Slovakia Today, English Language Current Affairs Programme from Slovak Radio

In this edition of the Slovakia Today programme, we bring you the last episode of our "20 years of Slovakia in the European Union" series. Next, we talk to Monika Vontszemuová, a Romani fashion designer, about her craft and the ROMADE project.

Ben Pascoe talks with Gretka Pavlovova, the founder and organizer of Atmosfera festival. They discuss what it is like to start a festival in Slovakia, how to be ecological at a festival and how to deal with the uncertain weather, as well as about what makes atmosfera different from other festivals.

In this Monday show, Patka is going to talk to Monika Prikkelová, dance teacher at Mondance dance school but most importantly, she is the pioneer of dance style called voguing and ballroom culture in Slovakia.

News overview. Making Slovakia again. Child-oriented urbanism.

Special Olympic themed Sunday. Ben Pascoe talks with Radio Slovakia sports journalist Martin Kaigl about the Slovak team who will compete in the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris. Repeat

In 2024, the first ever Slovak musicians performed their gig at the Glastonbury festival. Talking about this great success is the lead singer of the band Tolstoys, Ela Tolstova. Playing is their music in this summer special.

This is the second report on the WildE project, a Horizon Europe intiative. As mentioned in the first part, participants in the project gathered in the Tatras for a three conference to discuss the Slovak case study. In the episode we are looking at the past, present, and future of rewilding in Tatra National Park. Through the experiences of activists, scientists, and stakeholders, WildE members ar...

Ben Pascoe talks with musicologist, musical journalist, musician and music lover Oliver Rehak to give you an intro to Slovak music today. Repeat

In this Monday show, Patka is going to talk about Spain as a part of the RTVS cycle 20 years of Slovakia in the EU.

News overview: Yet another amendment to the Penal Code, but probably not the last one. EP holds its first plenary session. President dismisses two members of the Judicial Council. SK20EU: Sweden. Competition Pt. 2.

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

In this part of the series produced on the occasion of 20 years of Slovakia's membership in the EU, Kerstin Plashke Jakubik talks about common history and present ties between Austria and Slovakia. Foreign visitors of the best medium sized festival in Europe give their stories on the thunderstorm that caused the premature end to the event.

This edition of the Slovakia Today programme introduces Slovenia as a part of the "20 years of Slovakia in the European Union" project. Next up is Júlia Kozáková and Ján Rigo from the band Manuša.

Ben Pascoe reports from the recent Start With Children conference in Bratislava. This week he talks to experts on cycling and walking as well as with Anna Symington-Maar, founder and CEO of Rozmanita, an NGO focused on helping schools in Slovakia to work with children and their communities.

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.

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.

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

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.