Foreign Minister Anže Logar took part in the ministerial session of the Global Coalition to Defeat Daesh in Rome, pledging Slovenia’s commitment to enhanced cooperation against the militant group also known as ISIS. Logar also met US Secretary of State Antony Blinken and NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg. The Foreign Ministry said the meeting with …
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This is just how things work around here. Mitja Okorn, who directed an amazing promotional film for the celebration of 30 years of independent Slovenia, which also received praise from abroad, is now being attacked by the far left. Why? “Because he is a movie director for the far-right.” That is just how Slovenian leftists …
“When I came to the ministry, I immediately received a document that I was supposed to sign, which included certain decisions that, at least to me, did not seem to be in line with common sense. So I asked who made that decision and how can the proposed decision be on the table without being …
This week, the guest on the show “Conversations With the Emancipators” (Pogovori z osamosvojitelji) was Prime Minister Janez Janša, who remembered and talked about the events that happened 30 years ago: the defence of the homeland, high treason, the beginnings of the defence power of the newly independent state, and the war in which Slovenia …
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On Friday, 28 June, the enemy carried out intense attacks on civilian facilities and telecommunications transmitters with military aircraft. There were further wounded and dead among the civilian population and foreign journalists and truck drivers who were stopped in front of the barricades on the roads where the YPA units were penetrating. On the other …
Slovenia logged 19 new coronavirus cases for Saturday, as the 7-day average of new cases dropped by one from the day before to 37. The government also reported zero deaths. 857 PCR tests were performed yesterday for a positivity rate of 2.2%. The cumulative 14-day incidence per 100,000 residents decreased by a further four to …
Prime Minister Janez Janša and the first prime minister of the independent Slovenia, Lojze Peterle, noted the vital role that the Slovenian diaspora played in the independence efforts, as they addressed the 27th annual get-together of Slovenians living abroad. The gathering, held at St Stanislav’s Institution in the Šentvid borough, marked the 30th anniversary of …
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Slovenia as a whole is no longer listed as a Covid risk area by Germany starting from Sunday, which means those who arrive in Germany from Slovenia by land can enter without restrictions. Regardless of where they come from, air passengers must still present a negative test result or proof of vaccination or recovery before …
Hungarians regard Slovenes as friends and Christian brothers and are happy to be neighbours, Hungary’s Prime Minister Viktor Orban said Friday night in Ljubljana at a state ceremony commemorating the 30th anniversary of Slovenian statehood and the country’s upcoming Council of EU presidency. The Hungarian premier highlighted that he brought the greetings and appreciation of …
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“I cannot even imagine what it would be like if the government of Marjan Šarec was still in office today,” Boštjan M. Turk commented on the beginning of Slovenia’s Presidency of the European Council. Namely, very few people in Slovenia are responsible enough to take on such an important task – that is, facing the …
“Prime Minister Orban travels to Ljubljana from Brussels today, to attend and speak at a state celebration honouring the 30th anniversary of Slovenian statehood, ahead of Slovenia’s Presidency of the European Council,” Zoltan Kovacs, the State Secretary of the Hungarian Government for International Communication and Relations wrote on Twitter on Friday morning. In addition to …
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 »
