During her recent working visit, the President of the Republic of Slovenia, Nataša Pirc Musar, addressed Members of the European Parliament. The speech, however, proved to be highly controversial. The transitional media in our home country tried to present the speech as a success, but the reality is quite different. MEP Milan Zver believes that …
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This year marks the 80th anniversary of the end of World War II, a period that deeply shaped Slovenia and the world. In a recent statement, the Slovenian Bishops’ Conference (SŠK) highlighted the tragic extrajudicial killings that followed the end of the war, and called for truth, reconciliation and respect for the dignity of all …
The meeting between US President Donald Trump and South African President Cyril Ramaphosa in the Oval Office initially seemed normal and cordial, but that changed when Ramaphosa protested against recent allegations of genocide against white farmers. To prove his point, Trump played a video for his guest. The video, which was broadcast during Wednesday’s visit, …
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The contract for the renovation and upgrade of the Jesenice railway station “had” to go to Škrabec’s company, Riko. After the collapse of the previous deal, in which the company would have renovated the station for 170 million euros, a new deal has apparently been struck. Now, Riko will renovate the station for almost 146 …
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This May marks the 80th anniversary of the end of the Second World War – a date that the ruling left and its associated institutions present as a glorious moment in Slovenian history. Ceremonies, speeches about “freedom”, “victory over fascism”, and the “national liberation movement”, the raising of flags and the worship of the partisan …
On Monday, at the rally in front of the town hall, the protester pointed out that Mayor Zoran Janković is lobbying intensively to get a building permit to continue the construction of the C0 sewerage channel before the court decides on the need for an environmental impact assessment. Politician Aleš Hojs even advised the Ljubljana …
“Relocations of both natural and legal persons are taking place, but I estimate that they have not yet had a significant impact on the budget. The bigger problem I see is that they are a reflection of our unfavourable tax legislation and those who have already left will find it difficult to return. Moreover, it …
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After the current government repealed the legislation that allowed foreign transport platforms to enter the Slovenian market as one of its first measures, the well-known US-based ride-hailing and delivery platform Uber has now started its operations with a bang. However, since it is not entering the Slovenian market as a transport provider, this will not …
The Arrival of Uber To Ljubljana Will Not Break The Taxi Drivers’ Monopoly Read More »
A conference entitled “The End of World War II and the Crimes of Communism,” organised by Croatian MEP Stephen Bartulica, was held at the European Parliament in Brussels to mark the 80th anniversary of the end of the Second World War. An exhibition on communist crimes in Croatia, documenting the massacres, persecutions and repression carried …
An Exhibition On Communist Crimes In Croatia Opens In The European Parliament Read More »
In recent decades, we have witnessed an increasingly evident process of erosion of the fundamental values that have formed the core of our civilisation for centuries. A society that loses its identity, its faith, its respect for tradition, and gives itself over to hedonism and pornography as the norm of everyday life is, in fact, …
At the elections to the National Assembly in 2022, Slovenians had to decide whether they wanted more or less state, higher taxes or lower taxes. In a fit of hysteria, they chose higher taxes and more state. Namely, 400 thousand people chose Robert Golob, who had already promised them higher taxes before the elections and …
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The government of Robert Golob is convinced that Slovenia’s defence capabilities could also be strengthened with the purchase of a new Falcon jet aircraft. The latter is not a military aircraft, and there are legitimate speculations that the purchase is part of a plan by the Golob government to antagonise its NATO allies and present …
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