Yes, it is true. The Israeli flag was flown on our government building. But why is that? None of their state representatives are visiting. The flag is being flown in support of Israel as a sign of approval of their defence policy. A few dozen Yugoslav nostalgists are protesting this in Ljubljana, as they believe
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On Saturday, Prime Minister Janez Janša attended the main ceremony on the Slovenian Armed Forces Day. The event took place at the Protection and Rescue Training Centre in Ig. The keynote speaker was the President of the Republic and the Commander-in-Chief of the Defence Forces, Borut Pahor, and the Minister of Defence Matej Tonin, as
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We have recently reported that Vinko Vasle has filed a request for an investigation procedure on suspicion of corruption in the case of the President of the Court of Audit Tomaž Vesel in the case of his side earnings. As is well known, the CPC then reacted by announcing that there would be no proceedings or
“The division of the Member States of the European Union into core countries and others is non-European. Exclusive,” stressed Prime Minister Janez Janša. The MEP and proud successor of the League of Communists wrote that good relations with the core countries of the European Union are of key importance for Slovenia. On Twitter, many wondered if the
“We are demanding a similar defense from Prime Minister Mario Draghi to other European countries,” said Matteo Salvini on Monday after another 2,000 migrants were landed on the island of Lampedusa last weekend. The conservative politician emphasized that an independent national decision was necessary, as Italy could not wait for the solidarity and cooperation of the
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Judit Varga posts video for Europe Day that sheds light on the Union’s challenges. Instead of a closer and more centralized Union, we need a multipolar, intelligent Europe, said Hungarian Justice Minister Judit Varga in a Facebook video posted on Europe Day on May 9th. “We Hungarians have always thought about Europe rationally. We have always
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In his presentation of the Act amending the Water Act, Minister of the Environment and Spatial Planning Andrej Vizjak emphasised that the new law tightens the possibility of interventions on coastal properties and that interventions there are no longer decided politically but professionally. The initiators of the Clean Water Referendum are trying to do the
“What is behind this choice is just politics, as certain politicians believe they need Vojnović in order to recruit and strengthen the electoral base among people whose mother tongue is not Slovenian. But that is a misconception, and besides, a text like this has no place at the Matura exam. It has as much to
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Practically everyone knows the playwright, poet and translator Boris A. Novak. Recently, the winner of the Prešeren Lifetime Achievement Award 2018 has been spotted at several of the anti-government protests, where, among other things, he read and even tried to sing a few verses he wrote that speak about none other than Prime Minister Janez
New details have emerged in connection with the killer of the French police officer. The suspect’s attorney said his client was a Muslim. The young man’s mother also spoke up, saying her son was innocent and authorities were just trying to pin the murder on him. Meanwhile, the prime minister met with representatives of the
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Slovenia has all but met the conditions to move to tier yellow of coronavirus restrictions as hospitalisations have fallen below 500 and the 7-day average fell to 614, just 14 above the threshold. Government data show that 289 coronavirus cases were confirmed on Saturday from 2,406 PCR tests, for a positivity rate of 12%. A
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The government has issued a decree on measures to remedy the market disruptions in the wine sector caused by the coronavirus pandemic, worth EUR 5.1 million. Like last year, the decree provides for temporary exceptional measures of crisis wine distillation and crisis wine storage for this year. Around EUR 5.1 million will be allocated for
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