Former Prime Minister and President of the Slovenian Democratic Party (Slovenska demokratska stranka – SDS), Janez Janša, told the radio station Ognjišče that the Prime Minister’s job is not to shovel mud, but to organise aid, so criticism in this direction is unjustified. As he stressed, we must stick together in these trying times – …
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One of the countries helping Slovenia cope with the consequences of the recent floods is also Ukraine. An aid convoy with heavy machinery and representatives of the Ukrainian Civil Protection arrived in Slovenia on Friday. The assistance was previously confirmed by Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky. “Ukraine is providing humanitarian aid to Slovenia to help it …
As we have become quite accustomed to by now, Prime Minister Robert Golob is extremely fond of making promises. Judges, firefighters, farmers, bureaucrats in the public administration – all of them have previously heard sweet words and promises from the benefactor from Nova Gorica. In his enthusiasm, he has once again overstepped his authority and …
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“Former President Pahor is volunteering in Struga near Luče today, to help people affected by the floods,” Borut Pahor’s office said. The Slovenian Democratic Party (Slovenska demokratska stranka – SDS) has been doing everything in its power to help in the recovery efforts since the first day of the devastating floods and landslides. The party’s …
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On Wednesday, Prime Minister Robert Golob hosted the European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen in Slovenia, and they visited some of the areas that have been most severely hit by the floods. While the sight of the devastated areas usually brings tears to people’s eyes, the Prime Minister and the President smiled at the …
Every form of help counts, and a promise should always be kept. The Director of the media company Nova24TV has promised to help people in need, and on Wednesday, the Nova24TV team was already in Mozirje, where, together with a team from the Demokracija (Democracy) magazine, they were helping to remove the consequences of the …
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“We really do not have the time to play games here, the government should rethink its decision and also think about how best to prevent the loss of added value,” Dr Rok Spruk of the Faculty of Economics, who, like other economists and businesspeople, is concerned about the government’s reckless measures, told the national media …
Those who expected the government to temporarily divert the millions it uses to fund its political allies in the (non-)governmental sector at a time of one of the biggest natural disasters were sadly mistaken. Instead, the exact opposite will happen. The Ministry of Public Administration, in response to a public question from the press, explained …
Ljubljana Mayor Zoran Janković and his fellow experts keep saying that the connecting sewer canal C0, which crosses a water catchment area, is completely safe from natural disasters such as earthquakes, storms or floods. What is more, the city authorities have claimed that the C0 Canal is not in a flood zone. The recent catastrophic …
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“Solidarity is what gives us courage. We came here to help our friends and found many others here. Practically every hour, there were more of us,” said the President of the Slovenian Democratic Party (Slovenska demokratska stranka – SDS), Janez Janša, on Sunday. Together with some other SDS party MPs, Janša was helping people around …
Slovenia has experienced two major crises in recent years, but these crises have clearly shown us who are the true leaders and, on the other hand, who are the people that, in these critical times, exploit the plight of the people for their own or political ends. While the current left-wing government, which was the …
In addition to the heroism of firefighters and civil protection services, as well as the sacrifice of many volunteers, the floods that hit Slovenia over the weekend also brought out the ill-concealed hatred and biases of the so-called civil sphere. It was a source of great irritation to well-known left-wing activists that members of the …
