The central ceremony marking Slovenian Statehood Day, which took place on Monday, the 24th of June in Ljubljana’s Congress Square, was attended by many politicians who have marked the period of recent Slovenian history since the country’s foundation. Among them were Borut Pahor, Danilo Türk, Janez Janša and Milan Kučan. Borut Pahor, former President of …
Russia has blocked access to 81 European Union Member States’ media outlets on Russian territory, Moscow announced on Tuesday. It was a retaliatory measure after Brussels imposed sanctions on several Russian media outlets in May, they added. Among Slovenian media, the Russian authorities have blocked access only to the Nova24TV and Demokracija magazine (Democracy) web …
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For the first time in history, the Slovenian national football team has qualified for the knockout stages of a major competition. After playing a 0-0 draw with England in the last round of the group stage in Cologne, the Slovenian national team qualified for the round of 16 of the European Championships in Germany. In …
The first reactions of the former Minister of Justice, Dominika Švarc Pipan, to the audit report on the purchase of the court building on Litijska Street in Ljubljana show a great deal of feigning ignorance. What is more, Švarc Pipan, the Minister of Finance Klemen Boštjančič, and the Prime Minister Robert Golob are in over …
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Since the start of the collecting of signatures for the amendment to the Criminal Code to provide more security for doctors and healthcare professionals, problems have been continuously occurring on the e-Government web portal. Signatories have continuously encountered obstacles when trying to sign the document, and the e-Government site has repeatedly failed to function. It …
“To put it bluntly, the current government is the most aggressive one so far when it comes to attacking and dealing with nature and the environment. As most non-governmental organisations in the field of environmental and nature protection are left-wing and somehow cannot break out of these ideologies, we are more often than not left …
Mass strikes across the country have also affected the economy and businesses. And while Slovenia’s top brass watches football matches, the problems in Slovenia are growing. A few days ago, the Slovenian Chamber of Commerce and Industry, and now the company Lumar, which is the largest producer of prefabricated wooden buildings, have already turned to …
“In short, something is going to happen, there is a certain tension within the European People’s Party (EPP). I think the number of people who want change is not so small. My assessment is that these forces that are pushing for a change in the direction of the EPP should be able to succeed. The …
The government of Robert Golob, together with the coalition in the National Assembly, intends to amend the Criminal Code so that suspected contamination of drinking water is no longer included in the catalogue of criminal offences. The bill was tabled under the urgent procedure and has passed its second reading on Wednesday. Slovenian Democratic Party …
The previous Minister of Digital Transformation in the Janša government was Mark Boris Andrijanič, a renowned expert who had worked with global multinationals in the past before agreeing – for the good of the country – to work for a much lower salary in the position of Slovenian Minister. With the arrival of the new …
In light of this year’s Pride Parade, MEP Branko Grims from the Slovenian Democratic Party (Slovenska demokratska stranka – SDS) pointed out the biological fact that there are only two sexes (female and male). “The father is male, and the mother is female; therefore, there are only two sexes – however, there are an infinite …
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In this year’s World Competitiveness Ranking, Slovenia has fallen by four places – to 46th place. Slovenia’s competitive advantages remain international trade, the level of prices, and the social framework, with tax regulation and the competence of the government in last place. Slovenia lost another four places in the annual IMD World Competitiveness Ranking and …
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