The Government Communication Office drew attention to the ubiquitous censorship of the public house RTV in the latest analysis of reporting by RTV Slovenia, prepared for the period from March 28th to April 3rd, 2022. According to Ukom, only like-minded people are invited to selected broadcasts, and selective reporting is still a problem. They also pointed
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The famous Kos family from the Carinthia region is once again playing a prominent role ahead of the upcoming parliamentary elections. This time, they are part of a triangle that involves the most successful commercial television station in Slovenia, POP TV, the latest “new party” of the left, Gibanje Svoboda (the Freedom Movement), and the
On Wednesday, the National Assembly decided on one of the most important acts of recent years, which will fundamentally accelerate the resolving of the problem of first housing for young people. Namely, this is an act on the housing guarantee scheme for young people, which was prepared by the Slovenian Democratic Youth (Slovenska demokratska mladina
“If the citizens of Slovenia have at least a little bit of common sense, then the current stable and efficient government will get at least another four-year term. On Sunday, the 24th of April, I am counting on the victory of reason,” wrote Aleš Štrancar, Director of the successful company BIA Separations, who believes that
On 31 March 2022, Drago Jančar presented his novel “I Saw Her That Night” to the Norwegian audience at the Norli Library in Oslo, titled “Jeg så henne den natten” in Norwegian. Journalist Per Egil Hegge spoke with the Slovenian writer on the occasion. Drago Jančar presented the background and motif of the novel, which
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“With its policies, the current government has put Slovenia on the list of the most successful countries – economically, in terms of sports, and internationally. It is not clear to me why the voters would want to stop this rise with the election of Golob or Fajon. What do they even have? Who are they
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Slovenia’s merchandise exports were up by almost 19% year-on-year in January to EUR 36 billion, but exports surged by more than 50% to EUR 4.2 billion, the latest Statistics Office data shows. Exports to EU countries, which account for roughly two-thirds of Slovenia’s overall trade, rose by 21%, whereas exports to third countries were up
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The Employment Service has registered first Ukrainian refugees seeking jobs in Slovenia as demand from employers, in particular in the hospitality industry, remains high, while language is one of the main challenges. The Employment Service started intensive preparations for the inflow of Ukrainian refugees into its register in March. So far fewer than five have
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In the first phase of Slovenia’s participation in NATO’s enhanced forward presence on its eastern flank 100 Slovenian troops will be deployed in Slovakia, the Slovenian Armed Forces said in a press release. The soldiers will be ready for departure from 11 April, but the date of deployment will depend on the host country. In
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The Foreign Ministry summoned Russian Ambassador Timur Eyvazov to express Slovenia’s strongest protest against and shock at the killings of civilians in Bucha and other towns in Ukraine. The ambassador was also notified that Slovenia is reducing the number of staff at the Russian embassy in Ljubljana from 41 to eight, or by 80%. The
According to the latest public opinion poll, the Slovenian Democratic Party (Slovenska demokratska stranka – SDS), New Slovenia Party (NSi), Let’s Connect Slovenia party (Povežimo Slovenijo), and Our Country party (Naša dežela) would be able to form a new coalition. In total, they would receive 46.4 percent of the votes, while the so-called Constitutional Arch
Will the Ljubljana Mayor Zoran Janković return Putin’s recognition award after the latest discoveries of war crimes in Ukraine’s Bucha? Since the beginning of the war, Janković has avoided this question, but with his attitude, he is increasingly making it seem as if he agrees with the Russian dictator. We have not yet received a