Slovenia has all but met the conditions to move to tier yellow of coronavirus restrictions as hospitalisations have fallen below 500 and the 7-day average fell to 614, just 14 above the threshold. Government data show that 289 coronavirus cases were confirmed on Saturday from 2,406 PCR tests, for a positivity rate of 12%. A …
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The government has issued a decree on measures to remedy the market disruptions in the wine sector caused by the coronavirus pandemic, worth EUR 5.1 million. Like last year, the decree provides for temporary exceptional measures of crisis wine distillation and crisis wine storage for this year. Around EUR 5.1 million will be allocated for …
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Yesterday, Minister Anže Logar opened the 6th Annual Forum of the EU Strategy for the Adriatic and Ionian Region (EUSAIR), which represents the final act of the one-year Slovenian Presidency of EUSAIR and the Adriatic-Ionian Initiative. In his address, Minister Logar explained that despite the challenges thrown up by the COVID-19 pandemic, Slovenia has managed …
This week’s guest on the show Interview (Intervju) with Jože Možina was Peter Jambrek, Ph.D., who is one of the most visible faces of Slovenian independence. He believes that the Slovenian transition is still not over, but he has noticed that we are at a turning point at the moment. However, he is convinced that …
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President of the Republic, Borut Pahor, has decided to appoint Dr Marko Ilešič for the position of judge at the Court of Justice of the European Union. The candidate must also be supported by the Judicial Council. It is interesting, however, in what way they chose their favourite to win. Head of the Judicial Council, …
On Sunday, partisan songs were sung in Ljubljana again. The crowds wanted to return back to the past, to 70 years ago, and in their desire, they sang the song “Hey brigades, hurry up, chase away the arsonists of Slovenian homes (a rough translation of the Slovenian song “Hej brigade”).” But instead, it would have …
What happened in Ljubljana the past weekend is shameful and unworthy of the Slovenian capital. On Sunday’s Europe Day, the centre of Ljubljana looked as if we were back in 1945. And none other than the mayor of Ljubljana, Zoran Janković, took on the role of the main partisan. Of course, the president of The …
“All of the normal media outlets should introduce a boycott of the names and surnames of all Slovenian politicians. We describe them only by their roles: Prime Minister, Minister of Defence, leader of the parliamentary group,” a Dnevnik journalist called on his colleagues in an article, suggesting that they should also stop publishing photos, videos …
Following pressure from transgender organisations, two Dutch ministers decided to submit an amendment to parliament to abolish the age limit to facilitate gender reassignment on birth certificates. They corroborated everything with a “professional” statement. “Persons whose gender identity does not correspond to the sex determined at birth may, under certain conditions, change their gender in …
Throughout the course of President Donald J. Trump’s administration, the solid partnership between Washington and Ljubljana have marked the zenith of transatlantic alliance. The efforts demonstrated by former Secretary of State Mike Pompeo have delivered tangible results in the economic and political pillars of this bilateral cooperation. Slovenia’s economic growth has outpaced that of most …
Slovenia: a faithful ally of Washington’s Foreign Policy Read More »
“In addition to the Prešiček affair, other tragic cases of harassment at work are also worth mentioning. Former editor-in-chief of the Slovenian Press Agency (Slovenska tiskovna agencija – hereinafter referred to as the STA) Borut Meško died of cancer, and the STA director Bojan Veselinovič contributed to the development of the disease with his long-term …
On the eighth of May, 32 years ago, the famous May declaration was read at the Congress Square in Ljubljana. “We want to live in a sovereign state of the Slovenian nation!” was its central message. At the mass demonstrations against the arrest of Janez Janša, the Slovenian poet Tone Pavček read the May Declaration …
