After several previous discussions on the Gemer region, CELSI Scientific Director Martin Kahanec joined Martina Štepán and Majo Porvažník on 27 June 2026 in Betliar for an informal debate chaired by Eva Kocanova on the prospects for the Gemer region and the importance of believing in its positive future.

The conversation centred on questions that have run through the entire series: whether Gemer can become a place of opportunity, why optimism is not naivety but courage, and whether the future is shaped more by decisions than by circumstances.

Kahanec, a labour economist and native of Rožňava, again stressed that genuine regional renewal rests not only on investment and projects, but on trust, strong institutions, and people's willingness to actively shape the future of their region.

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