At today’s extraordinary session, the Council of State voted with 16 votes for and 15 against a suspensive veto on the amendment to the Act on RTVS, with which the government, in its opinion, wants to withdraw politics from the institute. Supporters of the veto are mainly bothered by the speed of change of management …
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Investigative journalist Bojan Požar reports that he has received information about how Marta Kos, Gibanje Svoboda’s candidate for President of the Republic, received money from the UEFA football association, based on a consultancy contract, and at least part of this money was supposed to go to finance the so-called civil society, which fought agitprop against …
“We bought the same aircraft for the Slovenian Army during our mandate. Delivery is promised for this year,” Janez Janša wrote alongside a video of two Romanian Spartan planes during the extinguishing of the Karst. The behaviour of the previous government confirms its foresight. Buying an airplane is not the only move of this kind. The …
MP Dr Anže Logar addressed to the Government of the Republic of Slovenia an initiative to take immediate action to restore the Karst on both sides of the border in the form of interstate cooperation between Slovenia and Italy. The approach to obtaining funds from the EU should be approached together, and the restoration should …
The war, rising energy and food prices are warning Golob’s that this is not the time for holiday relaxation. This is not the time to stifle the economy with additional taxes and socialist experiments. There is even less time for salary increases. It will be necessary to save. Let us remind you that the government …
The work of the current government two months after the election is supported by 51.4 percent of respondents, which is almost two percentage points less than a month ago, according to a July poll conducted by Mediana for POP TV. If the elections were held today, the Gibanje Svoboda party would have collected 27.8 percent …
The Irish low-cost carrier Ryanair has conducted talks with the Infrastructure and Economy Ministries about setting up flights from and to Ljubljana Airport, the Erar web portal reported. Currently working with over 250 airports, Ryanair is now aiming to add Ljubljana to its portfolio in 2023 as Slovenia is currently the only EU country without …
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Slovenia will hold the first round of election to pick its fifth president on 23 October under a decision taken on Wednesday by Speaker Klakočar Zupančič. Under law, a potential second run-off between the two candidates wining the most votes needs to be held within 21 days after the first round, with the most likely …
Foreign Ministry State Secretary Marko Štucin expressed Slovenia’s support for the European Commission’s proposal to impose additional sanctions on Russia over the war in Ukraine which are being discussed by the EU Foreign Affairs Council. Štucin also said Slovenia supported continued aid to Ukraine, including for critical infrastructure and institutions, and all efforts towards post-war …
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Around half of all felonies are committed by people with an immigrant background, according to data released by Italy’s National Institute for Statistics. The numbers paint an even bleaker picture when it comes to sexual exploitation, where 90 per cent of all crimes are committed by migrants. Nearly half of the serious crimes are committed …
The Environment Agency (ARSO) has warned of high temperatures in the coming days, with the heat wave expected to peak on Saturday, when temperatures could climb up to 39 degrees Celsius. Some cooling off is expected during the night on Sunday and the heat wave is forecast to end next Tuesday or Wednesday. In addition …
After subsiding during the night, the wildfire in the Kras region intensified again in the morning in three separate locations. Three villages were evacuated due to the smoke. In the evening, the people from the villages of Temnica, Vojščica and Novela were told they can return to their homes, while firefighters continue to fight the …
