Martina Grenova

In Slovakia women sacrifice much if they want a highflying job. And the wage difference between men and women in the same position can be as much as 23% in favour of men…

The Maria Valeria Bridge once linked Sturovo and Esztergom. It was built in 1895 and joined the Lower and Upper parts of the Hungarian kingdom. But at the end of World War…

While governments in the West are mostly set to secular norms - divorce and abortion are mostly legal and gay marriages are becoming more frequent - the legal character of…

The Liptov region is a cradle of Slovak national identity. Dancing, bryndza cheese and fujara, a long wooden pipe-like musical instrument, are what Slovaks in Liptov will…

This week the Czech Republic and Slovakia have been marking the 35th anniversary of the 1968 invasion by Soviet-led armies of the Warsaw Pact. The invasion crushed the…

The north Slovak region of Liptov is well known for its special cheese - known as "bryndza". But the traditional method of preparing this sheep's cheese delicacy is…

In Slovakia a media campaign is trying to prevent young girls and women from falling into the hands of traffickers. The campaign has been organised by the Slovak mission…

While a small amount of marijuana is being taken in bars and cafe around the Czech Republic - across the border in Slovakia, the picture is quite different: Here the…

Slovakia has its first Gallery of Naive art - located in an old slovak water-mill. It highlights over 100 paintings and sculptures by major Slovak naive artists.

At first sight the tiny vilage of Brhlovce in western Slovakia might not not seem worth a visit. There's no mobile phone signal, no water supply and just a handful of…