In 1990 and 1991, Slovenia was internationally predominantly isolated in its aspirations and efforts for independence. This has somehow been forgotten, or at least obscured in the last two decades. The analysis of the causes will demonstrate the reasons why this happened. The archives of domestic and foreign media outlets contain many recordings of statements …
[30 years of independent Slovenia] Nearly everyone against us Read More »
“Before reacting to a piece of legislation it’s always better to read it first. This is the proper order,” Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban said, in response to criticism and attacks on Hungary over the country’s anti-paedophilia law. V4NA has sent written inquiries to several politicians, asking whether they had actually read the law. “The …
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The day after the adoption of the basic documents of independence, the solemn proclamation of an independent and sovereign Slovenia followed. It was Wednesday, 26 June 1991. A rather uncertain day, as the movements of tank columns in the Primorska region had already begun. The MPs took a break after a several-week marathon of parliamentary …
25 June 1991 was D-Day. On this day, which had previously been secretly determined, the Slovenian Assembly adopted the basic independence documents, on the foundation of which the Slovenian republican bodies began to take over the former functions of the federation. Why was this date secret at first? The point was that the effective takeover …
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A couple of weeks ago, we wrote about the vandals drawing graffiti on the façade of the building of the Ministry of Culture. Surveillance camera footage revealed that several men with hoodies painted yellow swastikas on the outside of the building and then fled. We learned from reliable sources that one of the people who …
Trade union leaders Lidija Jerkič, Branimir Štrukelj, Jakob Počivavšek, Evelina Vesenjak and Peter Majcen, have written a public letter, in which they expressed their opposition to some of the government acts. They also had some help from the General Secretary of the European Trade Union Confederation, Luca Visentini, and accused the government of halting the …
While the mainstream media and certain “Yugonostalgics,” especially supporters of the Levica party (the Left), continue to praise the times when Slovenia was still part of Yugoslavia, a poll conducted by Episcenter for the magazine Domovina (Homeland) proves that the vast majority of Slovenians are still proud of their country, which is celebrating 30 years …
“The biggest “carte blanche” are conversations that last for an hour and a half, and then the journalist feels like he can just attribute quotes to you, which are not even quotes. And he feels that he can just put sentences that were not even said in quotation marks,” said the former minister and commentator …
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Apparently, some people really cannot come to terms with the fact that a left-wing government is not in power, so they are resorting to the well-known modus operandi. According to the Slovenian Press Agency, a group of 166 “seriously concerned” citizens decided to write to Brussels and call on it to stan up for democracy …
After a long time, the Secretary of State at the Ministry of the Interior, Franc Kangler, published a new video. As he says, he is absolutely appalled by the fact that on Val 202, a radio station of the national media outlet RTV Slovenia, they are talking about the protests that took place in Maribor …
The EU should move as soon as possible from a wait-and-see approach to a problem-solving strategy in dealing with the EU enlargement to the Western Balkans, Slovenian FM Anže Logar told the Euractiv news portal in an interview in which he discussed the priorities for Slovenia’s upcoming EU presidency. He said that in recent years, …
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With the independence of the Republic of Slovenia, the Slovenian natural sciences gained a new impetus; new international paths opened up for them. Many achievements have been accomplished over these 30 years, but they should be linked more effectively to the economy, and a greater flow of staff between scientific institutions is needed. At the …
