Since February 2022, much of the world has been in a modern Cold War. Unlike the 20th-century Cold War, Europe is not its main stage or battlefield this time, even though a hot war is raging on its continent. The primary struggle for power is taking place between the U.S. and China. A glance at …
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A near-plebiscitary majority is opposed to the law that would grant extraordinary pensions to select artists. The question in a recently conducted public opinion poll was: “The National Assembly has passed a law providing that recipients of the highest awards for artistic achievement will be entitled to a supplement to their pension. The amount of …
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In a rather personal video, the director of the NGO the 8th of March Institute (Inštitut 8. marec) attacked the leader of the opposition when he announced the rehabilitation of convicted police officers. Janša later also added the disclosure of the US funding of the Institute in question as one of the goals of the …
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Once again, democratic debate was trampled on in the National Assembly, as the Chair of the Committee on Health, Tamara Kozlovič (the Freedom Movement party – Gibanje Svoboda), closed the debate before the rest of the participants had a chance to take their turn, and the opposition MPs from the Slovenian Democratic Party (Slovenska demokratska …
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Member of Parliament Lena Grgurevič has become a symbol of the brutality, callousness and ignorance of the politics of the Freedom Movement party (Gibanje Svoboda). The political terror patented by the latest incarnation of the new faces has no precedent in Slovenian politics. At almost every hearing where Grgurevič is the Chair or member of …
Monday’s hearing in the Trenta case took place without any witnesses being heard and in the absence of Janez Janša. Specialised prosecutor Luka Moljk was also absent. The court was due to hear again the former bankruptcy trustee of the company Imos, Branka Remškar, who did not appear in court. This time, the lawyers of …
In the wake of the recent brutal attack by an Islamist who killed a teenager and injured five people, the results of the left’s immigration policy are becoming increasingly clear. This is just another brutal attack in a series of attacks in Europe, while Slovenia has a President at the helm of the country who …
The Ljubljana District Court has recently convicted four police officers who cracked down on violent protests against the government of Janez Janša. As we were told by the court, the police officers were convicted by Judge Marko Beovič without a main hearing. We have also received a reply from the Specialised State Prosecutor’s Office of …
The second emergency meeting of European statesmen is taking place today – on Wednesday, the 19th of February, in Paris. Following criticism that French President Macron excluded a number of countries from the first meeting, this time, the French capital will host the leaders of ten European countries and Canada, alongside France. Additionally, Prime Minister …
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Slovenia is completely unsuitable for harvesting solar and wind energy. That’s according to a World Bank study, which looked at the suitability of 210 countries for renewable energy sources (RES). Slovenia is in the bottom seventh of the list – namely, in 180th place, writes J.B. Slovenia’s (and Brussels’) obsession with becoming a carbon-free society …
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The government gives pensioners 5 euros of annual allowance. This applies to the lowest pensions. At the same time, the same government will now be rewarding the cultural elite, who already receive cash bonuses of 30,000 and 10,000 euros, respectively. And additionally, the government is raising existing taxes or introducing new ones. That is why …
Janez Janša recently appeared on the popular podcast hosted by Klemen Selakovič. In an in-depth conversation with the host, Janša shared quite a few philosophical cues that few Slovenian politicians are capable of. The podcast has already been viewed by 100,000 Youtube users, which is more than the circulation of any Slovenian print media and …
