Member of the European Parliament and President of the Social Democrats party (Socialni demokrati), Tanja Fajon, has found herself on the wrong side of history again. On her Twitter profile, she criticised the visit of Slovenian Prime Minister Janez Janša to Kyiv, which was a sign of solidarity with Ukraine. Given that the visit of …
According to MEP Romana Tomc, the CONT and LIBE committees have recently exchanged views with the European Public Prosecutor’s Office because MEPs were interested in the opinion of the European Public Prosecutor on the solo action of Slovenia’s Prosecutor-General, Drago Šketa, in Moscow, where he signed a cooperation programme with the head of Russian State …
The unprovoked brutal aggression of the Russian Federation against Ukraine has resulted in uniform condemnations and effective measures, including sanctions, as well as swift and effective assistance from the European Union and other European countries. But at the same time, “part of the domestic opposition and editors are continuing with their political persecution and accusations …
Slovenia reported 2,904 new coronavirus cases for Tuesday, roughly a third more than the same day a week ago, but down about 30% from the previous day. Five more patients with Covid-19 died, Health Ministry data shows. A total of 208 patients are treated for Covid-19 at hospitals as of this morning, seven fewer than …
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The National Assembly endorsed the new environment protection act, which has been labelled by Environment Minister Andrej Vizjak as an “environmental constitution”. It predominantly deals with management of packaging waste, while also introducing measures to prevent or reduce the generation of all kinds of waste. Most importantly, the bill transposes EU rules and new directives, …
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Prime Minister Janez Janša reiterated that the EU must offer Ukraine a fast track to EU membership, telling BBC World Service radio that this is a strategic decision. “We have to accept the challenge, we have to stop pretending that this is a normal situation and we need 15 years of negotiations and bickering about …
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Slovenian President Borut Pahor emphasized the importance of the EU integrating the Western Balkans, in particular Bosnia-Herzegovina, as soon as possible to preserve peace and stability in Europe as he warned in a lecture in Vienna that the war in Ukraine revived “an outdated geopolitical mentality”. The EU’s enlargement to the Western Balkans “is a …
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A total of 87 school children from Ukraine have found refuge in an aliens centre in Logatec. The state is now looking for solutions to integrate them in the education system as soon as possible, Education Minister Simona Kustec said. Until all kids get formal refugee status, they will be involved in after-class activities. One …
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Prime Minister Janez Janša and his Polish and Czech counterparts have arrived safely in Poland back from their trip to Kyiv where they met Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky and Prime Minister Denys Shmyhal on Tuesday evening. Janša thanked the Ukrainian officials for the hospitality and deep insight into the situation. He also thanked to the …
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On Tuesday evening, Prime Minister Janez Janša together with Polish Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki and Czech Prime Minister Peter Fialo met with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and Ukrainian Prime Minister Denys Shmyhal in Kyiv. In a statement following the meeting, Prime Minister Janez Janša said that he decided to visit because he was aware of how Ukrainians …
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The prime ministers of Slovenia, Poland and the Czech Republic met with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky and Prime Minister Denys Shmyhal in Kyiv on Tuesday evening. Zelensky thanked them for the “strong sign of support.” “Your visit to Kyiv at this difficult time for Ukraine is a strong sign of support. We really appreciate it,” …
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The indictment in the Trenta case, which also charges the current Prime Minister, Janez Janša, became final after a year and a half, as the out-of-court senate of the Celje District Court rejected all objections, so the trial can now begin, the web portal 24ur.com recently reported. The judicial clique has thus started yet another …
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