Slovakia Today, English Language Current Affairs Programme from Slovak Radio

Inauguration of the 6th Slovak President Peter Pellegrini. Results of the European Elections discussed – with reactions of representatives of two most succesful parties. First strike in the history of RTVS in the wake of planned abolition of the institution by a law currently discussed in the Parliament.

Sundays are about our listeners. This week Ben catches up with our former colleague Zuzana Botikova. They discuss life at the upside down pyramid, read some letters and play some music to make your Sunday even more pleasant. Repeat.

Interviews with Mirta Lourenco, UNESCO chief of media development and media and information literacy, Noel Curran, Director General at EBU, Cilla Benkö, Swedish Radio Director General about the role of public media.

This year, Tatra National Park is marking the 75th anniversary of its founding. These mountains, with their vast network of caves, alpine lake, and rich biodiversity, have become a potent symbol of Slovakia. Even the national anthem is about the Tatras.

To celebrate this anniversary and to mark the start of the summer travel season, we headed to Tatranska Lomnica. There we spoke with the director of communications for the national park, Nina Obžutová. Mrs. Obžutová shared some information about the Tatra mountains and gave us a tour of the national park museum and botanical gardens.

Ben Pascoe talks with pundits and politicians about the past weekend's elections to European Parliament.

In this Monday show, we have another part of RTVS cycle 20 Years of Slovakia in the EU prepared for you. The country for today is Ireland and this episode is going to be presented to you by Zuzana Bótiková. In the next half of the show, Paťka is going to talk to Lucia Janičová, who become the first ever Slovak woman to climb to the top of Mt. Everest.

News overview: EU countries elect their representatives in the European Parliament, Prime Minister Robert Fico addresses the public for the first time since the assassination attempt. Slovakia hit by storms and rising level of the Danube. SK20EU: The Netherlands. Voting age in the European Elections in Slovakia.

A special retro Sunday show. Jake Slegers returns to RSI to catch up with Ben Pascoe. Of course they read some letters from listeners and play some music to make your Sunday even more pleasant. Re-run

In this part of RSI series dedicated to 20 years since Slovakia joined the EU, we present Greece and our mutual connections. A Trencin based art school has been awarded the top prize at the International Children's Exhibition of Fine Arts in Lidice, Czechia. It's manager Jana Michalickova talks about the importance of teaching art. Culture news invite to Divadelna Nitra, the significant international theatre festival in this western Slovak town.

The first half of this edition of the Slovakia Today programme introduces the next part of the "20 years of Slovakia in the European Union" project presenting another member state - Croatia. Next, in the interview with his excellency Michael Karagiorgis, the ambassafor of The Republic of Cyprus to Slovakia, we will have a look at Cypriot-Slovak relations.