In the year 2021, Slovenia continued to draw European Union funds and was already four percentage points above the EU average, but then something apparently went wrong. Official statistics from the European Commission show that Slovenia has not yet met any of the reform milestones that are among the conditions for funding the recovery plan. …
Slovenian Prime Minister Robert Golob has a completely different opinion than Austrian Chancellor Karl Nehammer when it comes to the question of protecting the European Union’s external borders. When Golob arrived at the EU Heads of State meeting, he made it clear that he does not believe in the effectiveness of fences as a means …
Members of the Slovenian Democratic Party (Slovenska demokratska stranka – SDS) parliamentary group wrote on Thursday that they were horrified when reading the news about the online publication of the Carinthian youth wing of the Austrian Freedom Party (FPÖ), the Freiheitliche Jugend Kärnten, in which the youth wing’s members called for an end to the …
The number of Slovenians is decreasing every year. Large countries have institutions that deal with this problem, which is typical for the developed part of the world. Under the previous government, we also got one such institution – after years of promises, the Government Office for Demography was established in Maribor. However, we quickly lost …
Slovenians Are Disappearing, And The Government Is Making The Problem Worse Read More »
The saga of the infamous C0 channel, which runs across the Kleče aquifer and is a source of drinking water for 300,000 Ljubljana residents, also resonated with Brussels. The project is co-financed by the EU, despite the many objections of the people of Ljubljana and the negative opinion given by the National Institute of Public …
More than 70 wind turbines had to be powered by diesel generators to keep them warm during their repairs which became necessary after a cabling fault. Scottish Power – actually a subsidiary of Spanish firm Iberdrola – conceded that some 71 of its turbines had to be hooked up to diesel generators to keep them warm in …
Green future: Broken wind turbines kept warm by diesel generators Read More »
“His face had a healthy flush, and it was somewhat tanned from the sun; his forehead was white and not too big, for he had luxuriant hair; my mother said it was the most beautiful forehead she had ever seen. His eyes, grey and rather small, were only half open; his gaze was usually grave …
On The Occasion Of The Slovenian Cultural Holiday, We Talked To Academic Janko Kos Read More »
While we have been hearing a lot lately about the importance of women in politics, some people care very little about meeting the “women’s quota” in the government. Minister of Foreign Affairs Tanja Fajon has recently been emphasising the transformation of foreign policy into a more “feminist” one, but on the other hand, she does …
The Staff Composition Of The Ministry Of Solidarity-Based Future Is Not Feminist At All Read More »
Robert Golob really did put Slovenia on the international map of countries. Just like he promised. But not with good business results or good practices, which is what we saw during the term of the Janez Janša government, when Slovenia was among the top countries in the international rankings. Golob has put us on the …
A few days ago, the Slovenian public was shocked to learn that the Slovenian authorities had arrested two Russian spies in Ljubljana. Shocked because this kind of news usually does not get out unless someone explicitly wants it to. The media revelations were followed by a public appearance by the Minister of Foreign Affairs, in …
The organisers of the pensioners’ rally, the initiative The Voice of Pensioners of Slovenia (Glas upokojencev Slovenije), are receiving many letters and messages of support these days. Meanwhile, the government is still asleep, so to speak, so the initiative is already working on new activities. One of the organisers of The Voice of Pensioners of …
Rupar Announced New Pensioners’ Rally, Which Will Happen On The 1st Of March Read More »
After long-standing warnings about the misguided migration policies of the Robert Golob government, which decided to tear down border fences despite the increase in the number of illegal border crossings, the concerns have been confirmed by the decision of our northern neighbour Austria, which has decided to lift the border controls with Slovakia, which it …
