In the context of increasing regulatory and competitiveness challenges within the European Union, the project aimed to contribute to informed discussion on Slovakia’s strategic and economic interests in the evolving European policy environment. Through expert forums, analytical outputs, and media communication activities implemented in cooperation with euBrief.sk, the project focused on topics related to industrial policy, innovation, competitiveness, and the impact of EU regulatory initiatives on Slovakia.

In the context of growing geopolitical instability, democratic backsliding, and challenges to the rules-based international order, the project aimed to contribute to informed and fact-based public debate on Slovakia’s position within Europe and the wider transatlantic space. The project focused on the production of analytical and journalistic content addressing global security developments, democratic resilience, rule of law issues, and Slovakia’s relationship with the European Union. 

The strategic objective of the project is, with a mix of online tools and stakeholder events, to provide relevant and fact-based information on the implementation of the EU Green Deal, particularly the Fit for 55 package and the path to net-zero focusing on its elements (NECP, renewable energy, heating decarbonization, socially just transition, energy communities), localized for the Slovak national context and with a targeted focus on policy decision-makers, stakeholders and media.

In the context of escalating security challenges, hybrid threats, and increasing pressure on democratic institutions, the project aimed to contribute to fact-based and informed public debate on NATO’s security and defence agenda, with a particular focus on the role of free and independent media in supporting stability and security within NATO member states and partner countries.

In 2024, Slovakia marks 20 years of NATO membership while the Alliance celebrates its 75th anniversary. These milestones provide an opportunity to reflect on NATO’s role in Transatlantic security and address emerging challenges, particularly in the context of the war in Ukraine and the evolving European defense agenda.