CELSI researcher Monika Martišková spoke to the topic also in depth in “Z prvej ruky”, the long-standing live debate programme on Rádio Slovensko, also broadcast on news channel STVR:24.

The topic dominated Slovak public debate on 3 September 2026: the proposed closure of Volkswagen plants in Germany, the future of the Bratislava factory, and what accelerating decarbonisation and automation pressure means for workers across the entire supply chain. A report on the situation opened the main evening news on STVR, Slovakia's national public television.

CELSI researcher Monika Martišková spoke to the topic also in depth in “Z prvej ruky”, the long-standing live debate programme on Rádio Slovensko, also broadcast on news channel STVR:24.

Together with Pavol Prepiak from the Automotive Industry Association of the Slovak Republic, and moderated by Marta Jančkárová, she brought a labour market perspective to a debate that touches every part of the Slovak economy.

🔗 Watch the a television report that opened the main evening news: https://spravy.stvr.sk/2026/09/zatvaranie-zavodov-v-nemecku-moze-pomoct-slovensku-volkswagen-zvazuje-presun-casti-vyroby/

🔗 Watch the full broadcast of the news channel STVR:24: https://www.stvr.sk/televizia/archiv/18783/617505

🔗 Listen to the full broadcast on Rádio Slovensko: https://www.stvr.sk/radio/archiv/1175

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