Anca Dragu

Anca Dragu

Anca Dragu is a journalist with Radio Slovakia International, which broadcasts in Bratislava and its surroundings on 98.9FM in six languages from 6pm until 5am. More info at www.rsi.sk.


List of author's articles, page 2

Workers of the FD Roosevelt Faculty Hospital in Banská Bystrica, one of the largest health care facilities in Slovakia
Why is a hospital's new cover photo on Facebook a revolution in Slovak health care?
City relaxation with a bicycle.
We will soon have the opportunity to let authorities know loud and clear that cyclists do not want to be pushed out of Bratislava's forests.
It can pay to outsource some of your paperwork.
Allegations of nepotism, corruption and strong political interference have affected the image of Slovak public servants for years. The good news is that inside this huge body there are people determined to change it…
Thousands of people attended the protest rally in Bratislava on March 9.
While covering this month’s protests in Bratislava, I had a feeling of déjà vu. They reminded me of last year’s protests in Romania.
Regional election 2017
What about making our voices heard? And not only in itsy-bitsy interviews about traditional cuisine and the High Tatras.
In Holíč, the border is basically non-existent.
In Hodonín and Holíč, Czechoslovakia still exists.
Does it make you feel better when your boss wears an original expensive and elegant designer label suit and you also wear a suit from the same label, bought in an outlet for half that price?
The EC says all Roma children should at least finish primary school.
Who should work on defining success when it comes to a whole country? Slovakia’s misfortune is that it has never fully developed an intellectual elite.
Around three quarters of doctors and nurses find it difficult to talk about death with their patients.
Competing in halušky eating.
How can you get to know other people when all you ask is if they married a Slovak and what do they eat (typical food) with maybe an eventual bonus question on alcohol?
A cherry tree in blossom enchanted everybody with its perfume at the entrance to the Slovak Radio building.
Never leave your drink unattended, you never know how fast it can become the perfect medium for disguising a few drops of love potion.
Igor Macák has been practicing his trade for almost three decades. While, many of his colleagues gave up the trade long ago, others moved into creating a more commercial type of ceramic for interior design.
Illustrative stock photo
Not only higher salaries motivate doctors to move abroad. Many are pushed away by the mentality in the Slovak healthcare where being an active and progressive doctor is not always welcome.
With Christmas fast approaching, the inflation of charitable events has been taking over Slovakia. Yes, it’s that time of the year when I wish people noticed that children’s hospitals have more wards than the…
Like in the pre-1989 times, people seem to have returned to their bubbles, seeking a safe place to share their real thoughts and leave the world outside.
To have alcohol producers among the sponsors of a health conference organised by the Health Ministry is a faux pas, as the French would say (with or without a glass of champagne in hand).
The centre of Modra
I arrived in Slovakia on January 6, 2000, after a whole night spent in the famous “Dacia” express train from Bucharest to Vienna. The streets were quite empty and most shops were closed.
“How do you translate slniečkar in English?” I ask my Slovak colleague. “Ha! I don’t know what it exactly means in Slovak either.”
Slovakia, the country of good ideas where “science is done only by some crazy enthusiasts”.
Calling a taxi if you don't speak Slovak is quite a challenge.
Taking a taxi at 2am in Bratislava can lead to a very detailed “grass root” analysis of the labour market, education system and local mentality, a psychoanalytical peep into the lifestyle of Slovakia’s elite or a…
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