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Prime Minister Janez Janša on the First Anniversary of the Current Government of the Republic of Slovenia: “We Have Significantly Exceeded, in the Positive Sense, the Forecasts Given at the Time When the Pandemic Started Almost a Year Ago!”

At today’s press conference, Prime Minister Janez Janša, Deputy Prime Ministers Zdravko Počivalšek and Matej Tonin, and Minister of Agriculture Jože Podgoršek presented the achievements at the occasion of the first anniversary of the current Government of the Republic of Slovenia and also talked about the priorities of their work for the upcoming period. “Today, …

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Death Threats Against the Prime Minister: Did the Slovenian Leftists Inform the Foreign Public About This as Well?

“This is what you see when driving from the Ljubljana ring road toward the Technology Park. This is not considered a problem; apparently, the Tweets are the problem. Does anyone still remember when red paint was spilt on the monument of the slaughterer Boris Kidrič? That was cleaned up in a few hours,” said Davorin …

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Estimated cost of Koper rail downgraded by 7% to EUR 1.126bn

2TDK, the state-owned company managing the project of the new railway line between the port of Koper and the Divača hub, has downgraded the estimated costs of the project by almost 7% to EUR 1.126 billion. The previous investment programme from January 2019, which was not upgraded, the estimated costs were EUR 1.194 billion, the …

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The government has extended the state of epidemic by another 30 days

The government has decided to extend the state of epidemic by another 30 days effective as of 18 March. The government also adopted the Ordinance amending the Ordinance determining the conditions for entry into the Republic of Slovenia for the purpose of containment and control of the COVID-19 infectious disease. The epidemic is still spreading …

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Signing of the Joint Declaration on the Conference on the Future of Europe

Yesterday, a Joint Declaration on the Conference on the Future of Europe was signed by European Parliament President David Sassoli, Commission President Ursula von der Leyen, and Prime Minister of Portugal António Costa, on behalf of the Presidency of the Council. This paves the way to launching a series of debates and discussions that will …

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Fewer than 500 patients in hospitals, number of positive cases increasing slightly across EU

The epidemiological situation in Slovenia and abroad was presented by the deputy head of the Centre for Infectious Diseases at NIJZ, Nuška Čakš Jager. A total of 6,017 people were given a PCR test on Wednesday, with 952 or 15.8% testing positive. In addition, 25,046 rapid antigen tests were performed. The number of patients in …

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Experts about the current media hysteria: The state of mind among the journalists is outright miserable

“This is true liberty: when free-born men having to advise the public may speak free. What can be juster in a state than this?” John Milton wrote sometime around 1644. But unfortunately, we know that free media, especially nowadays, is a kind of utopia. However, we should, in the role of the nation’s reason, memory …

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MEP Bogovič: Commissioner, this debate is misleading, as the state of the Slovenian media is not fairly presented, and it is also detrimental to Slovenia, which is preparing for the presidency of the EU Council!

“Dear Commissioner, today is the first time we are talking about Slovenia. Today’s debate on media freedom in Slovenia is a successful export of the domestic political fight of Slovenian socialists and liberals to the European Parliament. The debate is misleading, as it is not a fair presentation of the Slovenian media space and is …

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“Left’s ideological attacks aim to disintegrate Europe”

“The left wing’s continued ideological warfare against Central and Eastern European countries divides and disintegrates Europe,” Balazs Hidveghi, MEP of Hungary’s larger governing party, said in his speech at the European Parliament’s debate on the media situation in Hungary, Poland and Slovenia. Sooner or later, left-wing attacks will target any right-wing government that boldly and …

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Slovenian Assembly for the Republic to the European People’s Party: Is the EPP losing its feeling for plurality and respect for diversity among European nations?

“In light of recent events pertaining to the announced expulsion (or exit) of the Hungarian FIDESZ Party from the European People’s Party, please allow me to share with you concerns of the Assembly for the Republic, a non-governmental organisation of Slovenian intellectuals from the traditional-liberal circle of the EPP. As this dispute resonates in the …

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Janez Janša is critical of Veselinovič: It is time for him to answer for this because he fired his sick colleagues and allowed the spread of media lies!

“Ever since @STA_novice has been run by director Veselinović, sick journalists have been fired and lies have been often sold for the truth. It is time for the director, as a political tool of the far left, to step down and be held accountable for his illegal actions. And enable STA a normal work and …

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Open letter from Jože Biščak and Vinko Vasle in response to the IPI letter to MEPs: the oppressors of the Slovenian media and their rulers are left-wing tycoons and oligarchs!

Prior to the debate in the European Parliament (March 10), the International Press Institute (IPI), together with 18 other organizations (including the Slovenian Journalists’ Association), wrote to MEPs (HERE). Jože Biščak (editor of the magazine Demokracija and president of the Slovenian Association of Patriotic Journalists) and Vinko Vasle (a long-time journalist and former director of …

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