Slovakia Today, English Language Current Affairs Programme from Slovak Radio

In this part of the series mapping 20 years of the Slovak membership in the EU, our colleague from the German section, Jana Hrbekova, talked not only to Ambassador Guna Japina but also to Ints Plavnieks, a Latvian living in Slovakia. The season of summer festivals has started with RSI inviting you to KVANTUM and yet another POHODA. More culture news will follow.

Introducing Lithuania in our "Twenty years of Slovakia in the European Union cycle". Next, we present the project Gender equality in Romani communities in the interview with members of the non-profit organisation Človek v tiesni (Man in Peril).

Euro 2024 has started in Germany and Slovakia is once again taking part. Ben Pascoe talks with football journalist Ondrej Lauko about the Slovak team and their chances.

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.

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.

Inauguration of the 6th Slovak President Peter Pellegrini. Results of the European Elections discussed – with reactions of representatives of two most succesful parties. First strike in the history of RTVS in the wake of planned abolition of the institution by a law currently discussed in the Parliament.

Sundays are about our listeners. This week Ben catches up with our former colleague Zuzana Botikova. They discuss life at the upside down pyramid, read some letters and play some music to make your Sunday even more pleasant. Repeat.

Interviews with Mirta Lourenco, UNESCO chief of media development and media and information literacy, Noel Curran, Director General at EBU, Cilla Benkö, Swedish Radio Director General about the role of public media.

This year, Tatra National Park is marking the 75th anniversary of its founding. These mountains, with their vast network of caves, alpine lake, and rich biodiversity, have become a potent symbol of Slovakia. Even the national anthem is about the Tatras. To celebrate this anniversary and to mark the start of the summer travel season, we headed to Tatranska Lomnica. There we spoke with the director...

Ben Pascoe talks with pundits and politicians about the past weekend's elections to European Parliament.

In this Monday show, we have another part of RTVS cycle 20 Years of Slovakia in the EU prepared for you. The country for today is Ireland and this episode is going to be presented to you by Zuzana Bótiková. In the next half of the show, Paťka is going to talk to Lucia Janičová, who become the first ever Slovak woman to climb to the top of Mt. Everest.

Sunday's are about our listeners. This week Ben reunites with our former colleague Zuzana Botikova to discuss Slovakia today and yesterday, read some letters and play some music to make your Sunday even more pleasant.

News overview: EU countries elect their representatives in the European Parliament, Prime Minister Robert Fico addresses the public for the first time since the assassination attempt. Slovakia hit by storms and rising level of the Danube. SK20EU: The Netherlands. Voting age in the European Elections in Slovakia.

A special retro Sunday show. Jake Slegers returns to RSI to catch up with Ben Pascoe. Of course they read some letters from listeners and play some music to make your Sunday even more pleasant. Re-run

In this part of RSI series dedicated to 20 years since Slovakia joined the EU, we present Greece and our mutual connections. A Trencin based art school has been awarded the top prize at the International Children's Exhibition of Fine Arts in Lidice, Czechia. It's manager Jana Michalickova talks about the importance of teaching art. Culture news invite to Divadelna Nitra, the significant internatio...

The first half of this edition of the Slovakia Today programme introduces the next part of the "20 years of Slovakia in the European Union" project presenting another member state - Croatia. Next, in the interview with his excellency Michael Karagiorgis, the ambassafor of The Republic of Cyprus to Slovakia, we will have a look at Cypriot-Slovak relations.

Ben Pascoe visits Slovakia's biggest Slow Food event, Degustorium and talks with sponsors, organizers, producers and sellers about what Slow Food is and why it is important.

As of 2024, there are 5 countries in European Union that allow people younger than 18 years old (i.e. 16-17) to vote in European Parliament Election. The Slovak Republic has discussed this topic only hypothetically, however the surveys by Focus agency show that this right is not going to be made availible to young people in the near future. Patrícia Polakovičová talks to Juraj Lizák from organizat...

Ben catches up with our old colleague Jake Slegers who worked at RSI 1996-2000. They discuss Slovakia today and back in the day, play some music and read some letters.

News brief: PM already in home care, developments on the field of journalism – popular political debate programme cancelled and security of journalists threatened and the case of the abduction of Vietnamese citizen closed by the prosecutor. Competition: 80 years since Slovak National Uprising. Modern patriotism.

Ben and Patka visit the Bratislava city gallery and discuss what is happening in Slovakia this week. They also play some music and read some letters to make your Sunday even more pleasant.

An invitation to two weekends of rose festivals in Slovakia with a part of popular series presenting the work of prolific 19th century rose breeder who was creating his famous cultivars while living in Krupina, now central Slovakia.

In February 2022, as bombs rained down in Ukraine, photographer and filmmaker Juraj Mravec was awakened by a phone call. At the other end of the line was his father who breathlessly described what was unfolding just across the border. Without hesitation, the documentarian began preparing to embark on another reporting trip to Ukraine. It was only a few years earlier that he had released his first...

Ben Pascoe discusses modern patriotism in Slovakia with identity creator and Hurbanista, Martin Bajanik.

In this Monday show, Paťka is going to talk about the relations between Slovakia and France in connection with the RTVS cycle 20 Years of Slovakia in European Union, how to vote in the European Parliament Election and more...