A campaign aimed at boosting the Covid-19 vaccination rate kicked off. Taking place until Thursday, 62 vaccination centres across the country will work overtime, some open around the clock. Health Minister Janez Poklukar kicked off the campaign in Bled, where he got his booster shot. In view of the highly transmissible omicron variant that is …
Nation-wide vaccination promotion campaign kicks off Read More »
On the invitation of Norwegian Minister of Foreign Affairs Anniken Huitfeldt, Minister Dr Anže Logar is paying an official visit to the Kingdom of Norway. Cooperation between Slovenia and Norway is excellent, and the ministers discussed opportunities for further widening and strengthening mutual collaboration. Minister Logar and Minister Huitfeldt expressed their satisfaction with the excellent …
The United States Senate confirmed Jamie Linder Harpootlian as the new ambassador to Slovenia. “I am deeply honoured and grateful for the confidence that President Biden has placed in me. I also want to thank Sen. Lindsey Graham for his support in the confirmation process. I look forward to representing the United States of America …
Prime Minister Janez Janša attended the European Council meeting in Brussels, where EU leaders discussed the current situation regarding COVID-19, crisis management and resilience, energy prices, security and defence, migration and certain issues related to the EU’s external relations. After the European Council meeting, the Prime Minister attended the Euro Summit. In accordance with the …
With the MEP, political scientist and one of the most recognisable representatives of the Slovenian Democratic Party Dr Milan Zver, we talked about current events in both Brussels and Ljubljana. The main part of the conversation was dedicated to the European Union. DEMOKRACIJA: Mr Zver, let us first touch on the report of the European Parliament’s …
On Friday, Prime Minister Janez Janša was a guest on the “Kdo vam laže?” [“Who is telling you lies?] show on Nova24TV, in which he spoke about current domestic political issues. The Prime Minister began by talking to the show’s host, Boris Tomašič, about the past year, which was marked by the COVID-19 epidemic and …
Prime Minister Janez Janša appears as a guest on Nova24TV show Read More »
Prof. Dr Borut Štrukelj from the Faculty of Pharmacy in Ljubljana was one of the speakers at the press conference on COVID-19 held yesterday. The day before yesterday a total of 1,526 new cases were confirmed, which is 324 fewer than were confirmed a week ago. There are currently 804 COVID patients being treated in …
A booster shot is the best protection against Omicron Read More »
Yesteray, Prime Minister Janez Janša addressed the Transition with Ambition conference over video link. The event was organised by the Ministry of Economic Development and Technology, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the SPIRIT Slovenia, Public Agency and the Chamber of Commerce and Industry of Slovenia. Yesterday’s event brought together the 4th Internationalisation of the Slovenian …
At the 28th regular session, Prime Minister Janez Janša was asked parliamentary questions, and at the request of Levica MP Matej Tašner Vatovec, a debate was held on mafia management of the state and corruption, which he attributes to the SDS. The Prime Minister explained that mafia management of the state in Slovenia has very deep …
On 25 and 26 November 2021, the thirteenth Asia–Europe Meeting (ASEM) summit was held in virtual form. The key theme of this summit of the leaders of European and Asian member states was the promotion of effective multilateralism for common growth and a collective response to the COVID-19 pandemic. The Prime Minister attended the event …
On Wednesday, at the plenary session of the European Parliament in Strasbourg, one of the things on the agenda was also the debate on the rule of law and fundamental rights in Slovenia. The debate lasted for a little over an hour, and the MEPs who were present did not all share the same view. …
“By supporting the Resolution on European Conscience and Totalitarianism, the National Assembly will explicitly and permanently express its rejection of all totalitarian regimes, regardless of their ideology, as they are all based on violence, human rights violations, and are therefore criminal and reprehensible. By supporting the resolution, the National Assembly of the Republic of Slovenia …
Forty-Five MPs Still Incapable of Condemning Fascism, Nazism and Communism Read More »
