We also received an explanation from Dutch MP Sophie in ‘t Veld that those who do not take part in missions can also contribute to the preparation of the reports, and that this often happens. “Can we please stop this,” Sophie concluded. “Now I do not know if it was just proofreading, why does it throw her off …
The government will allocate an additional EUR 210 million to agriculture in 2023-2027, on top of the EUR 100 million promised in the summer under an agreement reached as agricultural organisations met with PM Janez Janša and Agriculture Minister Jože Podgoršek. “This will be the first time since Slovenia’s EU accession that more money will …
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Electronic vignettes became available today to eventually fully replace toll stickers. Annual e-vignettes for cars and semi-annual e-vignettes for motorbikes became available today, with weekly and monthly e-vignettes to follow in February 2022. Prices remain unchanged, while the annual vignette is no longer linked to the calendar year. By: P.T., STA
Prime Minister Janez Janša, together with the President of the Republic Borut Pahor and the President of the National Assembly Igor Zorčič, attended a special celebration event marking the International Day of Persons with Disabilities. On this occasion which is celebrated on 3 December, the three presidents traditionally hold a reception for representatives of disability …
The Italian Chamber of Deputies put into law a government decree on the transfer of National Hall in Trieste thus giving the go ahead for the process to start to return it to the Slovenian community there. According to a report by the Trieste-based Slovenian newspaper Primorski Dnevnik, the Mario Draghi government pegged the passage …
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Following a two-day NATO ministerial, FM Anže Logar said the developments after the withdrawal from Afghanistan had come as a surprise and had brought up numerous risks that needed to be properly addressed. When planning future missions, goals should be laid out in advance according to regional characteristics, he noted. When it comes to the …
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The DOOR Parents’ Association (Društvo DOOR) supports Minister Janez Cigler Kralj, who has so far helped the elderly, the unemployed, and the homeless. But at the same time, the Door Association asked the Minister when he will finally also take time for the children of separated parents, whom the Slovenian judicial system usually entrusts to …
The Programme-Production Plan is the basic document of the RTV Slovenia public institution that is adopted every year for the upcoming year by the Programme Council. At a recent press conference, Director-General Andrej Grah Whatmough, Director of the Radio Slovenia Mirko Štular, and acting Director of RTV Slovenia Dr Valentin Areh, talked about the upcoming …
On Wednesday, as part of our Presidency of the Council of the European Union, Slovenia and the Atlantic Council organised a ministerial conference called the Digital Agenda for Boosting the European Economy. The meeting was attended by the Ministers of the Three Seas Initiative, responsible for digitalisation, who specifically focused on the development of the …
Petra Bezjak Cirman is an influential president of the Workers’ Council on RTV, and her husband Primož Cirman is the author of the left-wing portal Necenzurirano. With her help, national television spreads false content created under the pen of her husband and at the same time leads the rebellion of the news programme collective against …
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“In the week of success, when the congratulations of European commissioners (including those who sharply criticised Slovenia in the past) flooded social networks (which is not exactly a habit), (few) MEPs with a striking anti-government ‘mallet’ Fajon/Grošelj/Joveva inveighed against Slovenia in a practically empty hall” said Foreign Minister Anže Logar. One week before the November session …
A commission appointed to examine the death of a 20-year-old woman after she was given the Janssen vaccine in September announced its unanimous assessment that the death was “definitely linked” to the vaccination. The investigation confirmed the vaccination led to the thrombotic thrombocytopenia in the woman. Upon suspending the use of the vaccine, the government …
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