“The most bizarre presidential task since the establishment of Slovenia, the drawing of lottery balls for the length of the terms of office of the Programme Council of Radio-Television Slovenia, is done,” Nataša Pirc Musar, President of the Republic, wrote after her first presidential task – the drawing of lottery balls for the length of …
The sanctions against Russia should be working, but in reality, the opposite is happening. The value of European Union countries’ imports from Russia has risen when comparing 2022 with the previous year. And Slovenia is the one country that is far ahead on this list. The next time you “have a stroke” because of the …
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If we thought that there was no interest in saving and prudent use of money allocated for healthcare under socialism, judging by the work of the Golob government, there is even less or no interest in that in Slovenia today. Why else would 72 percent of the people with the degree of urgency marked as …
“I stared at the screen for a long time to see if it might be a double or a deep fake because I did not expect such a downgrade of the role of President of the Republic. Especially after all the mockery of Pahor by her voters. Who, let’s admit it, remained statesmanlike throughout his …
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As we mark the transition from Autumn to Winter on our calendars, we know that we are well into the Christmas season. And anyway, you would not need to look at the calendar to know that. The decorations in our villages and towns, the Christmas markets, the smell of mulled wine, the concerts, and the …
In the spring, shortly after the elections to the National Assembly, the Prime Minister announced a new era in Slovenian politics. With him would come the “era without godfathers from the background,” to paraphrase the headline of one of the main transitional media outlets. The headline, of course, lacked an explanation – the godfathers will …
We cannot claim that the current government did not warn us in advance that it would cut everyone’s salaries. In the pre-election debates, Golob already clearly announced that he would destroy Janša’s amendment to the Income Tax Act, which promised to significantly lower the labour tax burden for all employees, from the poorest to the …
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The basic political platform of the Freedom Movement party (Gibanje Svoboda) is “freedom from the anti-covid measures.” The essence of the convincing victory, apart from the demonisation of Janša and the ferocious polarisation, was to make people feel that they were being wronged during the epidemic – not allowed to go for a coffee, not …
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The 26th of December marks an event that is considered to be a landmark and unique in the history of the Slovenian nation because we wrote our own judgment at that time. On the 26th of December 1990, the result of the plebiscite on independence was announced, in which Slovenians voted FOR a free and …
Dr Jože Pučnik 32 Years Ago: “Yugoslavia Is No More. Now, It Is About Slovenia!” Read More »
The narcissistic outburst of the Speaker of the National Assembly at Friday’s celebration of Independence and Unity Day, which is apparently becoming a tradition for her, almost made us forget about the most important speech of the evening. The nation was addressed by Prime Minister Robert Golob, and his unusual remarks about the successful performance …
While Robert Golob’s government is engaged in reorganisation, which also includes the establishment of a strategic council for nutrition under the Prime Minister, it is forgetting to take care of people’s public health. Infections with covid-19 continue to rage, and judging by government communication, it seems as if covid-19 has disappeared. But infections are increasing …
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Today, the District Court in Kranj heard a claim for damages in which the President of the Slovenian Democratic Party (Slovenska demokratska stranka – SDS) and former Prime Minister Janez Janša is seeking 900,000 euros in damages from the former prosecutors and judges who tried the Patria case. The Court will first decide on the …
