We talked with the independence activist Igor Bavčar, Minister of the Interior in the Demos government, who was previously the leader of the Committee for the Protection of Human Rights in the Janša, Borštner, Tasič, and Zavrl process, about the independence process, the war of independence and the time until the last soldier left Slovenia. …
The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) upgraded by 1.5 percentage points its GDP growth forecast for Slovenia in 2021 to 5%. The institution expects that Slovenia’s economy will expand by a further 4% next year. The bank said that the key factors of the Covid-related contraction were private consumption and investments, which were …
EBRD upgraded Slovenia’s GDP forecast to 5% growth this year Read More »
The rise of crude oil as the most important source of energy in the history of civilization would not have been so spectacular had it not been for four resourceful Poles. The kerosene lamp owes its existence to two Poles—Ignacy Łukasiewicz and Jan Zeh. Another Pole, Witold Zglenicki, found vast deposits of crude oil in …
The Hungarian Presidency of the Visegrád Group organized a summit meeting in Ljubljana between the heads of government of the V4 and Slovenia on Friday, July 8th. The Polish Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki, who was present alongside Viktor Orbán and Janez Janša, emphasized that “both the V4 countries and Slovenia are against the attempts of the …
Central Europe: The most important news from July 5th to 11th Read More »
In the last 24 hours, police officers in the area of the Koper Police Department dealt with 6 illegal migrants. 1 Tunisian citizen who applied for asylum was arrested near Brežec; 2 Pakistani nationals were arrested in the Snežnik area; 1 Iranian citizen who applied for asylum was arrested in Prešnica; 1 citizen of Afghanistan …
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The Republic of Slovenia has always been broadminded in granting citizenships. The disappearance of national identity. The pro-migration policy of left-liberal governments. Requirements for doctors and teachers who speak Albanian or Bosnian. How much of Slovenia is still Slovenian? These days mark the thirtieth anniversary of those days in which we “fulfilled the millennial dreams …
How many Slovenians still live in our own country? Read More »
Knowing the situation in the National Assembly, I can say that the party’s coalition-opposition stance always gives way when it comes to issues of individual regional interests. Our parliamentary history knows quite a few cases when local and regional political interests were unified regardless of the political party and a decision was voted on that …
Tanja Fajon shames Slovenia, and German MP Maximilian Krah praises it Read More »
Researchers of the biospeleology group of the Ljubljana Biotechnical Faculty published in the Nature Communications journal an article which, according to the principal author Špela Borko, shows for the first time that “descendants of the ancient explosions of evolution may also be found in Europe, if you look in the right spot – underground”. In …
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President Borut Pahor will host his Austrian and Croatian counterparts, Alexander Van der Bellen and Zoran Milanović, respectively, on 15 July. The trilateral meeting will discuss the future of the EU and challenges the bloc faces in the wake of the coronavirus pandemic. The presidents will focus on post-pandemic recovery that should be used as …
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Pragmatic Hungary-Russia cooperation helped Hungary contain the third wave of the coronavirus pandemic and it will again help Hungary in its efforts to relaunch the economy, Hungarian Foreign Affairs and Trade Minister Peter Szijjarto said on Tuesday at INNOPROM Industrial Exhibition in Yekaterinburg. The economic response of Hungarians to the pandemic was not the standard …
The Lighthouse Park in Izola saw the opening of the “My Reading Room” art installation, through which Slovenia participates in the Europe Readr project. “Europe Readr invites us to read the European Union in all its diversity and interconnectedness. It is also an invitation to encourage reading as a way to improve our understanding of …
The National Assembly unanimously endorsed a law on measures to help farmers affected by the spring frost. The legislation provides the basis for a final damage assessment and for emergency measures. The majority of deputy groups were in favour of making the aid available as soon as possible. The frost has caused exceptional damage to …
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