Slovenia is taking over the Presidency of the Council of the European Union. According to diplomat Božo Cerar, our country is well prepared for the challenge, with all of the experience we have so far. The presidency will be based on four main content pillars, summed up in the slogan “Together. Resilient. Europe.” Among its …
The Media Freedom Rapid Response initiative, which brings together several international media organisations, presented a new report on alleged serious violations of media freedom in Slovenia. As they wrote, the Slovenian government deteriorated media freedom by taking over the EU presidency, because, according to the authors of the report, they are allegedly undermining the media …
Living in independent Slovenia brings us prosperity, our standard of living has improved incredibly in 30 years and there is no comparison with the situation we were in before. The lag behind the most developed countries of the European Union has also improved significantly. In 1991, Slovenia had an extremely low gross domestic product (GDP) …
There has been a concerted attack on Hungary for weeks over its legislative package to protect children from pedophiles. Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte made an unprecedented and outrageous statement when he said that Hungary should be brought to its knees. In the background, the Soros Empire and its associated front organizations are pulling the strings, ” Origo.hu reports . The Hungarian Parliament …
George Soros’ son is behind Mark Rutte’s anti-Hungarian attacks Read More »
Foreign direct investment (FDI) in Slovenia increased by 2.4% to EUR 16.6 billion last year despite there being no major takeovers like the year before, according to a fresh report from the central bank. Austria ranks as the biggest investor with a 25.6% share in the total value of incoming FDI. Austrians are mainly investors …
Reconstruction after the disaster, the Western Balkans, the conference on the future of Europe – the Slovenian EU Council Presidency, which starts on July 1st, will have a lot to do in the next six months. Slovenia’s efforts are somewhat overshadowed by the fact that the European left, with its persistent criticism of the rule …
Slovenia’s EU Council Presidency started with strong headwinds Read More »
Prime Minister Janez Janša raised the prospect of schools having to be kept closed in the autumn unless everyone gets vaccinated against Covid-19, while he also discussed EU presidency and investment in the Podravje region in a radio interview during the government’s visit to the north-eastern region. “If we get vaccinated, schools and kindergartens will …
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Slovenia’s annual inflation rate ran at 1.4% in June, down from 2.1% the month before, sustained by higher prices of petroleum products, while being pushed down by cheaper package holidays, the Statistics Office said. On average, goods prices went up by 2.3% year-on-year, while prices of services dropped by 0.2%. Higher prices of petroleum products …
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Pope Francis appointed Andrej Saje the new bishop of Novo Mesto, the Slovenian Bishop’s Conference announced. So far, the priest of the Ljubljana Archdiocese and native of the town in south-eastern Slovenia has worked as a judicial vicar of the Metropolitan Ecclesiastical Court in Ljubljana and teacher at the Ljubljana Faculty of Theology. Saje, who …
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Several events were held in Klagenfurt, Austria, on Wednesday to mark Slovenia’s 30th independence anniversary. Participants of a round table debate presented their recollection of events from 30 years ago, including on the Slovenian-Austrian border. The prime minister of Slovenia’s first government, Lojze Peterle, stressed the importance of long-term good preparations for the independence, from …
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Italy’s Supreme Court is hearing the case of a teacher who filed a complaint with authorities, arguing that the public display of the crucifix in classrooms equates to negative discrimination against non-believers. The teacher’s claim was rejected, but he appealed against the ruling. The Supreme Court will convene on 6 July to decide on the …
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Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte says Hungary no longer belongs to the EU …“Proud to embody the defense of European values”, Dutch supporters pee in the center of Budapest in broad daylight on the street, against a listed building. Our portal also published a picture gallery of the stuffy display of the Dutch fans. PestiSrácok.hu’s pictures …
Dutch “defenders of values” urinate against a historic building in Budapest! Read More »
