Slovakia Today, English Language Current Affairs Programme from Slovak Radio

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

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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.