Slovakia Today, English Language Current Affairs Programme from Slovak Radio

Ben Pascoe commemorates the upcoming World Refugee Day by speaking with representatives of UNHRC, the Slovak Humanitarian Council and the Milan Simecka Foundation.

The state of tourism in Slovakia has faced many challenges in recent years. Has the hotel and catering industry overcome the pandemic? What do the heads of the Slovak Association of Hotels and Restaurants and the Slovak Association of Travel Agencies and Tour Operators expect from the current summer season? This Monday we bring you also the first round of summer tips for your travels around Slovak...

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Remembering Ján Vilikovský, significant translator, theorist of translatology, scholar in literature and diplomat, who passed away aged 85. In a rerun of a discussion with author, poet and Slovak Academy of Sciences researcher Ivana Komanická, we get back to her method of writing/translating her own poetry. Culture news bring new tips for English speakers visiting or living in Slovakia.

Looking back at GLOBSEC 2023 Bratislava Forum.

Michal Brichta, Director of the Slovak Space Office talks with Ben Pascoe about space economy and space ecosystems and what Slovakia is doing to be part of this next frontier.

Slovakia scored 83 out of 100 points for press freedom. Organisation Reporters Without Borders uses a new method based on five main categories: political environment, legal framework, economic conditions, social and cultural context, and security. Slovakia achieved the best result in the social and cultural context, ranking 10th out of 180 countries. Our colleague Soňa Otajovičová from Rádio Slove...

RERUN - Klara Sevcik Bernatova from the Vagus civic association shared her perspective and experience from working with homeless people in Bratislava. Iveta Radicova, the former Slovak PM, shares her toughts on Slovakia's journey since its establishment 30 years ago.

Radio Slovakia International's Elena Seeber talks to Mikchail Kchodorkovsky in Bratislava. Culture news inform about festivals held over the upcoming weekend, including the Open parks and gardens weekend with access to venues all around Slovakia. Paying tribute to kids, we rerun a talk of two teenagers, Anna&Anna, discussing their favourite part of the year - summer holiday.

War veteran Ailsa Doman, died on 22 May at the age of 95. She was awarded the Order of the British Empire by Queen Elizabeth II. for her services to the veterans of World War II and her personal contribution to the formation of bilateral relations between Slovakia and the United Kingdom. Another Slovak-UK connection to the WW2 is Operation Athropoid, which took place at the end of May, in 1942.

Ben Pascoe talks with Special Prosecutor Daniel Lipsic about the recent verdict in the Kuciak murder trial as well as about paragraph 363 and justice in Slovakia today.

The furniture bank in Trnava helps to integrate homeless people. At the same time, it provides low-income groups with basic living needs. It helps single mothers, large families with children, senior citizens or people with disabilities. Darina Kukulová Kvetanová will explain more about the project. People with schizophrenia can live normal lives. How can we help them and what are the myths about...

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In this rerun, we get back to the common programme of Radio Slovakia International and Radio Prague that was aired on the occasion of marking the establishment of independent Slovak Republic and Czech Republic on 1 January, 1993.

4th round of this year’s competition titled "30 years of Slovakia" deals with the development of the field of Slovak science in the past 30 years. From Chinese literature, Mayan civilisations to unique discoveries in natural sciences, we look at both the problems as well as the achievements Slovak scientists encounter. Few days ago, Nobel Prize laureate Emmanuelle Charpentier visited Slovakia to t...

Ben Pascoe gets some answers about what we can expect from the newly appointed Uradnicka Vlada from Grigorij Mesežnikov, Boris Zala and Radoslav Procházka

The New Drama Festival also presented works by Ukrainian authors. Since 2007, the event has included a special Focus section devoted to European theatre cultures with which Slovakia could cooperate in the future. The main theme of this year's Focus section of the festival was Ukrainian work. One of the main events was a lecture by Ukrainian director Oleg Liptsin on contemporary Ukrainian drama and...

Town of Bojnice carried out an analysis, which discovered that only approximately 25 percent of waste here is separated properly. German-Czech investor starts with the production of solar photovoltaic panels in the eastern Slovak town of Vranov nad Topľou.

Radio Slovakia International dedicates 18 May special to our colleagues in Radio Prague marking the 100 years since the launch of regular radio broadcast on the territory of former Czechoslovakia. The guide on the tour around the Czech Radio building while visiting studio and offices of the English service of Radio Prague is its senior editor/producer Ian Willoughby.

Rozhina Rajablou is a high school student from Iran, who came to Slovakia to find the freedom to do things that the regime in her home country does not allow women to do. For example, to sing and perform in public. In the interview with Zuzana Botikova she describes her life in Bratislava, her perception of differences and her relationship to music. The Starmus Science Festival will come to Slovak...

In honor of mother's day, new mother Adela Vinczeová found some time to sit down with Ben Pascoe and discuss motherhood today.

In Bratislava, a modern centre for eco-education was opened in the Kamzík recreational area. It will serve as a background for the organisation of various courses and the development of forestry pedagogy for schoolchildren. Who owns Slovakia? The project that won the prestigious Sozial Marie Award for social innovation. Zuzana Grochalová - donor and volunteer with Transparency International Slovak...

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International Press Institute luanched on 9 May a report on media capture in Slovakia with its author, journalist Peter Hanák. On the occasion of World Press Freedom day, Director General of Swedish Radio Cilla Benkö visited Slovak Radio. First part of the report from the OMEGA amateur radio club in Bratislava. Tips for cultural events suitable for English speakers in Slovakia

We will revisit the Coronation of Charles III from the perspective of the British community in Slovakia - the British Embassy organised a meeting on the occasion of the coronation for the British living in Slovakia - report from the event. We will speak also to Viliam and Margareta Pichler from the Technical University in Zvolen, who met King Charles on his visit to Slovakia, helped him to plant s...