Finance Minister Andrej Šircelj said fighting the consequences of the Covid-19 pandemic had been at the forefront of Slovenia’s EU presidency in the field of finance and noted that during this time, the EU had approved 22 national recovery and resilience plans and paid out EUR 54 billion in funds to 20 member states. By: P.T., …
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We talked with British-American conservative author and writer John Derbyshire about the main principles and forms of conservatism, the current socio-political climate in the US and other current issues. Mr. Derbyshire, can you tell us a bit about your books and other writings? For most of my adult life I made my living as a …
After Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock (Greens), who is currently in Rome, “assured Italy of solidarity in the reception of migrants”, which means nothing else, to take in even more North Africans with whom Italy can no longer cope, we want to take a look at the current situation in Germany, where there is still too …
The media have reported that President of the European Parliament David Sassoli died on 11 January in a hospital in Aviano at the age of 65. A former journalist, he was elected to the European Parliament for the first time in 2009 and became its president in 2019. He was a member of the Party …
According to sources obtained by investigative journalist Bojan Požar, the new political candidate Robert Golob is said to be quite modest in revealing his salary at Gen-I. According to him, Golob did not disclose the award that awaits him in 2021. Supposedly, Golob received an award of 800,000 euros last year, meanwhile, the Ministry of …
Contribution to improving working conditions in the EU was highlighted as Labour Minister Janez Cigler Kralj presented the achievements of Slovenia’s EU presidency in his department. He noted that a final agreement had been reached on the protection of workers against carcinogens, and major steps taken on two directives on wages. “The Slovenian presidency put …
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A total of 32 murders or attempted murders were recorded in Slovenia last year, one of the lowest numbers in recent years. Statistics and surveys show that Slovenia remains one of the safest countries in Europe and globally in terms of murder. In the 1990s, criminal investigators dealt with up to 100 murders and attempted …
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Minister of Foreign Affairs Anže Logar attended a meeting of Ministers of Foreign Affairs of NATO member states that took place by videconference. At the meeting, the allies held a consultation on the security situation in Ukraine and its neighbourhood ahead of the announced talks between the US and the Russian Federation on 10 January …
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We received a picture in our editorial office, which shows another of the many threats made against the current Prime Minister Janez Janša. Namely, in Škofja Loka, the following inscription was spray-painted on the façade of the Mercator store: “Kill J. Janša! Assassin.” Was this the work of the Sunday hikers who went to Dražgoše? …
According to the 24ur web portal, former President of the Republic, Milan Kučan, who was the keynote speaker at the ceremony marking the 80th anniversary of the Battle of Dražgoše, took the opportunity to “very critically comment on the current government’s actions.” Kučan also found it controversial that during the celebration of the 30th anniversary …
“Tomorrow, we are all going to Dražgoše to send a message that values are important, that we have fought for the nation, for the language, for existence, for FREEDOM. That the fight against the occupier was necessary and justified. We exterminated fascists and collaborators then, and we will exterminate them again today. Death to Fascism, …
Slovenia has become the first innovative environment in the EU to work towards a systemic transition to circular economy in line with the Deep Demonstrations methodology, the Ministry of the Environment and Spatial Planning said. Deep Demonstrations is a model of systemic transition to circular, regenerative, carbon-free economy which was developed by the European Institute …
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