The following is an interview with Prime Minister Janez Janša for the Polish news agency PAP. In the interview, the Prime Minister spoke about the situation in the judiciary, the fact that he was a political prisoner twice, the second time during democracy, the reform of judicial legislation, the need for self-reflection of the judiciary, …
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Yesterday, in an audio-video conference, the Minister of Digital Transformation Mark Boris Andrijanič met with the Microsoft’s regional representatives for services from Central and Eastern Europe. The topic of the conversation was the search for solutions in the field of improving digital skills in the Republic of Slovenia and the use of advanced technologies such …
Last weekend, while performing the tasks of guarding the state border in the area of Litija, the Ljubljana Police Department tracked down and arrested two foreigners (Iranian citizens) who had illegally crossed the state border. The proceedings of the police officers with the foreigners have not yet been completed. Well, the police of the Koper …
Hungarian authorities stopped a bus just outside the Austrian border carrying 17 illegal migrants. One of them also had an automatic weapon with him. Austrian authorities have already explained that they have raised an anti-terrorist alarm over the arrest of an armed Syrian. They were caught in the border town of Vas, between the Hungarian …
On the occasion of Slovenia’s EU presidency, the Ljubljana arts centre Cankarjev Dom hosts a documentary exhibition entitled Europe – Legacy of the Humanists. The travelling exhibition presents 44 scholars selected by 22 countries, as Slovenians Primož Trubar and Avguštin Prygl join the ranks of European humanists. Trubar was the most famous Slovenian Protestant, while …
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The European Commission approved a EUR 22.8 million worth Slovenian scheme to support companies in various sectors affected by the coronavirus outbreak and the restrictions implemented to limit the spread of the virus. The measure was approved under the State aid Temporary Framework. The aid, which will take the form of direct grants, will cover …
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Prime Minister Janez Janša indicated Slovenia would be willing to offer refuge to Belarusian athlete Krystsina Tsimanouskaya amid reports that she is planning to seek asylum after the Belarusian Olympic Committee removed her from the national team for publicly criticising the coaches. In a tweet posted on Sunday evening in reply to a post by …
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“In autumn at the latest, we will, in all probability, be able to record the most tragic deaths due to covid-19: the deaths that could have easily been avoided – with vaccination. The vast majority of the dead will be those who are not vaccinated. And some people will die because others did not get …
“I have no problem with the double standards being a standard for private media outlets. It is up to the owner of the media to decide whether such policies are supported or not. However, a serious problem arises if double standards of reporting are present in state-owned media outlets, such as RTV Slovenia or the …
Prime Minister Janez Janša and Lithuanian President Gitanas Nauseda have called on EU member countries to provide aid to Lithuania in the face of “ongoing critical security situation” on the Lithuanian-Belarus border due to illegal migration. Protection of the EU’s external border is our common responsibility, Janša said in a Tweet. P.T., STA
The victory of the Slovenian national basketball team in the third game of its premiere appearance at the Summer Olympics against Spain raised the entire Slovenian public to its feet. Musicians, athletes, politicians and journalists also shared their enthusiasm on social networks. “The team is the TEAM. Fantastic ending. Congratulatioooons,” the Prime Minister Janez Janša tweeted euphorically …
While the European Council finally rejected the request of the Austrian news agency APA for access to a document allegedly related to the alleged Slovenian non-paper on changing the borders in the Western Balkans, the High Representative for Bosnia and Herzegovina, Dr Valentin Inzko explained in Odmevi show on Friday who the author of this …
