Slovakia Today, English Language Current Affairs Programme from Slovak Radio

News and Topical issue. The autumn forecast released last week show that the state budget's revenues are by 66 million euro lower than expected so how will the Government patch the gap when the costs' side is challenged by requests for extra-spending as only the healthcare sector needs between 90 and 150 million euro in additional funding by the end of the year?. How does automation affect the Slovak labour market?. Heart diseases are a top cause of mortality in Slovakia why is it so and how can they be prevented.

News and Topical issue. The autumn forecast released last week show that the state budget's revenues are by 66 million euro lower than expected so how will the Government patch the gap when the costs' side is challenged by requests for extra-spending as only the healthcare sector needs between 90 and 150 million euro in additional funding by the end of the year?. How does automation affect the Slovak labour market?. Heart diseases are a top cause of mortality in Slovakia why is it so and how can they be prevented.

A lack of teachers in Slovakia.

A lack of teachers in Slovakia.

Story of people, who decided to publish Slovak literature translations in the UK. What premieres are prepared for the 100th season of the Slovak National Theatre. Culture news.

Story of people, who decided to publish Slovak literature translations in the UK. What premieres are prepared for the 100th season of the Slovak National Theatre. Culture news.

Slovak president spoke at the UN Climate Action Summit in New York City along other world leaders. Slovakia pledges to go carbon neutral as soon as possible. We join the backstage of the oldest Slovak road-cycling race - Tour of Slovakia. And in the series dedicated to Slovak-Americans looking for their roots in Slovakia, Tony Lonardo tells us more about his recent quest to find his Slovak family.

Slovak president spoke at the UN Climate Action Summit in New York City along other world leaders. Slovakia pledges to go carbon neutral as soon as possible. We join the backstage of the oldest Slovak road-cycling race - Tour of Slovakia. And in the series dedicated to Slovak-Americans looking for their roots in Slovakia, Tony Lonardo tells us more about his recent quest to find his Slovak family.

Kunda Dixit is a Nepali journalist who has founded his own Katmandu newspaper, although he started his career as a scientist after studying micro-biology in Bratislava in the 1970s. He talks about the many interesting turns his life has taken since then. Roger Penrose is a world-famous mathematician and scientist who has written much on the nature of the human mind. What does he think about the question of 'artificial intelligence'? Can a machine ever really be 'conscious'?

Kunda Dixit is a Nepali journalist who has founded his own Katmandu newspaper, although he started his career as a scientist after studying micro-biology in Bratislava in the 1970s. He talks about the many interesting turns his life has taken since then. Roger Penrose is a world-famous mathematician and scientist who has written much on the nature of the human mind. What does he think about the question of 'artificial intelligence'? Can a machine ever really be 'conscious'?