In recent days we remembered the dead, and among them, especially those who died horrible deaths – and some of them still do not have their own graves to this day. In May 1942, in the so-called Benkov meadow in Iška, partisans shot a large group of Roma people – including women and children. The
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Minister for Slovenians Abroad Helena Jaklitsch visited the Slovenian ethnic minority in the area of Udine (Videm) in Italy’s region Friuli-Venezia Giulia on Sunday, ahead of the Day of Remembrance of the Dead, or All Saints’ Day. On behalf of Slovenia, she laid wreaths at two memorials, and visited the grave of Slovenian patriot and
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Prime Minister Janez Janša is attending the COP26 International Climate Change Conference in Glasgow, Scotland. The International Climate Conference — Conference of Parties (COP) to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC), COP26, is taking place from 31 October to 12 November. Slovenia’s and the EU’s global climate action is based on the
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After witnessing constant negotiations on the Ukom-STA route since the new government took office, because the then director Bojan Veselinovič was unable to deliver the required documentation, which would be the basis for financing the agency, Veselinovič finally decided to leave the post of STA director. He was replaced by Igor Kadunc, former director general
Below is the message delivered by Prime Minister Janez Janša on the occasion of today’s national holiday – Reformation Day. The poem Zdravljica by France Prešeren is about a nation that has fulfilled all its aspirations for freedom, unity, happiness and reconciliation. About a nation who spent centuries in chains to finally see the day “when o’er
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The Social Democrats party (SD) has still not answered one very simple question: how much did they pay for the Moskovič villa, which once belonged to the Jewish merchant Felix Moskovič and was later acquired by the League of Communists through an exchange contract. The Constitutional Court had ruled that the property of the League
As the former director of the Slovenian Press Agency (Slovenska tiskovna agencija – referred to as the STA), Bojan Veselinovič refused to simply hand over the documentation to the Government Communication Office, with which the financing would have been taken care of – for the good of the employees and their families – we witnessed
A recent study by the European Statistical Office Eurostat showed that the state of child poverty and their social exclusion is very well regulated in Slovenia. Namely, Slovenia is far ahead of the rest of the European Union in protecting children from poverty, as it is at the tail end of countries in terms of
The number of towns and villages in the Austrian province that have German-Slovenian town names has increased to 171 after Mače (Matschach) and Sveče (Suetschach) have been added to the list, according to a report on the Slovenian programme of ORF, the Austrian public broadcaster. Bilingual town signs in the two villages in the Bistrica
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Slovenia placed fifth on Lonely Planet’s list of top 10 countries to visit in 2022 as the travel brand highlights the country’s diverse gastronomy and numerous possibilities of active experiences. Slovenia is described as a green destination as its sustainable policy and natural riches are put front and centre. “Slovenia is a world leader in
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“Countries that adhere to the rule of law do not suspend judges like him. A measure like that is only used to silence unwanted judges,” lawyer Aleksander Pevec pointed out, also emphasising the importance of the independence of each individual judge. In his statement, he was, of course, referring to the now-former judge Zvjezdan Radonjić, who
Replying to EU Commission Vice President Vera Jourova’s letter about the STA situation, Culture Minister Vasko Simoniti said the fact that the state is required to finance the STA under the law was not controversial. The government agrees with this, but the funding must be transparent and public service done in accordance with the law.
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