After the sudden resignation of Marjan Šarec from the post of Prime Minister (at the end of January 2020), the then-Constitutional Arch Coalition collapsed in on itself. At that time, the coalition partners said the following regarding Šarec’s resignation: Dejan Židan (the Social Democrats): “The easiest thing to do is give up and leave important …
After participating in the Croatian Tourism365 conference, where he took part in a panel of leaders together with the Croatian Prime Minister, Andrej Plenković, Prime Minister Janez Janša also held bilateral talks with his host. In a press statement after the meeting, the Prime Minister congratulated Croatia on a well organised event, as well as …
Prime Minister Janez Janša attended the Tourism 365, a Croatian conference on tourism, in Terme Tuhelj, where he took part in a panel discussion together with Croatian Prime Minister Andrej Plenković. The conference focused on initiatives and plans for post COVID tourism, smart and sustainable business operations, new technologies and a new future for tourism. …
Prof. Zbigniew Krysiak, economist and President of the Schuman Institute of Thought, in a conversation with Anna Wiejak from the portal wPolityce.pl wPolityce.pl: How do you assess the reaction of the European Commission to the judgment of the Polish Constitutional Court, which ruled that the Polish Constitution takes precedence over EU law? The EC stated that it “will not hesitate …
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On Saturday, a regional meeting of members and sympathisers of the SDS party happened in Marezige. However, even before the meeting happened, the “Friday Cyclists” and Barbara Verdnik also wrote about it on Facebook, announcing a protest rally and roadblocks on all roads that allow access to this Istrian settlement in the Northern part of …
The Supreme Court has recently ruled that there was no legal basis for imposing misdemeanour sanctions for the people who did not wear masks in enclosed public spaces. Judges Branko Masleša and Primož Gorkič voted in favour of the decision, while Judge Barbara Zobec voted against it, also writing a separate dissenting opinion. Prime Minister …
In yesterday’s statement to the press following the presentation of the budget documents at the National Assembly, Prime Minister Janez Janša commented on the fact that the opposition had obstructed a session involving the presentation of a document as important as the budget. The Prime Minister said that he regretted this behaviour by the opposition. …
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Which cases against Slovenia are being dealt with by the European Court of Human Rights (ECHR)? Among other things, the Siol web portal recently highlighted the unusual trials of our constitutional judges, including Rok Čeferin. Boštjan M. Turk also sent a complaint to the ECHR, as the Constitutional Court intervened in his acquittal this year …
“The behaviour of the police during Tuesday’s protests was tactically correct, and the measures were proportionate and intensified appropriately when it comes to coercion. The crowd, which was peaceful at first, later split into two – a larger, still peaceful crowd, and a smaller crowd, that systematically and deliberately violated public order,” said security expert …
Only one application was received for the position of director of the Slovenian Press Agency, the tender for which expired on the 1st of October. According to unofficial information from well-informed sources, the application was sent by the former Director-General of the public broadcaster RTV, Igor Kadunc. This information has not yet been officially confirmed …
On 8 September 2020 the »2020 Annual Report on Radiation and Nuclear Safety in the Republic of Slovenia« was presented to Slovenian National Assembly. That was the last stage of its consideration. The report was approved by the Government of Slovenia in August and discussed in the National Council (the upper chamber of the Slovenian …
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“The parallel economic system was not just about the export of capital, stealing of social property, theft of labour and so on; it was also a system that allowed the party to stay in power. And whenever the system started having trouble, this parallel mechanism turned on, and capital poured in. And when the system …
