After the project of the vote of no confidence failed, an article appeared in Politico the very next day – completely by chance, surely – in which the journalist Lili Bayer claimed that the Prime Minister of the Slovenian government, Janez Janša, allegedly intimidates and persecutes the media which are not to his liking. She …
On 27 January 2021, the Communication Office of the Government of the Republic of Slovenia (GCO) fulfilled all of its obligations to the Slovenian Press Agency (SPA) arising from the public service contract. Regardless of the fulfilment of all of the obligations stipulated in the contract, which was signed by the former Director of the …
Press release regarding the financing of the Slovenian Press Agency (STA) Read More »
Infrastructure Minister Jernej Vrtovec wrapped up a two-day visit to Poland, having held talks with Infrastructure Minister Andrzej Adamczyk and Environment Minister Michal Kurtyka. He said Slovenia sought to strengthen cooperation with Poland in maritime transport, in particular through the Koper port. In talks with Kurtyka, he said Slovenia supported the EU’s aim to become …
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Prime Minister Janez Janša announced that Slovenia will look for “additional options for vaccine supplies” amidst sluggish supplies from the joint EU purchase. “We are working in this direction. Of course it is still necessary to prioritise safety, credibility and trust in the vaccine,” he told the National Assembly. Milan Krek, the head of the …
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Janez Poklukar, a 42-year-old doctor-turned health manager who has been leading Slovenia’s largest medical centre through the biggest ever health crisis, was appointed new health minister by the National Assembly in a 50:31 vote. Poklukar successfully restructured Jesenice general hospital before taking over as director general of UKC Ljubljana in August 2019, where he is …
Slovenian Deputy Prime Ministers Zdravko Počivalšek and Matej Tonin also expressed their support for an independent media investigation in Slovenia. “I second the call for action. If Brussels only has the (dis)information from one side, they cannot have a complete picture of the situation,” Počivalšek wrote, and Matej Tonin reminded everyone that “it is only …
“I followed the formation of five new parties – Positive Slovenia, Zares, Gregor Virant’s party, the Party of Miro Cerar, and the List of Marjan Šarec. I am not wrong if I say that there are always the same names in the background of these formations; the frontmen of the parties are the only things …
Leader of the SD parliamentary group, Matjaž Han, went after Golobič’s network Read More »
In her note entitled “Hate as a political method”, SDS MP Eva Irgl reminded of a text about hate speech she had written eight years ago, noting with sadness that “in all these years, even my efforts and warnings in this area, nothing has changed in the minds of many.” As she pointed out years ago, the …
MP Eva Irgl notes with sadness: The history of death threats is repeating itself Read More »
After the publication of the article »How the journalist Tepina fell into his own trap or Evidence of criminal investigators hidding crime in their kinds through the media«, a journalist Pop TV (Mrs. Nika Kunaver), owner of watchdog 2016, that is a member of the eminent club of top shit members of Slovenian journalism, as …
Constant pressuring and threats against the SDS party, as well as the other parties of the coalition, are not slowing down. Quite the opposite, they are escalating. Jure Ferjan, the youngest SDS MP, is very worried about this. “Death threats against the Prime Minister Janez Janša are also death threats against the largest party in …
There seems to be no end to the charlatan actions, the number one targets of which are now the politicians and right-wing journalists. On Friday, the National Assembly discussed hate speech and threats, and while that was going on, certain charlatans visited the home of SMC MP Monika Gregorčič. Despite the fact that we live …
A new batch of the Pfizer/BioNTech vaccine has arrived in Slovenia. It comprises 22,230 doses, of which 2,200 will be used for second jabs and the rest for the first, the National Institute of Public Health (NIJZ) said. In line with the vaccination strategy, the batch is intended for residents older than 80. If some …
