Slovakia Today, English Language Current Affairs Programme from Slovak Radio

Ben Pascoe visits Slovakia's biggest Slow Food event, Degustorium and talks with sponsors, organizers, producers and sellers about what Slow Food is and why it is important.

As of 2024, there are 5 countries in European Union that allow people younger than 18 years old (i.e. 16-17) to vote in European Parliament Election. The Slovak Republic has discussed this topic only hypothetically, however the surveys by Focus agency show that this right is not going to be made availible to young people in the near future. Patrícia Polakovičová talks to Juraj Lizák from organization Rada mládeže Slovenska and several of their delegates.

News brief: PM already in home care, developments on the field of journalism – popular political debate programme cancelled and security of journalists threatened and the case of the abduction of Vietnamese citizen closed by the prosecutor. Competition: 80 years since Slovak National Uprising. Modern patriotism.

Ben and Patka visit the Bratislava city gallery and discuss what is happening in Slovakia this week. They also play some music and read some letters to make your Sunday even more pleasant.

An invitation to two weekends of rose festivals in Slovakia with a part of popular series presenting the work of prolific 19th century rose breeder who was creating his famous cultivars while living in Krupina, now central Slovakia.

In February 2022, as bombs rained down in Ukraine, photographer and filmmaker Juraj Mravec was awakened by a phone call. At the other end of the line was his father who breathlessly described what was unfolding just across the border. Without hesitation, the documentarian began preparing to embark on another reporting trip to Ukraine. It was only a few years earlier that he had released his first documentary on the war in the Donbas region.

Two years later, in May 2024, Mravec released his second film on the war in Ukraine titled Mir Vam. At the Bratislava premier, Jeremy Hill sat down with the director to speak about the film and the joys and challenges of this type of work. As well, he spoke with Ukrainian refugee Olesya Tsybulko, to get her reaction to the film and Slovak media coverage of the war in Ukraine.

Ben Pascoe discusses modern patriotism in Slovakia with identity creator and Hurbanista, Martin Bajanik.

In this Monday show, Paťka is going to talk about the relations between Slovakia and France in connection with the RTVS cycle 20 Years of Slovakia in European Union, how to vote in the European Parliament Election and more...

Health condition of Slovak PM stable but still serious. New developments in connection with the investigation. Intelligence service warns against bomb threats aimed at hospitals. SKEU20: Finland. Commemorating singer Stanka Apfelová.

In this part of the Listeners Tribune program, Martina and Kamila have a walk in the campus of the Faculty of Arts of Prešov University. The show features songs "Medulienka" by Pavol Hammel and "Mesto v nás" by Komajota.