At the end of June, we sent a request to all members of the new Slovenian government to forward a list of visitors by name to both ministers and state secretaries, relying on the Media Act. The responses from Prime Minister Robert Golob’s cabinet and the ministries were very different and show that Golob’s team …
An incredible deception about the visits of leaders in Golob’s government Read More »
The National Assembly adopted an amendment to the Law on Radio and television Slovenia, with which the government wants to withdraw politics from the public institution. 53 MPs voted in favour of the proposed amendment, which was considered according to the emergency procedure, while 26 were against. They also decided that the proposal to amend …
Prime Minister Robert Golob has apparently become a self-proclaimed infectious disease specialist who has offered some revolutionary solutions to the people in their fight against the fifth wave of COVID. “We can all go to the seaside and get better there – I am not joking,” he said quite seriously. “This is a mockery of …
“The river Sava flows just the same as before, and the Krško Nuclear Power Plant operates just the same as before, so there really is no reason for the lower charge to go up in price by as much as 66 percent; the higher charge to go up by 34 percent, and the uniform charge …
Marko Bandelli (a member of the Party of Alenka Bratušek – Stranka Alenke Bratušek – SAB), who just last year drove to the National Assembly in a white Porsche and whose wrist is faithfully adorned with a gold Rolex watch, is one of the 37 former MPs who are receiving 80 percent of their salary …
We spoke with Luka Simonič, who recently became the president of the Podravska regional coordination of SDS. It unites as many as 15 local party committees and will play an important role in the upcoming local elections. In May, Luka also became the vice president of SDM at the state level. DEMOKRACIJA: Luka Simonič, can we …
In line with Ukraine’s request for international assistance through the EU’s civil protection mechanism, the government confirmed material assistance to Ukraine in the form of demining equipment, which is valued at EUR 36,140, including transport. Slovenia will send to Ukraine ten metal detectors, protective bulletproof vests, protective visors and collapsible metal shovels that can be …
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Electricity prices for households and small and medium-sized companies will be capped from 1 September to August 2023, and households will pay between 15% and 60% less for electricity than now, depending on provider, Infrastructure Minister Bojan Kumer told the press after the cabinet session. Prices will be kept low through a combination of lower …
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The Janša government started tackling corruption in healthcare at its source – the problem of negotiated prices between providers and public procurers, where there are countless bypasses happening and financial black holes being created, to which the taxpayers’ money flows unchecked. To this end, the previous government had set up a special Office of the …
“Robert Golob’s coalition has trampled on the Constitution at least twice in two days, passing controversial legislation and passing laws that are harmful to the people. The Legislative and Legal Service of the National Assembly has been critical of the Institute of the 8th of March’s bill, as were the Slovenian Democratic Party MPs,” the …
“The protests and strikes are an attempt to destabilise a public media outlet that has always had problems,” Dr Jože Možina stated, who believes that the national media outlet RTV has always had its problems, which will not be solved by the expressly adopted law, which is not really justified by anything. On the show …
The European Commission upgraded its forecast for Slovenia’s GDP growth from 3.7% to 5.4% for this year, but it expects growth to slow down sharply to just 1% in 2023 compared to its earlier projection of 3.1%. Slovenia is expected to enjoy the second highest growth rate in the EU after Portugal this year based …
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