The sale of the York fund’s stake in the company Sava is a hot topic these days, which has raised some old, worn-out questions about the national interest and the allegedly harmful consequences of foreign investors owning shares in Slovenian companies. It began with the signing of an agreement to transfer a 43.2 percent stake
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The Social Democrats are facing a disastrous financial situation. This is pathological symptomatology that could also be observed in the former influential left-wing parties LDS and Zares, warns the editor-in-chief of Siol, Peter Jančič. Namely, the same pattern of financial impotence or over-indebtedness due to non-payment of election campaigns can be seen in all three
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We talked to publicist Andrej Aplenc, MSc, about the socio-political events in Slovenia, the European Union and the United States of America, and the related increasingly tense and explosive international events. As a man who survived the communist totalitarianism, experienced American democracy and the Slovenian transition, he describes himself as an “old democrat,” who actively
The largest conservative parties in Europe have just reached an agreement that may soon manifest itself in a political alliance in the European Parliament. But can this principled opposition go as far as the fundamental reform that the European institutions so desperately need, ask David Engels, a professor at the Free University of Brussels and
The new US Ambassador to Slovenia Jamie L. Harpootlian presented her credentials to President Borut Pahor after the US Embassy in Ljubljana was headed by the chargé d’affaires for more than a year. “My goal is to be a bridge to work every day to open avenues for working together and strengthening our partnership to
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Defence Minister Matej Tonin said that Slovenian soldiers remain in Mali for now and continue training Mali troops, after France announced its troops would withdraw from the country. Tonin noted that a formal decision on the EU mission there has not yet been adopted yet. He finds it hard to accept that the EU would
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Slovenia is still among the NATO countries with the lowest defence spending. It ranks 25th in terms of efforts to have 2% of GDP allocated for defence and 26th when it comes to defence investments, Defence Minister Matej Tonin said after a NATO ministerial. This year, Slovenia will allocate 1.3% of GDP for defence and
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Prime Minister Janez Janša expressed “full support for EU efforts for de-escalation” after EU leaders discussed the situation in Ukraine. He lauded the EU’s unity on the issue, which he said would make it harder for Russian President Vladimir Putin to play his game. Defence Minister Matej Tonin meanwhile announced Slovenia would help Ukraine with
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Slovenia and the United Arab Emirates (UAE) signed a memorandum of understanding on sustainable development and food systems as Agriculture Minister Jože Podgoršek held talks with Emirati Environment and Climate Change Minister Mariam Bint Mohammed Saeed Hareb Almheiri. Podgoršek said the two countries would “develop cooperation in sustainable rural development, sustainable food production, food safety,
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The meeting between President Vladimir Putin and Chancellor Olaf Scholz, originally scheduled for four hours, ended sooner. Following the talks Vladimir Putin stressed that Russia was still ready to engage in dialogue with the European Union and all Western states, but Russia’s security interests must be taken into account. Olaf Scholz, on the other hand,
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Slovenia’s banking system generated an after-tax profit of EUR 527.3 million last year, an increase of 17.1% compared to the previous year. Pre-tax profit rose by about a fifth to stand at EUR 564.7 million, shows a report releases by the central bank. Banka Slovenije said the profit would only be a third of what
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Pensioners will get 4.4% higher pensions at the end of the month in line with regular annual adjustment with wages and consumer prices. Back rise for January will be paid out as well. The adjustment will cost the Pension and Disability Insurance Institute (ZPIZ) EUR 268 million at the annual level, said ZPIZ official Andraž
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