AGP Executive Report
Last update: 5 hours agoKarlovy Vary Film Festival: Myanmar’s debut Fruit Gathering (Padlé ovoce) won the Crystal Globe at the 60th KVIFF, with the jury praising its shift from tender work-and-friendship to a disturbing story of obsession and queer desire; Denmark’s The Guest took the Special Jury Prize and Best Director for Mads Mengel, while Slovak-Czech progressive romance Lover, Not a Fighter won the Proxima top prize. Culture & Work: Eurostat reports the EU cultural sector employed 8.9 million people in 2025 (4.3% of total jobs), with women at 49.6% and Slovakia among the lower-share countries at 3.3%. Online Child Safety: A special EU panel delivered a report on child safety online as Brussels weighs proposals on minimum ages for social media use. Youth Entrepreneurship: GEN-E 2026 in Riga brought 1,000 young founders together under “Beyond Borders,” spotlighting Europe’s next generation of business ideas. Slovakia in the Spotlight: Slovakia’s presence also shows up in international cultural diplomacy, with a Taiwan-Europe program hosting a delegation that includes Slovak parliamentary aides. Pope & Pilgrimage: Pilgrims flocked to Castel Gandolfo for Pope Leo XIV’s first summer Angelus, including a family from Košice.
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