The court case of RTV Slovenia journalists Eugenija Carl and Mojca Pašek Šetinc against Prime Minister Janez Janša, the subject of which is the content of the Prime Minister’s tweet, continued on Tuesday. In this article, we will present to you two foreign experts who were introduced by Siol in one of its articles last …
According to the Lega chairman, the world could be much worse after the fall of the wall, but the historical situation that Europe is currently experiencing could also be seen as an opportunity. The creation of a group that brings together the 130 right-wing MEPs in the European Parliament would make it possible to forge a …
“I love all of my students but I will never lie to them regardless of the consequences. I’m a teacher but I serve God first and I will not affirm that a biological boy can be a girl, and vice versa, because it’s against my religion,” the physical education teacher said during his hearing. The …
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Minister for Slovenians Abroad Helena Jaklitsch visited Trieste on Monday for to meet Trieste Mayor Roberto Dipiazza, Slovenian municipal councillors and other representatives of the Slovenian community. The talks focussed on the restitution of National Hall (Narodni Dom) to the Slovenian community and on Slovenian schools and kindergartens. Jaklitsch thanked the Trieste mayor for his …
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Slovenia recorded 323 new cases of coronavirus on Monday, as the rolling seven-day average of new daily cases dropped by one to 275. A total of 3,378 PCR tests were performed for a positivity rate of 9.6%. One Covid-19 patient died, while hospitalisations dropped by 18 to 227, government data show. Overnight, 4,265 little Slovenian …
The National Assembly passed in a 50:36 vote amendments to the act on road transport that create the legal basis for transportation platforms such as Uber or Lyft, changes that the government argues will facilitate the digitalisation of the transport sector. The proposal sets down that drivers using digital platforms would need to get a …
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The key challenges for the EU in the coming period are getting back on its feet after the Covid-19 pandemic and setting itself strategic goals, including expansion to the Western Balkans, PM Janez Janša said as he addressed Slovenian diplomats. EU enlargement is particularly important for Slovenia because of its proximity to the region, but …
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In terms of GDP growth, Slovenia has recorded encouraging results, as it increased its GDP by 1.6 percent in the first quarter, despite the restrictive measures, and even achieved a 2.3 percent higher GDP than in the same period last year. Compared to neighbouring countries, Slovenia is the only country that has achieved GDP growth …
Roman Jakič is another political convert on the left-wing political pole. In the past, he was a long-time member of the Liberal Democracy of Slovenia (LDS) party. After Zoran Janković entered politics, Jakič joined his party Positive Slovenia (PS). He was also a member of Golobič’s Zares party for some time. When the rift between …
“However, the question arises – why do the owners of Mladina JSC have such a complex ownership structure? What are they hiding? How do they even dare to accuse others of anything before taking care of their own messes first?” tax expert Ivan Simič wondered in response to Mladina magazine. On the 15th page of …
After contracting by an estimated 5.5% in real terms last year, Slovenia’s economy returned to growth in the first quarter of the year as GDP expanded at an annual rate of 1.6% in real terms or by as much as 2.3% when adjusted for season. It rose by 1.4% from the final quarter of 2020, …
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Slovenian diplomats started their annual consultation focusing on Slovenia’s upcoming EU presidency. Foreign Minister Anže Logar said Slovenia was well prepared for the presidency, listing the Conference on the Future of the EU and the progress of Western Balkan countries on their path towards the EU as the key topics. He said the debates should …
