Minister of Culture Asta Vrečko announced the merger of two museums at the end of October. The opposition parties Slovenian Democratic Party (Slovenska demokratska stranka – SDS) and New Slovenia party (Nova Slovenija – NSi) oppose the merger, as does the Association for Values of Slovenian Independence (Združenje za vrednote slovenske osamosvojitve – VSO). The …
“We stop being hostage to these foreign and private non-governmental organisations that organise the routes, the traffic, the transport and the migratory policies,” the Deputy Prime Minister of Italy, Matteo Salvini, recently said. He has been dealing with the issue of illegal migration since his days as the Minister of the Interior, and he also …
“The implementation further confirms the assessment that the adopted amended state budget is unrealistic,” the Fiscal Council wrote today. They also warned of the risk that the government would not allocate the resources of the interventionist legislation to mitigate the effects of the rising prices and the energy crisis. The implementation of this year’s budget …
Presidential candidate Nataša Pirc Musar always proclaims that she will be the President of all Slovenians. Her predecessors had done the same – from Kučan, Drnovšek, Türk, to Pahor. But only two of them managed to do what they promised relatively well, while the other two remained loyal soldiers of their political option. With the …
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It only took a few days for the Siol web portal to become the bulletin of the ruling coalition with the new, far-left editor-in-chief. Former editor Peter Jančič made the web portal popular among politically centric readers, too, as he always kept journalistic integrity in mind and made sure that both sides of every story …
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An incident recently took place in a fast food restaurant in the centre of Ljubljana, where a crazy Balkan man threatened and destroyed the said restaurant, which led to a fight. Many people in Ljubljana are noticing an increase in crime and less and less cultured behaviour among the new residents of the city. Namely, …
We spoke with Dr Milan Zver, MEP, political scientist and one of the most recognisable representatives of the Slovenian Democratic Party, about what is happening in Slovenia, Europe, and the world. Among other things, he emphasised that Dr Pučnik did not deserve a symposium like the one organised by the Museum of Slovenian Independence at …
Toxic levels of corruption and lack of discipline in the military’s top brass, minister of the interior Federico Alberto Gonzalez Franco giving lip service to Russia, Iran, and Brazil, and feckless leadership of Attorney General Sandra Quiñonez are the substance of Paraguay’s sociopolitical reality. Attorney General Sandra Quiñonez Astigarraga and President Mario Abdo Benítez, have been hesitant …
“It is, however, worrying that AKOS, as a state body that is part of the executive branch of government, has taken on the role of prosecutor and judge and ordered the media outlet to withdraw part of a private TV programme. Let’s call it what it is: a typical example of censorship,” wrote Jože Biščak, President …
“This is censorship (prohibition of publishing or confiscation of a publication by the authorities) in the original sense of the word. It is scandalous that the Agency for Communication Networks and Services of the Republic of Slovenia (Agencija za komunikacijska omrežja in storitve Republike Slovenije – AKOS), a state body of the executive branch of …
Aleksander Čeferin, the infamous UEFA President and son of Peter Čeferin, who was often referred to by some as “the devil’s advocate” due to his legal representation of psychopathic murderers, is known to like to hang out with politicians. Both previously, as a lawyer and the President of the Football Association of Slovenia, as well …
While the Janša government set records for low unemployment, the Golob government is losing its grip when it comes to the same problem. Let’s also remember the top credit ratings we had under the previous government. On the 22nd of April this year, Moody’s confirmed Slovenia’s credit rating at A3 with a stable outlook. Despite …
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