Slovakia Today, English Language Current Affairs Programme from Slovak Radio

Ben Pascoe sits down with Danish pig farmer Peter Laursen to discuss doing business in Slovakia, agriculture and the importance of trust.

Artist Egle Oddo creates works of art in the form of so-called evolution gardens on the abandoned green space in front of the public. Her latest work can also be found in Bratislava. Community gardens are starting to gain popularity. Veronika Cyprichova created the group Trhni si! and created their own shared garden in Nová Cvernovka.

RSI celebrates 30 - Listeners react.

RadioHead Awards are annually granted by national public Radio_FM along with Radio Devin for top achievements in the sphere of alternative music genres. Listen to best Slovak indie, classical, world music and more according to listeners of the two stations as well as expert jury.

Radio Slovakia International celebrates 30 years!

Gregory Fabian, human rights consultant who has been in Slovakia since the 90's sits down with Ben Pascoe and discusses then and now and how much Slovakia has improved.

The Holiday World tourism fair took place in Prague, one of the most important events of its kind in the tourism sector in Central Europe. This year - the 31st edition of the exhibition was marked by the anniversary of the division of Czechoslovakia.

Milan Škriniar becomes best Slovak football player for 2022. Slovakia stimulates tourism, aiming to reach numbers from 2019. Largest Slovak refinery receives light crude oil from Azerbaijan for the first time.

US documentary director Matt Sarnecki gives his opinion if it is possible to combat corruption by shooting films. US star producer of independent feature films Jim Stark says there are good producers in Slovakia. Retrotopia opens in Berlin on Friday, March 24, with two Slovak entries. Two Odes to Joy are to be played in Slovak Philharmonic on Thursday and Friday, March 23-24.

Last week, two Nobel prize laureates visited Bratislava. They came at the invitation of the Slovak University of Technology, which awarded them honorary doctorates. Bernard Faringa and Jean-Marie Lehn have been collaborating with Slovak scientists for years and have also involved some of them in their research teams. What inspires the winners of the most prestigious scientific award to continue to...

Ben Pascoe attended the conference Vidiek Zije, the countryside lives, where he talked with small farmers about different farming techniques, their hardships and why they are so important!

MEPs have adopted a proposal for new measures to promote the renovation of buildings in the European Union. Under the proposal, all new buildings would have to be zero-emission from 2028 and some existing buildings would have to be renovated. The Holiday World tourism fair took place in Prague, one of the most important events of its kind in the tourism sector in Central Europe. This year - the 31...

RERUN: Listeners Tribune. Drawing of the winner of the 1st round of 2023 RSI Competition. 2nd round of 2023 RSI Competition. Chapters on Slovak music.

Film she-director Mira Fornay speaks about her film “Mimi-She-hero” that was granted the Grand Prixand Special Price of the Kplus International Jury at Berlinale 2023. APART collective links Columbus to Kokošovce, eastern Slovakia, in their film "Kambium 1492". Culture tips suitable for English speakers in Slovakia.

We speak to the Dutch architect and urbanist Reinier de Graaf on the post-socialist reality of Bratislava and the iconic upside-down pyramid of the Slovak public radio.

Historian Martin Posch sits down with Ben Pascoe to explain the Slovak State.

The V4 countries want to jointly focus on distant markets in tourism, especially the USA, Asia and the Middle East. This is the result of the meeting of the highest representatives of the relevant ministries and directors of national tourism organisations in Pezinok. At the end of the gathering, they adopted a protocol on cooperation between the V4 countries in the field of tourism. The protocol c...

Marcel Milo shared his expert experience with marketing on social media and provided his perspective on politicians’ communication. The interview reflects on the recent referendum held in Slovakia as well as on the Czech presidential elections.

Gigi Ann Green, a singer from southern Slovakia, wins UK Songwriting Contest. Choir Master of Slovak Philharmonic Choir, Jozef Chabron, compares the OPER! Award to Oscars.

On the show we put on our skis and enter the unique ski race Biela Stopa, which celebrated 50th anniversary this year. Then we will speak about empowering women through road cycling. 30 year old Slovaks, or so to say, Peers of the Republic, is the name of the new series Radio Slovakia International will be running throughout this year. Romana Grajcarova, 30 year old journalist with an unique Europ...

Juraj Adamik left Slovakia as a teen, he is now involved in researching a cure for cancer. He talks with Ben Pascoe about his work and life in the US and how Slovakia looks from there.

Recordings of debates from the conference - Climate and sustainability risks and opportunities. Topics focus mainly on challenges in business, energy and banking. How can big polluters contribute to a greener business model?

RERUN: Listener's Tribune.

After hate speech storm against Marta Janckarova, a senior political editor of public radio broadcaster RTVS, Lukas Diko from the Investigative Centre of Jan Kuciak speaks about what has been done in Slovakia for better protection of journalists 5 years after the murder of the investigative journalist and his fiancee Martina Kusnirova. A short tribute to legendary film director Juraj Jakubisko who...

On the programme we look on the past year since the Russian invasion into Ukraine began. We will revisit the borders, train stations as well as assistance centres in Slovakia, that were set up to help Ukrainian refugees fleeing the war. Elena Seeber speaks to Martin Kačo, Ambassador at Large for Ukraine.