On Friday, Prime Minister Janez Janša attended the Central European Initiative (CEI) summit in Budva via an audio-video link. The forum was hosted by the Prime Minister of Montenegro, Dr Zdravko Krivokapić, and the main topic of the summit was the enlargement of the European Union and strengthening of cooperation with the Eastern European CEI …
POLAND/BELARUS – According to estimates by the Polish Border Guard, there are still around 10,000 migrants in Belarus who want to enter the EU. Directly at the Polish border fortification, there are currently no tent camps on the Belarusian side. “We do not know how many of them are right at the border, and how …
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After chairing a session of EU ministers in charge of energy, Infrastructure Minister Jernej Vrtovec said that the main conclusion of the meeting was that there was no evidence that wholesale energy markets were not working. The meeting of the Transport, Telecommunications and Energy Council was mainly aimed at discussing soaring energy prices and measures …
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Given the poor epidemiological situation and the fact that almost half of the vouchers issued this year to help the hospitality, tourism, sports and culture sectors have not been cashed in yet, the government decided on Thursday to extend their validity until the end of June 2022. The 2021 vouchers were introduced with an emergency …
An initiative in which the company Knauf Insulation and its partners Riko and Sophia Academy focus on a comprehensive approach to sustainable development and living will be launched in Dubai in January as part of Slovenia’s Expo showcase under an agreement signed yesterday. The three partners will set out the philosophy of their initiative on …
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The news that the Supreme Court released the convicts in the Balkan Warrior case because the evidence in the case was supposedly obtained illegally, has caused quite a stir in Slovenia. Namely, those involved in the Balkan Warrior case traded in cocaine and organised the transport of this drug from South America. The drugs were …
The Social Democrats party (SD) is very used to using everything and everyone to further its political fight – and they also like to use disease for this purpose. We know that the coronavirus often came in handy for the party, for example, when they “fought” for schools without masks – it did not matter …
On Thursday, the 2nd of December 2021, following a long illness, professor emeritus Dr Lovro Šturm, Slovenian lawyer and politician, died in the hospital. “With his knowledge and reputation, professor Šturm importantly contributed to the democratisation of Slovenia, at a crucial time before 1990 already. With his many contributions and proposals, he participated in the …
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The slovenian government adopted a decree allocating EUR 860,000 to international and other organisations active in foreign policy, international development cooperation and humanitarian aid this year. EUR 510,000 of the money will go for emergency aid in various humanitarian crises, the government said. The money will go to several UN funds and agencies, the International …
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“This was the time when the communists in the turmoil of World War II started a revolution. This was the time when they began the systematic liquidation of their opponents and imaginary class enemies. Men, women, children. Today’s protests, in which Milan Kučan is an active participant and supporter, use a similar inflammatory language and …
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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