslav Kollár Advisory Board Member Former Mayor of Hlohovec (2014–2022) and Member of the Slovak National Council (2020–2023), elected on the Za ľudí ticket. Media professional and public policy expert with experience as CEO and Chairman of SITA news agency and Chairman of the Council of Radio and Television of Slovakia. Former Executive Vice President of the Union of Slovak Cities (UMS), now Managing Lead of Komunálne centrum. Long-standing collaborator with the Institute for Public Affairs (IVO). Co-author of over 40 publications on media and public policy, held in more than 100 libraries worldwide including the Library of Congress and universities at Oxford, Cambridge, and Harvard. Dávid Bořuta Founder & Managing Lead Crisis manager and advisor specializing in investments, real estate development, and corporate restructuring across Central Europe with over 20 years of experience. Author of commentaries and analyses for .týždeň, and aktuality.sk. In 2023, he served as an external advisor to Slovakia's caretaker Prime Minister Ľudovít Ódor, where he designed an institutional framework for Slovakia's participation in Ukraine's reconstruction. In partnership with the US-based Center for International Private Enterprise (CIPE), he conducted research presented at AmCham Slovakia's Festival of Future in September 2024. Graduate of the University of Economics in Bratislava and Semmelweis University in Budapest (MSc, Health Services Management). He coordinates FSF's Public Finance Reform working group. Based in Prague and Bratislava.

< 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 >

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Meet the experts behind Future Slovakia Forum — healthcare specialists, educators, and policy professionals working on evidence-based reform for Slovakia. Advisory Board Michal Vašečka Advisory Board Member Miroslav Kollár Advisory Board Member prof. Vladimír Šucha Advisory Board member Dávid Bořuta Founder & Managing Lead prof. Róbert Babeľa Advisory Board member Experts of prof. Róbert Babeľa Leader of Healthy Future of Slovakia Group Ľuboš Petrík Healthy Future of Slovakia Expert Daniel Ornyi Healthy Future of Slovakia Expert Vladimír Dvorový Healthy Future of Slovakia Expert Stanislava Mattová Healthy Future of Slovakia Expert Peter Polák Healthy Future of Slovakia Expert Matej Mišík Healthy Future of Slovakia Expert Advisory board to the HFS - reform QA Education & Skills Elena Fischerová Member of FSF - Education Group Coordinator Juraj Sarkisjan Member of FSF - Education Group Marek Polonec Member of FSF - Education Group Decentralization & Public Administration Miloslav Olejár Member of FSF - Decentralization Group Coordinator Join us. Shape Slovakia's future.