The stalled process of EU enlargement to the Western Balkans was one of the topics debated at the Bled Strategic Forum (BSF) panel on the future of Europe. The panellists called for a continuation of the enlargement process as a matter of strategic importance. The debate was prompted by Serbian President Aleksandar Vučić, who assessed …
Several bilateral meetings were held on the sidelines of the first day of the Bled Strategic Forum (BSF). President Borut Pahor met Macedonian Prime Minister Zoran Zaev, while Foreign Minister Anže Logar and Defence Minister Matej Tonin met Jean-Pierre Lacroix, United Nations Under-Secretary-General for Peace Operations. Pahor and Zaev said Slovenia and entire Europe were …
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PM Janez Janša met on Tuesday evening his Greek counterpart Kyriakos Mitsotakis to talk about the situation in Afghanistan and related migration challenges. They also discussed the situation in the Western Balkans and called for the commitments given to the region at the EU summit in Thessaloniki to be met. “During our [EU] presidency we …
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Slovenia will significantly expand subsidised public transportation starting on 1 September in an effort to boost ridership and limit the use of cars. Students with subsidised transport passes will no longer be limited to the home-to-school route, they will be able to travel on all routes in Slovenia year-round. The cost will remain the same, …
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Slovenia’s GDP increased by 16.3% on a year-on-year basis in the second quarter of the year, the Statistics Office reported, with the growth powered by household spending and gross investment. Foreign trade was up significantly as well. Gross investment in most fixed assets was up and it was up on average by 19.2% compared to …
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The Health Ministry’s Covid-19 advisory group on Monday prepared a proposal of restrictive measures to be introduced in various stages of the epidemic. According to unofficial information obtained by the STA, it proposes expanding the tested-vaccinated-recovered (PCT) rule if the situation deteriorates, while school closure is not envisaged. In line with the proposal, the tiers …
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Slovenia recorded 538 new coronavirus cases on Monday for a positivity rate of 18.4%. The number of patients with Covid-19 in hospital this morning rose by five to 146, and the number of patients in intensive care rose by three to 30, show data by the tracker Covid-19 Sledilnik. The cumulative 14-day incidence per 100,000 …
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One thing that we should not overlook in the scandal that has recently shaken up the Slovenian judiciary – namely, part of the allegations against Zoran Janković in the trial in the Stožice case became time-barred before the trial had even begun – is the family-prosecution-municipality background which was revealed by the web application of …
Pay attention to what information the “free” and “independent” media outlets offer you – the media outlets that are paid for by all taxpayers, who are supposed to be transparent in their reporting. One of the latest manipulations was published by the Slovenian Press Agency, which is supposed to be a good example for other …
The Government of the Republic of Slovenia has announced that this year’s Bled Strategic Forum, which will take place on the 1st and 2nd of September, will be attended by a record number of foreign leaders – the highest number in the history of the event. “Another year has gone by, and on Wednesday, we …
Switzerland’s secret service considers attacks against vaccination sites to be an increased threat, the Federal Intelligence Service (FIS) told Neue Zurcher Zeitung. V4
The Hungarian prime minister, who is currently staying in Rome, posted a photo on Instagram which shows him together with Giorgia Meloni, sitting on a flight of stairs. The note above the photo, ‘Due fratelli’ (two siblings) may refer to Meloni’s party, Fratelli d’Italia. Bertalan Havasi, the PM’s press chief, confirmed that Mr Orban had …
