A prominent member of the Social Democrats party (SD), Dr Brigita Skela Savič, publicly called for people to join the (illegal) protest, which is scheduled for Friday, the 12th of November, despite a temporary ban on gatherings in public areas. Given that the situation in Slovenia is still really bad and we are breaking records
The ordeal in question lasted for more than a year, and even after all that time, the Government Communication Office and the Slovenian Press Agency, under the leadership of Boris Veselinovič, could not negotiate a new contract. With the new acting director of the agency, Igor Kadunc, the Government Communication Office managed to do that
Szijjártó criticizes the EU Commission’s absurd position “Building border fortifications is the only efficient way to stop the influx of illegal immigrants.” That was the summary of Foreign Minister Péter Szijjártó, who received his Latvian counterpart Edgars Rinkevics on Monday. While the situation on Poland’s border with Belarus worsened dramatically on Monday, the EU Commission
In the show Beremo, retired Archbishop of Ljubljana, theologian and philosopher Anton Stres, spoke about the communist revolution during and after the Second World War, the post-war massacres and efforts for reconciliation and freedom of religion in Slovenia. Among other things, he pointed out that things have not been easing in our country in recent
In the dispute over a security incident on the Polish-Belarusian border, the government in Warsaw has summoned the chardr of the Belarusian embassy in Poland. The conversation was about a group of “uniformed and armed with guns” who entered Polish territory from Belarus on Tuesday night, the Foreign Ministry in Warsaw said on Wednesday. “Poland
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In Slovenia, just like in the rest of the former Yugoslav republics, there was no lustration; the old networks are still predominant – not only in politics and the economy but also in the judiciary. The conservative Prime Minister Janez Janša is a victim of their machinations. In 1988, a military court sentenced him to
The European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) receives around 240 complaints from Slovenia every year. The court convicted Slovenia of human rights violations in 332 cases so far (93 percent). Slovenia has so far paid 295,644,418.49 euros in compensation from the state budget. In addition to the media, the judiciary is also a big problem
The government appointed Ivan Simič, the acting director of the Financial Administration (FURS), for a full term, effective on 18 November. His term will expire in November 2026 with the possibility of reappointment, the Government Communication Office (UKOM) said. Simič is a tax expert and the head of the Strategic Council for Debureaucratisation, which is
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The Madagascar-based missionary, Pedro Opeka, is undoubtedly a Slovenian for whom it can be said that he is the personification of goodness, especially in terms of selfless help to fellow human beings when they find themselves in distress. While the vast majority resort to pleasant but empty words, the effects of Opeka’s work are visible
The Slovenian pavilion at the Expo show in Dubai attracted more than 120,000 visitors in the first month since the opening, which SPIRIT Slovenija, the agency in charge of the country’s Expo showcase, sees as a very successful start of the project. In a press release, SPIRIT said that impressions were overly positive with the
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Slovenia’s joblessness saw a slight monthly increase in October, as a total of 66,654 people were registered as unemployed at the end of the month. The total number was up 0.8% compared to September and down 20.3% year-on-year. The Employment Service said the uptick was typical for this time of year as first-time job seekers
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A larger portion of the French population trust the right-wing presidential candidate the most, according to the findings of recent survey. Le Pen enjoys particularly high support from three social groups: traders, manual workers and young people. Emmanuel Macron’s supporters come from a completely different background. On security issues, the French population has more confidence
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