On Tuesday, Prime Minister Janez Janša hosted an informal working dinner at Brdo pri Kranju. Practically all the important names of the European political summit were among the guests – from Angela Merkel to Sebastian Kurz, Stefan Löfven, and Charles Michel, who chairs the EU-Western Balkans Summit. On Wednesday, the leaders of the EU Member …
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The European Parliament’s fact-finding mission that is expected in Slovenia next week will feature Slovenian MEP Romana Tomc, a member of the ruling Democrats (SDS) and of the European People’s Party (EPP). A group of MEPs will visit between 13 and 15 October to meet representatives of the media, NGOs and government agencies to check …
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“Due to endangerment of public order and the obstruction of traffic, which resulted in a dangerous situation, you are being arrested; please come with me and follow my orders,” a police officer explained the reasons for his arrest to rapper Zlatan Čordić – Zlatko. At Tuesday’s protest, the police were also forced to use the …
On Tuesday, the EU-Western Balkans Summit began, which is the most important event of the Slovenian Presidency of the Council of the European Union. A delegation of leaders arrived at the Brdo Castle on Tuesday, which was then followed by an informal working dinner to discuss the EU’s role on the international stage in the …
Yesterday the Prime Minister hosted an informal working dinner at Brdo pri Kranju for the heads of state and governments of the EU member states. The European leaders held a strategic discussion on the role of the EU on the international stage in view of recent events in Afghanistan, the AUKUS security alliance and the …
Tuesday marked the beginning of one of the most important events of the Slovenian Presidency of the Council of the European Union. On Tuesday, the Prime Minister of the Republic of Slovenia, Janez Janša, hosted an informal dinner for members of the European Council, and on Wednesday, the 6th of October 2021, a summit of …
“The parallel economic system was not just about the export of capital, stealing of social property, theft of labour and so on; it was also a system that allowed the party to stay in power. And whenever the system started having trouble, this parallel mechanism turned on, and capital poured in. And when the system …
The government decided to restrict or prohibit movement in Ljubljana, the lakeside resort of Bled and around the Brdo pri Kranju conference centre on Tuesday and Wednesday, citing a high probability of severe violations of public order and peace. This comes as new mass protests have been announced and ahead of the EU-Western Balkans summit. …
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“Instead of wreaking havoc on the streets and attacking healthcare workers, journalists, and police officers, you should volunteer to work at the Covid wards. Work there for a week, without any protective equipment, and prove to Slovenia that you believe in what you are saying,” Prime Minister Janez Janša said in his response to an …
“The results of the work of Slovenian Trade Union of Police Officers, Nataša Pirc Musar, and the Constitutional Court are becoming apparent today – with 531 new infections, which is a 20 percent increase from last week,” Minister of the Interior Aleš Hojs commented on the increase in the number of infections on Saturday. We …
Online commentators are surprised by the police’s attitude towards the extreme left participants in the unreported counter-protest against the March for Life. Comparisons have also been made regarding the police’s reaction in the case of removal of the Yellow Jackets from the unreported anti-government protest of the left-wing political cyclists and the (non)reaction of the …
Bojan Veselinovič announced today that talks with the director of the government’s communications office Uroš Urbanija on a public service contract in 2021 were unsuccessful and that he could not agree to the conditions under which “a government representative is forcing payment for a public service provided by STA for free now for the 273rd day”. He …
