Ten EU countries, Slovenia included, have asked the EU Commission to recognise nuclear power as a low-carbon energy source that should be part of the Union’s transition towards climate neutrality and help reduce the bloc’s energy dependence. The ten countries say nuclear is a “key affordable, stable and independent energy source” that could protect EU …
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“As far as I know, certain forms of media concentration that are happening are not in line with the current rules. This indicates a very weak functioning of supervisory institutions, their inefficiency, and in the worst-case scenario, some people in these institutions might even be connected with certain media tycoons and therefore work for them,” …
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has significantly raised its forecast for this year’s economic growth for Slovenia. For this year, the forecast has risen by 2.4 percentage points – to 6.3 percent. In May, the IMF predicted a 4.5 percent growth of GDP for our country for next year; however, in a report published on …
The leftists are currently hosting the European version of the Levica party (the Left) in Slovenia, which, along with the actual Levica party, is making plans on how to defeat the current Prime Minister and the ‘far-right.’ “The crisis that Slovenia has found itself in with the Janša government must also be understood in the …
The Minister of the Interior, Aleš Hojs, participated in a high-level videoconference of the Radicalisation Awareness Network (EU-RAN) organised by the European Commission. The conference marked the 10th anniversary of the network and provided an opportunity for a discussion on ways of addressing radicalisation challenges. Minister Hojs noted that the pandemic and other socio-economic factors …
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Minister of Foreign Affairs Anže Logar yesterday hosted Deputy Chairperson of the Council of Ministers and Minister of Foreign Affairs of Bosnia and Herzegovina Bisera Turković on a working visit to Slovenia. Their discussion focused on bilateral cooperation in various areas, particularly the economy, and on Slovenia’s support for the European perspective of Bosnia and …
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The Chairwoman of the Democracy, Rule of Law and Fundamental Rights Monitoring Group of the European Parliament, Sophie in ‘t Veld, is visiting Slovenia in the upcoming days, as part of a fact-finding mission, in order to get a “complete and comprehensive picture of both sides,” so, in order to finally see what is really …
After the prosecution brought rapper Zlatan Čodrić – Zlatko before the investigating judge due to him encouraging violent protests and proposed detention during criminal proceedings, the District Court Judge Marjutka Paškulin rejected the proposal for Čordić’s detention and decided to instead release the political activist. The out-of-court senate of the District Court in Ljubljana has …
“Slovenia is not just Ljubljana! In all the years of visiting beautiful places in Slovenia, we have never before seen such a large crowd of supporters gathered in one place. Thank you! Protesters from Ljubljana can drive to wherever they want. We can hardly wait for May when the elections will show us the truth,” …
We are publishing an interview with Herbert Kickl, leader of the FPÖ (Freedom Party of Austria), who was Minister of the Interior from 2017 to 2019. The interview was organised through the European Media Cooperation and, in addition to Demokracija, the following media outlets took part: Unser Mitteleuropa / Wydanie polskie (Poland), Zur Zeit (Austria), …
The proposal aims to create the European equivalent of the streaming giant in order to reduce the latter’s market dominance and strengthen European culture. Slovenia, currently holding the EU rotating presidency, has proposed launching a European streaming platform modelled on the operation of Netflix. The future “pan-European” platform would be overseen by the European Commission …
Slovenia’s industrial output grew by 1.1% in August compared to July, expanding by 8.4% year-on-year, fresh data from the Statistics Office shows. The monthly growth was driven by a 7.2% growth in the electricity, gas and steam supply industry while a 9.8% growth in manufacturing contributed most to the annual growth. Industry also posted a …
