We live in times, when it is being decided, in what country we want to continue to live. Once again. The situation has gone far enough, that it is needed to stand up from the computers, leave the social networks, and to use our free time to show the stakeholders, that it is enough. Once […]

Last week, on December 5 th and 6 th we have visited Námestovo and Dolný Kubín. We have discussed various topics within foreign and security policy with an emphasis on extremism and its impact on Slovak society. Our new series of discussions “About security and foreign policy at school desks” is co-organized by the Ministry […]

Today, without hesitation and overconfidence, we celebrate the most important anniversary of our modern history. The dramatic events of November 1989 in Czechoslovakia are a part of European development which crushed the communist ideology responsible for millions of victims over last 100 years. The experience with totalitarian regimes of the 20 th century is still […]

The Center for Open Policy in cooperation with NDI Slovakia continue in the series of workshops aimed at advancement of skills of Roma members of local councils. The series is co-funded by the ESET Foundation. In this workshop, we have discussed social activism and social entrepreneurship in a municipality. The participants from Košice, Košice okolie […]

In cooperation with municipality Bratislava – Old town and Denník N we have launched a brand new concept of debates titled “Michal Vašečka’s evening.” It is not a big deal to ask public figures questions, although it is a challenge to ask them questions which force them outside of their comfort zones. Michal Vašečka’s evenings […]

The recent past showed that the most vulnerable group against the sharp rise of populism, extremism, and negative trends in society in general, are youngsters. At the same time, some of these youngsters are willing to move things around. And it is necessary to let them do so in the public debate. Nowadays, the society […]

Center for Open Policy, in cooperation with NDI Slovakia, have organized another workshop for members of local councils. Last weekend we headed to Bardejov and Poprad to meet motivated participats.