The day after the adoption of the basic documents of independence, the solemn proclamation of an independent and sovereign Slovenia followed. It was Wednesday, 26 June 1991. A rather uncertain day, as the movements of tank columns in the Primorska region had already begun. The MPs took a break after a several-week marathon of parliamentary …
25 June 1991 was D-Day. On this day, which had previously been secretly determined, the Slovenian Assembly adopted the basic independence documents, on the foundation of which the Slovenian republican bodies began to take over the former functions of the federation. Why was this date secret at first? The point was that the effective takeover …
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A couple of weeks ago, we wrote about the vandals drawing graffiti on the façade of the building of the Ministry of Culture. Surveillance camera footage revealed that several men with hoodies painted yellow swastikas on the outside of the building and then fled. We learned from reliable sources that one of the people who …
Trade union leaders Lidija Jerkič, Branimir Štrukelj, Jakob Počivavšek, Evelina Vesenjak and Peter Majcen, have written a public letter, in which they expressed their opposition to some of the government acts. They also had some help from the General Secretary of the European Trade Union Confederation, Luca Visentini, and accused the government of halting the …
While the mainstream media and certain “Yugonostalgics,” especially supporters of the Levica party (the Left), continue to praise the times when Slovenia was still part of Yugoslavia, a poll conducted by Episcenter for the magazine Domovina (Homeland) proves that the vast majority of Slovenians are still proud of their country, which is celebrating 30 years …
The results of the report measuring the Global Peace Index for 2021 are now known. Although we can often hear how Slovenia is supposedly changing into a country with a dictatorship because of the current government, statistics prove once again that these are only malicious accusations that have nothing to do with reality. Namely, Slovenia …
Even though the left and its subordinate media outlets are constantly trying to sell the story about how the government of Janez Janša is allegedly violating human rights, pressuring the media, and as such, is supposedly not capable of holding the Presidency of the EU Council, this obviously does not have as much of an …
The horrifying testimony of a doctor shows the absolute decline of values in our society – which is undoubtedly also contributed to by the media, as they usually express hidden scepticism both when it comes to the methods of vaccination and its implementation. A group of unknown perpetrators invaded the vaccination centre in Ljubljana, voicing …
Slovenia’s Expo commissioner general Matic Volk has told the STA that over 70 Slovenian companies have already registered for Expo 2020 while the goal is to have more than 100, with at least 14 business delegations planned. Promotion of Slovenia and the companies will be enhanced with a range of events taking place at the …
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Slovenia recorded 26 new cases of coronavirus on Saturday, down by over 70% from the week before as a weeks-long decline continues. No patient with Covid-19 died, in what is the second day this week without Covid deaths, the latest government data show. The new cases come from nearly 1,060 PCR tests, for a positivity …
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On 18 June 2021, Minister Andrej Šircelj attended the Economic and Financial Affairs Council (ECOFIN) meeting in Luxembourg. Ministers took stock in particular on recovery and resilience plans, economic recovery in the European Union, the European Semester and value-added tax. The economic recovery process made progress in the last two days. The European Commission has …
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Prime Minister Janez Janša today, at the invitation of Mayor Ivan Žagar, attended the municipal ceremony in Slovenska Bistrica to celebrate the 30th anniversary of Slovenia’s independence and the seizing of the military storage facility in Zgornja Ložnica, where he also delivered a keynote address. As part of the ceremony, the busts of Dr Jože …
