“Dear Franta. You were a role model for many. Me included. Not long ago, we were drinking coffee together in Ljubljana and chatting about the challenges Slovenia is facing. I admired your wisdom and courage. You were the living witness of the legendary battle at Menina Mountain. We will miss you. My sincere condolences to …
“Today, we have exceeded the number of 700 thousand people getting the first dose of the covid-19 vaccine in Slovenia!” reports the National Institute of Public Health and urges everyone to continue to get vaccinated, so the summer could be more relaxed, and we could return to normal life soon. The government stand for informing …
Over 700 Thousand Slovenians Have Already Received the First Dose of the Vaccine! Read More »
“Today, I regret that I accepted your invitation and participated in the online meeting. The Memorandum shows that you had a preconceived opinion on the situation in Slovenia. You have invited some of us to participate, just so you could claim legitimacy for the Memorandum, saying that people with different worldviews took part in the …
Mijatović Received a Response to Her Extremely Biased Report on the Media Read More »
Due to cooperation with the Belarusian regime, the US State Department supposedly decided to take a closer look at the Forum 21 businessman Janez Škrabec. In the “worst-case” scenario, the director and co-owner of Riko might even get his property confiscated. The Serbian media outlet Objektiv writes that brothers Bogoljub and Dragomir Karić have come …
According to the Lega chairman, the world could be much worse after the fall of the wall, but the historical situation that Europe is currently experiencing could also be seen as an opportunity. The creation of a group that brings together the 130 right-wing MEPs in the European Parliament would make it possible to forge a …
“I love all of my students but I will never lie to them regardless of the consequences. I’m a teacher but I serve God first and I will not affirm that a biological boy can be a girl, and vice versa, because it’s against my religion,” the physical education teacher said during his hearing. The …
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Minister for Slovenians Abroad Helena Jaklitsch visited Trieste on Monday for to meet Trieste Mayor Roberto Dipiazza, Slovenian municipal councillors and other representatives of the Slovenian community. The talks focussed on the restitution of National Hall (Narodni Dom) to the Slovenian community and on Slovenian schools and kindergartens. Jaklitsch thanked the Trieste mayor for his …
Diaspora minister Helena Jaklitsch visits Trieste Read More »
Slovenia recorded 323 new cases of coronavirus on Monday, as the rolling seven-day average of new daily cases dropped by one to 275. A total of 3,378 PCR tests were performed for a positivity rate of 9.6%. One Covid-19 patient died, while hospitalisations dropped by 18 to 227, government data show. Overnight, 4,265 little Slovenian …
The National Assembly passed in a 50:36 vote amendments to the act on road transport that create the legal basis for transportation platforms such as Uber or Lyft, changes that the government argues will facilitate the digitalisation of the transport sector. The proposal sets down that drivers using digital platforms would need to get a …
Parliament passes law on transportation platforms Read More »
The key challenges for the EU in the coming period are getting back on its feet after the Covid-19 pandemic and setting itself strategic goals, including expansion to the Western Balkans, PM Janez Janša said as he addressed Slovenian diplomats. EU enlargement is particularly important for Slovenia because of its proximity to the region, but …
PM Janez Janša: Post-Covid recovery and setting strategic goals key EU challenges Read More »
In terms of GDP growth, Slovenia has recorded encouraging results, as it increased its GDP by 1.6 percent in the first quarter, despite the restrictive measures, and even achieved a 2.3 percent higher GDP than in the same period last year. Compared to neighbouring countries, Slovenia is the only country that has achieved GDP growth …
Roman Jakič is another political convert on the left-wing political pole. In the past, he was a long-time member of the Liberal Democracy of Slovenia (LDS) party. After Zoran Janković entered politics, Jakič joined his party Positive Slovenia (PS). He was also a member of Golobič’s Zares party for some time. When the rift between …
