“This is such an absurd situation. Speaker of the National Assembly, Igor Zorčič, voted against the agenda of the regular session he is chairing. And thus he prevented the consideration of a number of important solutions for the people, as well as the discussion on the proposal for a constitutional impeachment, filed by the opposition,” …
In an interview with Siol, Israeli Ambassador Eyal Sela said that Slovenia and Israel have a good relationship. He has been in office for more than four years now and has also worked with the previous governments. As Sela stated, they have had good relations with all of the previous governments as well, but they …
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On Tuesday, the Minister of the Economy and Technological Development was questioned before the parliamentary Commission of Inquiry for investigating abuses in the case of Franc Kangler and others. Počivalšek shared his opinion on the work of the police and the intelligence services and was mainly critical of the government of Marjan Šarec. At the …
On the 31st anniversary of the order for the (self)disarmament of the Territorial Defence of the Socialist Republic of Slovenia (Teritorialna obramba Socialistične Republike Slovenije – referred to as the TO SRS), we will publish a series of articles on the turbulent times of the year 1990, when a handful of brave men managed to …
Yes, it is true. The Israeli flag was flown on our government building. But why is that? None of their state representatives are visiting. The flag is being flown in support of Israel as a sign of approval of their defence policy. A few dozen Yugoslav nostalgists are protesting this in Ljubljana, as they believe …
The Israeli “Terrorists” and Slovenian Trade Union Dummies Read More »
On Saturday, Prime Minister Janez Janša attended the main ceremony on the Slovenian Armed Forces Day. The event took place at the Protection and Rescue Training Centre in Ig. The keynote speaker was the President of the Republic and the Commander-in-Chief of the Defence Forces, Borut Pahor, and the Minister of Defence Matej Tonin, as …
We have recently reported that Vinko Vasle has filed a request for an investigation procedure on suspicion of corruption in the case of the President of the Court of Audit Tomaž Vesel in the case of his side earnings. As is well known, the CPC then reacted by announcing that there would be no proceedings or …
“The division of the Member States of the European Union into core countries and others is non-European. Exclusive,” stressed Prime Minister Janez Janša. The MEP and proud successor of the League of Communists wrote that good relations with the core countries of the European Union are of key importance for Slovenia. On Twitter, many wondered if the …
“We are demanding a similar defense from Prime Minister Mario Draghi to other European countries,” said Matteo Salvini on Monday after another 2,000 migrants were landed on the island of Lampedusa last weekend. The conservative politician emphasized that an independent national decision was necessary, as Italy could not wait for the solidarity and cooperation of the …
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Judit Varga posts video for Europe Day that sheds light on the Union’s challenges. Instead of a closer and more centralized Union, we need a multipolar, intelligent Europe, said Hungarian Justice Minister Judit Varga in a Facebook video posted on Europe Day on May 9th. “We Hungarians have always thought about Europe rationally. We have always …
Hungarian Justice Minister: we need a multipolar, intelligent Europe Read More »
New details have emerged in connection with the killer of the French police officer. The suspect’s attorney said his client was a Muslim. The young man’s mother also spoke up, saying her son was innocent and authorities were just trying to pin the murder on him. Meanwhile, the prime minister met with representatives of the …
French policeman’s killer a Muslim, boasting a criminal record Read More »
Slovenia has all but met the conditions to move to tier yellow of coronavirus restrictions as hospitalisations have fallen below 500 and the 7-day average fell to 614, just 14 above the threshold. Government data show that 289 coronavirus cases were confirmed on Saturday from 2,406 PCR tests, for a positivity rate of 12%. A …
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