AGP Executive Report
Last update: 12 hours agoReproductive Rights & Policy: Italy and Chile back an international moratorium on surrogacy at the EU Human Rights Council, arguing it commodifies children and exposes women to coercion—while countries including Slovakia keep surrogacy illegal. Bratislava Culture & Community: A Bratislava landmark, Metropol, is being revived as a “platform” for coffee, concerts, and conversation—part café, part cultural hub, part civic meeting space. Film & Storytelling: KVIFF Industry Days (5–8 July) expands Central and Eastern European collaboration with KVIFF Promises: 38 projects, KVIFF Central Stage (11 fiction films), and a new Book-to-Screen strand for literary adaptations. Sports (Slovakia): Emma Zapletalová wins the women’s 400m hurdles at the Diamond League in Doha, setting a Slovak national record and world-leading time. Public Media: Czech public broadcasters’ staff strike over plans to replace licence fees with state-budget funding, warning it threatens media independence. Heritage & Research: Archaeologists uncover 77 headless skeletons at a 7,000-year-old Linear Pottery site in southwest Slovakia, raising questions about ritual and violence. Diplomacy: India appoints Vishvas Vidu Sapkal as its next ambassador to Slovakia, signaling deeper people-to-people and sector ties.
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