A few years ago, Vera Jourova was arrested at the Prague airport on suspicion of corruption. The pre-trial detention appears to have taken its toll on the European Commission’s vice president who lost her job and her family. Eventually, Ms Jourova sued the Czech state for 300 thousand euros. Her own negative experiences, however, did little to deter her as
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Arriving at Wednesday’s extraordinary session of the European Council, Prime Minister Janez Janša said that in the two days that lay ahead, he expected the European leaders to be able to express solidarity with Greece and Cyprus and add the necessary practical steps to this solidarity in the near future. “I also believe that we
One of the most provocative deputies of the Radical Levica party, Miha Kordiš, has reached a new low in explaining his vote on the amendment to the Defence Act, which regulates the status of soldiers after the age of 45. Instead of Kordiš explaining why he does not agree with the proposed amendment with calm
Before the session of the RTV Supervisory Board, the Administrative Court suspended the appointment of new RTV supervisors once again, due to an appeal by the old supervisors, despite the fact that the Supreme Court annulled the first decision and gave instructions for a second, legal decision. The Administrative Court’s ruling shall suspend the decision
A federal grand jury has indicted two Iranian men (HERE) with participating in a conspiracy to procure and illegally send export-controlled computer servers to Iran. What makes this even more interesting is the fact that the Iranians submitted forged documentation, according to which the equipment that can be used for both military and civilian purposes
Prime Minister Janez Janša was a guest at the AmCham business breakfast, which took place in Ljubljana on September 29th, 2020. The topics of conversation were related to the further economic development of Slovenia, Slovenia’s role in the EU, and transatlantic integration. In a conversation that took place at the business breakfast of the American
Hungary and Poland have decided to set up an institute, which will assess the rule of law in the EU Member States. “We will not be taken for fools anymore,” said the Hungarian Minister of Foreign Affairs, Peter Szijjarto. The reason for this is the EU’s accusations of violations of the rule of law. According