Which cases against Slovenia are being dealt with by the European Court of Human Rights (ECHR)? Among other things, the Siol web portal recently highlighted the unusual trials of our constitutional judges, including Rok Čeferin. Boštjan M. Turk also sent a complaint to the ECHR, as the Constitutional Court intervened in his acquittal this year …
“The behaviour of the police during Tuesday’s protests was tactically correct, and the measures were proportionate and intensified appropriately when it comes to coercion. The crowd, which was peaceful at first, later split into two – a larger, still peaceful crowd, and a smaller crowd, that systematically and deliberately violated public order,” said security expert …
Only one application was received for the position of director of the Slovenian Press Agency, the tender for which expired on the 1st of October. According to unofficial information from well-informed sources, the application was sent by the former Director-General of the public broadcaster RTV, Igor Kadunc. This information has not yet been officially confirmed …
On 8 September 2020 the »2020 Annual Report on Radiation and Nuclear Safety in the Republic of Slovenia« was presented to Slovenian National Assembly. That was the last stage of its consideration. The report was approved by the Government of Slovenia in August and discussed in the National Council (the upper chamber of the Slovenian …
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“The parallel economic system was not just about the export of capital, stealing of social property, theft of labour and so on; it was also a system that allowed the party to stay in power. And whenever the system started having trouble, this parallel mechanism turned on, and capital poured in. And when the system …
Slovenian Defence Minister Matej Tonin and Kosovo’s Interior Minister Xhelal Sfecla signed an agreement on cooperation between the two countries in the protection against natural and other disasters, the Defence Ministry announced. The agreement sets out the framework for cooperation in disaster prevention and preparedness, voluntary mutual assistance in the event of disasters on the …
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Minors were forced to participate in sexually-themed games at the camp, writes the Republika Macedonian news portal. After the report appeared in the press, local fact-checkers, not convinced of the validity of the content labelled it “Fake News”. It appears the arbiters of factual information deliberately wanted to wipe out news about the sex camp. …
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After a court reversed its decision to annul the original procedure to appoint Slovenia’s two European delegated prosecutors, the government has asked the Justice Ministry publish yet a new call for applications for the two posts. Under the court’s decision, the government was supposed to re-visit its decision. However, the government decided that the court’s …
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The EU-Western Balkans Summit, which took place yesterday and was hosted by the Slovenian Presidency of the Council of the EU at Brdo pri Kranju, brought together the leaders of the EU member states and the six Western Balkan partners: Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Serbia, Montenegro, the Republic of North Macedonia and Kosovo* The summit …
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Slovenian energy group Petrol completed the acquisition of an outright stake in Croatian fuel retailer Crodux after having fulfilled all suspensive conditions. This is the company’s largest acquisition in a decade and it affirms its position as the second largest provider of oil derivatives in Croatia. The purchase consideration was EUR 191.7 million and Petrol …
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On Tuesday, Prime Minister Janez Janša hosted an informal working dinner at Brdo pri Kranju. Practically all the important names of the European political summit were among the guests – from Angela Merkel to Sebastian Kurz, Stefan Löfven, and Charles Michel, who chairs the EU-Western Balkans Summit. On Wednesday, the leaders of the EU Member …
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The European Parliament’s fact-finding mission that is expected in Slovenia next week will feature Slovenian MEP Romana Tomc, a member of the ruling Democrats (SDS) and of the European People’s Party (EPP). A group of MEPs will visit between 13 and 15 October to meet representatives of the media, NGOs and government agencies to check …
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