The essence of everything that the Left party (Levica) says is still – just the opposite of what the current government is doing, even if it results in the decline of our state. However, their motto “the end justifies the means” does not hold in some instances – especially if their claims are as unfounded
As promised, Prime Minister Janez Janša answers five of your questions every week. This time, you were interested in how the Prime Minister intends to solve the problem of young families in the next term, why young people so often idealise socialism, and whether Slovenia could manage to attract companies like Tesla and SpaceX. Among
A total of 4,257 new coronavirus cases were logged in Slovenia on Saturday, a drop of over 3,000 from Friday as well as from a week ago. The total number of hospitalised patients infected with coronavirus is now 987, 5 more than on Saturday. Just over 145,270 cases are estimated to be active in the
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A court has turned down a damages suit ex-PM Marjan Šarec’s state secretary for national security Damir Črnčec has filed against New Slovenia (NSi) leader Matej Tonin after the latter accused him of abusing the SOVA intelligence agency to undermine the opposition. The suit pertains to the period when Tonin, now defence minister, chaired the
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The eyes of the world are on Russia, as there is a real danger of a Russian invasion of Ukraine, judging by the build-up of Russian troops along the Ukrainian border. The U.S. National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan said Russian forces are now in a position from which they can carry out a major military
In recent years in Slovenia, we have witnessed the ease with which some people call others “fascists.” Professor Stanković from the Faculty of Social Sciences recently called Slovenian folk music “fascistoid” on the radio programme Val 202. In his column in the Mladina magazine, another professor from the same faculty, Vlado Miheljak, came to Stanković’s
For more than ten years, some hateful media campaigns have been running. Who are the actors? What methods do they use? Only four months after Prime Minister Orban came to power (on 29.5.2010), the Austro-Hungarian standard journalist Paul Lendvai alluded to the National Socialist abuse of the “Deutschlandliede” (1841) with an ambiguous article (“Orbán über
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Slovenia’s industrial output expanded by 10.2% in 2021 on the back of strong performance in manufacturing, the latest Statistics Office data shows. Industrial revenue increased by over 15% and the value of stocks by almost 5%. Manufacturing saw a 11.7% growth as mining and electricity, gas and steam supply contracted by 6.5% and 4.4%, respectively.
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After Slovenia gained independence, many Slovenian companies found themselves in debt, and some were very underfunded. While some managed to get out of the tight spot, the largest companies were mostly sold off by the left-wing governments. Among them were banks, manufacturing plants, a pharmaceutical company, and the national airline. Some companies became more successful
The Government Communication Office has prepared an analysis of the national media outlet RTV Slovenia’s reporting, from the 31st of January to the 6th of February 2022. During this time, RTV’s reporting included everything from deliberate misleading to extremely offensive and hostile communication. The public broadcaster likes to report on certain public letters but keeps
The redesign of § 219a is one of the most sensitive areas of our legislation at all, because it is about the protection of life. The fact that FDP deputies are now celebrating their planned change with a party video and head-down gestures shows the moral neglect of these politicians and a significant part of
Slovenia will leave its Expo pavilion in Dubai after the end of the world exposition. It will be turned into a “home of Slovenian business and community,” Economy Minister Zdravko Počivalšek said. The decision comes after business associations appealed on the government to turn the pavilion into a venue where breakthrough achievements of Slovenian business
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