The National Assembly has adopted the Act on Measures to Mitigate the Effects of High Energy Prices. This means that the bill for an average household will be lower by about 35 percent. Citizens will also be exempt from paying the contributions for renewable energy sources, as well as network charges and excise duties. In …
Prime Minister Janez Janša and President Borut Pahor met today to discuss the current security situation related to the developments on the Russian-Ukrainian border. They agreed that the decision of Russian President Putin to sign an order recognising two self-proclaimed separatist regions in Ukraine is a flagrant violation of international law and a serious violation …
President Borut Pahor honoured mezzo-soprano Bernarda Fink Inzko, bass-baritone Marko Fink, and conductor Jože Trošt with state decorations. Fink Inzko and Fink, who have been active in both opera and concerts, received the Silver Orders of Merit for extraordinary services in music and their commitment to the Slovenian songs. Composer Trošt, long-term music head of …
The most suitable candidate for the position of Prime Minister is Janez Janša, according to a February public opinion poll conducted for Nova24TV by the Parsifal Agency. Namely, 20.3 percent of respondents believe that the current Prime Minister is the most suitable person to lead our country for another term, while only half as many …
The extraordinary adjustment of pensions has made lots of retirees very happy, as did the solidarity allowance paid to mitigate the consequences of Covid-19 and the announced energy solidarity allowance, which is expected to be paid by the 15th of April 2022. Janez Sušnik, the President of the Slovenian Federation of Pensioners’ Associations, has pointed …
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With the onset of the economic and financial crisis, social justice in the European Union and the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) has deteriorated on average, while the social justice index has shown a slight but ongoing upward trend since the economic recovery began in 2014. While the social imbalances in the EU …
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I am happy with the work of the government. It managed to keep jobs; health care worked despite bursting at the seams due to the pandemic. Moreover, as much money and other benefits (vouchers, etc.) as we citizens received in the corona time were probably not found anywhere else in the world,” Edvard Kadič, an expert …
The Left and Commission President Ursula von der Leyen seem to have come to terms with the fact that in certain cultures the clocks tick differently: it is not customary to shake hands with a woman, even if she is the Commission President of the EU. BRUSSELS – The scene is reminiscent of the “Sofagate” …
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In addition to his Facebook and Instagram pages, the Hungarian Prime Minister has started uploading his YouTube channel. Although the channel had been present since 2013, it has only now been activated. Viktor Orbán has already been present on Facebook and Instagram, but only now he has also activated himself on the most popular video sharing …
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President Borut Pahor urged stepping up EU enlargement to the Western Balkans as he appeared in a panel debate at the Munich Security Conference, saying the EU was the only answer to the issues troubling the region. He identified the situation in Bosnia-Herzegovina, the stalled Belgrade-Prishtina dialogue and Bulgaria’s blocking North Macedonia’s EU accession talks …
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“The differences between individual surveys are really big and also unusual. And what is even more unusual are the fluctuations in support that some agencies have measured for specific political parties. This is not the case with the Parsifal Agency; our measurements have consistently shown two important things for two months now: the first is …
On the 13th of January 2022, with five votes in favour and two votes against, the Constitutional Court decided to reject Vida Svetek’s constitutional appeal against the judgment of the Supreme Court. Namely, Svetek, who is the daughter of the convicted Viktor Habič, filed a request for protection of legality against the verdict of the …
