The government declared Barbara Rov, a coal mine where the remains of over 1,400 victims of post-WWII summary killings were discovered in March 2009, a monument of national importance. The victims were largely members of the military of the Independent State of Croatia, of the Slovenian Domobranci militia, and civilians. By: P.T., STA
A careful inspection of the Istrabenz Gorenje group, which was conducted by a well-known auditing company in 2010, revealed numerous irregularities about the director Robert Golob. Among other things, the company spent 800 thousand euros on documentation for the construction of the power plant on Neretva, which was never actually built; there was also talk …
“This is the Party of Alenka Bratušek’s tactic for the election campaign – they covered up our posters with a candidate who is not even from our constituency. So far, we have found five poster sites where this has happened. This is not a sign of bravery and reliability but of corruption! And it will …
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“Currently, only 59,169 unemployed people are registered with the Employment Service of Slovenia, which is the lowest in the history of Slovenia,” the government recently announced this very optimistic figure. The number even improved from the last time we reached a record low in terms of unemployed people – namely, in September 2008, 59,303 people …
Agriculture Minister Jože Podgoršek handed a beehive to Ukrainian Ambassador Mykhailo Brodovych in what the ministry said was a sign of strong support for Ukraine and the Ukrainian people. “With this symbolic act we want to convey a positive message to all Ukrainian citizens,” Podgoršek said. “Although Slovenia is a small country, it has a …
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Minister of Foreign Affairs Dr Anže Logar attended the regular EU Foreign Affairs Council meeting chaired by EU High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy Josep Borrell. The main topics on the agenda were the Russian aggression against Ukraine and the Global Gateway strategy. Foreign ministers discussed further steps to be taken by the …
President Borut Pahor received representatives of Zedinjena Slovenija (United Slovenia), the umbrella organisation of Slovenians in Argentina. The organisation’s president Jure Komar and secretary Marjana Poznič handed to Pahor a publication entitled Zdaj Gre za Slovenijo! (It Is About Slovenia Now), which Zedinjena Slovenia published to mark the 30th anniversary of Slovenia’s independence, the president’s …
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Coronavirus cases in Slovenia continued to decline as 1,604 infections were confirmed on Tuesday, down by 30% on the same day a week ago. Four people with Covid died yesterday, Health Ministry data showed. Hospitalisations decreased this morning to 113 persons who are currently hospitalised for Covid-19 at regular Covid wards, down by ten on …
The Slovenian and Croatian infrastructure ministers told a Slovenian-Croatian business forum on public investment that there must be a balance between road and rail infrastructure development. “This a must for green transition,” Slovenia’s Jernej Vrtovec said. Croatian Minister of Maritime Affairs, Transport and Infrastructure Oleg Butković admitted that the disruptions created by the coronavirus pandemic …
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At the session of the RTV Slovenia Programme Council, in addition to current affairs, the council paid special attention to political pressure on RTV Slovenia. It was explained in the discussion that in the heated pre-election period before the April parliamentary elections, some opposition political parties are putting pressure on the independent bodies of RTV …
“We deserve a better country. That is why we will stand for respect, cooperation and freedom on the 24th of April,” said the newly formed Freedom Movement party (Gibanje Svoboda), whose president is the electricity oligarch Robert Golob. Apparently, Golob and his movement, judging by what was said in yesterday’s televised confrontation on the television …
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The civil initiative Voice of the People (Glas ljudstva), which brings together more than 100 civil society organisations and initiatives with distinctly political goals that are incredibly similar to those on the political left – which is, of course, “a complete coincidence,” became even more active and involved in the run-up to the elections. Since …
