Michal Groch

There were clashes over abortion in the European parliament this week. The source of the conflict was a report calling for abortion to be decriminalised in all of Europe…

Slovakia has moved closer to joining the European common currency, the euro. Bratislava has officially asked the European Central Bank and European Commission to assess…

Slovakia looks likely to be the only Central European country not to step forward and recognise Kosovo. It joins Spain, Greece, Cyprus and Romania as EU nations who have…

This week, a group of 400 nongovernmental organisations from all over Slovakia submitted official requests to withdraw a proposed new law on associations. The groups fear…

Feminism is for some a way of life and for others a source of jokes. Western countries have a much longer tradition of feminism than those of the former communist states…

Slovak authorities says alcohol is the country's number one drug problem. What's more, alcohol abuse among young people is on the increase. Michal Groch reports from Radio…

Spending on science in the EU averages around 1.8% of GDP. Slovakia currently spends only 0.5% of its GDP on science. It's planned to lift this significantly but it will…

The internet is such a huge part of our daily lives today that it's now impossible to imagine living without it. But not all countries are equal when it comes to internet…

Only 16 percent of Slovaks would like to see United States as a leader on the international stage. The European average is 36%. This surprising conclusion comes from a…

When it comes to discussing sex, Slovaks may be among Europe's most conservative. About 60% of people claim to be Catholic and this is leading to some very lively…