Slovakia Today, English Language Current Affairs Programme from Slovak Radio

In this show, Paťka is going to talk about theatre play series that were recently translated into English. This production is about Generation Z and the issues these young people have to face on every day basis, which includes hoaxes, social media, body image among others. Paťka talks to some of the actors and also creators of the piece called Fantomas.

Summer Festivals in Slovakia. Bubbles: An installation by Lousy Auber in Old Market Hall in Bratislava. Listeners Tribune.

News overview: Slovak President at NATO summit in Washington. Prime Minister Robert Fico back at work as he recovers after the assassination attempt. Penal Code amended again to respond to reservations by European Commission. Slovak animation abroad. Interview with Fest Anča International Animation Festival programme director Jakub Spevák. Making Slovakia wild again.

Recalling memories of the past years of the largest multigenre summer festival in Slovakia while playing music by some of the Slovak stars in the 2024 line-up.

In this part of the series, we talk about how another of its partners in EU membership changed over the course of 20 years since Slovakia joined the EU. Today, young members of the Slovak expat community in Nadlak along with Chief European Prosecutor Laura Kovesi will be talking about Romania. Music by Subcarpati to be heard too.

In May this year, a group of scientists, managers, and stakeholders descended upon the Tatra mountains for a three-day workshop. These attendees were gathering as part of an innovative Horizon Europe project called WildE. The aim of the project is to understand the impact of wilderness on local environments, the climate, and the people who depend on these landscapes. Armed with that knowledge, the...

Ben Pascoe talks with architect and CEO of the Metropolitan Institute of Bratislava, Petra Marko.

In this Monday show, as a part of the RTVS cycle on 20 years of Slovakia in the EU, Patka is going to talk about yet another country and its relation to Slovakia - Portugal. In the second half of the show, you are going to hear about a recent problem occuring in Slovak pharmacies -- the lack of a drug Ozempic and potential threat for diabetics.

Recalling memories of the past years of the largest multigenre summer festival in Slovakia while playing music by some of the Slovak stars in the 2024 line-up.

News overview. Report from Fest Anča International Animation Festival in Žilina. Competition Pt. 2: 80 years since the Slovak National Uprising.

In honour of the state holiday Ben and Patka travel to the castle to visit the Cyril and Methodius statue and dedicate the show to the Brothers from Thessaloniki. Of course they also read some letters and play some thematic music to make your holiday even more pleasant.

In the Thursday edition of the Slovakia Today programme, we introduce Poland in our "Twenty years of Slovakia in the European Union" series. Next up is the interview with professor Martina Ivanová from the department of Slovak and Media Studies at University of Prešov about the project Slovenčina v pohode which is focused on teaching Slovak as a foregin language. Enjoy!

SK20EU: Listen to the next part of our series where we visit every EU member state on occasion of the 20th anniversary of Slovak accesion to the EU. This time, we invite you to Malta...

Ben Pascoe attended the Start with Children conference in Bratislava and talks with experts both foreign and Slovak about the importance of thinking about the needs of kids when planning a city.

In this Monday show, Patka is going to talk about beekeeping and honeymaking in Slovakia. Slovak honey has won a lot of global competitions, which shows that it belongs to one of the best products in the world. You are going to hear Juraj Majtan, a molecular biologist specializing in honey-making and its alternative purposes and Lukáš Madara, an amateur bee keeper and honey-maker.

In honour of the upcoming state holiday Ben and Patka travel to the castle to visit the Cyril and Methodius statue and dedicate the show to the Brothers from Thessaloniki. Of course they also read some letters and play some thematic music to make your Sunday even more pleasant.

Culture Minister: Freedom and journalistic independence won't end in STVR; Threat of reducing the levels of protection in national parks; Young Slovaks trust EU more than national gov't, but don't vote. Cultural Summer in Slovakia. Literary movement Slam Poetry.

Sundays are about our listeners. Ben and Jeremy continue their tour around Slovakia checking on how different cities are foreign tourist friendly, this week in Trencin. They meet some locals, read some letters and of course play some music for you.

Another part of the series dedicated to 20 years of Slovakia in the EU. Our colleague Kay Zeisberg offers insight into his homeland Germany. On 27 June, 1944, Milan Hodža died in the US city of Clearwater. Listen about this significant personality of Slovak history.

One of the few things in our modern world that has not changed for centuries is our need for forests. They provide so much more than the wood we all consume in myriads of forms in our daily lives. Forests are the lungs of the planet. They sequester carbon, provide habitat for many animals, and offer people a place to rest and reset. To keep many of our private and public forests healthy and produc...

Ben Pascoe finds out about the cultural summer programs that cities around Slovakia have prepared for us this year.

In this Monday show, Patka is going to talk about Hungary in another part of the RSI cycle 20 years of Slovakia in the European Union. In the second half of the show, you are going to hear Patka talking to a few poets who participate in the slam poetry movement in Slovakia. They are going to talk about what inspires them, how is the slam community in Slovakia like and if they think they can change...

Ben and Jeremy continue their visits to cities around Slovakia to check how easy it is to be a tourist. This time they visit Trencin. Of course they also read some letters and play some music to make your Sunday even more pleasant.

Last days of RTVS, Parliament has approved transformation of RTVS to STVR. Newly inaguruated president Peter Pellegrini at negotiations in Brussels. Slovakia supports the communique of the peace summit in Switzerland. Slovak victory over Belgium at EURO 2024. SKEU20: Luxembourg.

In honor of the inauguration of the new Slovak president Peter Pelegrini on June 15th, Martina and Paťka visit the concert hall in the building of Slovak Radio and talk about past presidents of the Slovak Republic. They also play some music by artists honored by the last president Zuzana Čaputová.