“It is okay to be confident, but you have to have a realistic basis for it,” wrote Tomaž Smole, Vice-Mayor of the Municipality of Ivančna Gorica. On Facebook, he pointed out that after 14 years of decline, Kočevje still ranks 187th in the municipality development coefficient, which shows the gap between the public image of …
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“There is not a single institution that will participate in the long-term care system that is fully prepared for this. The Ministry has not done its job, municipalities are turning a blind eye to what their tasks are – and to be perfectly honest, the law has not even defined them clearly,” says Irena Tovornik, …
Long-Term Care Workers: “The Ministry Has Not Done Its Job!” Read More »
For many years, Slovenian housing policy has been stuck in purely socialist waters, where solutions have been sought only through state intervention – state repression and direct state investment. The paradox is that it is precisely such measures that are causing the basic problem of housing policy, namely the housing shortage. On the one hand, …
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Nika Kovač says she fights against the exploitation of workers and against capitalism. But among her (past) donors is also the Obama Foundation, which received a hundred million dollars in 2021 from one of the richest men on Earth – Jeff Bezos. He is a brutal exploiter who makes it virtually impossible for workers to …
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A new case of brutal Roma violence occurred in recent days in Mihovica near Šentjernej, in which Andrej Brečko suffered a serious head injury that had to be treated in the Novo mesto emergency room. He attributes the attack to the fact that he had spoken about the Roma problem to a Slovenian media outlet …
With the recent unveiling of a commemorative plaque in Osijek, Croatia has taken an important step in preserving the memory of the victims of communist crimes, overtaking Slovenia, where such commemorations are still practically being “swept under the carpet” under the current government. A plaque on the wall of the Neuman Street District Prison commemorates …
In May 2025, according to the media outlet N1, a Chinese delegation led by senior Communist Party official Chen Zhou, Vice Minister of the International Department of the CPC Central Committee, secretly visited Slovenia. The visit, which took place without public announcements or photographs, raised questions about transparency, especially in the wake of the scandal …
In the wake of the escalating situation in Gaza, the international initiative called “My Voice, My Choice” has launched a petition calling for the suspension of the EU-Israel trade agreement. Israel is an economically strong partner, and this kind of reckless “soloing” by the Slovenian government will further jeopardise the country’s economic interests. According to …
We spoke to the former Slovenian Ambassador to Washington, Tone Kajzer, about the US military intervention in Iran and the reaction of the Slovenian left to the intervention. He explained that what is happening in the Middle East is part of a broader geopolitical storm, and one of the goals of the US military intervention …
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Today, on the 25th of June, we are celebrating Statehood Day, which is the most important day of independent Slovenia. It was on this day in 1991 when the Slovenian nation finally broke its ties with the failed Yugoslavian communist regime and embarked on the path of democracy. But today, 34 years later, the spirit …
Could We Still Carry Out The Independence Process Today? Historian: “I Doubt It.” Read More »
The US Secretary of State, Marco Rubio, congratulated Slovenia on its 34th Statehood Day, on behalf of the United States of America. ” As a NATO Ally, your leadership in the Western Balkans and steadfast support for Euro-Atlantic cooperation reflects a shared understanding that security is preserved through strength, resolve, and unity,” reads a message …
The European Parliament’s Committee on Petitions has adopted a resolution on preserving the memory of the victims of the post-war communist period in Slovenia. This is the last step before the vote at the July plenary session of the European Parliament. Romana Tomc, Member of the European Parliament and Vice-President of the European People’s Party …
