A project entitled “Media Landscape in Slovenia – between Pluralization and Homogenization” is currently being implemented at the Faculty of Social Sciences (FDV) in Ljubljana and is co-financed by the Ministry of Culture. But apparently, no one at the Ministry finds it objectionable that the Minister’s partner is participating in the project as a member …
A video of an angry father – based on the language he is using, he is probably from one of the republics of the former Yugoslavia – apparently detaining and “taking care of” an illegal migrant by himself, has been circulating on the internet. The migrant allegedly tried to drag the father’s 9-year-old daughter by …
The Slovenian subsidiary of the Kontron company was apparently part of the Russian Federation’s efforts to acquire technologies that then found their way to the battlefield. The company responded to the claims by saying that its business activities were conducted according to the letter of the law. Between July and November 2023, 49 shipments were …
Slovenian Branch Helped Russia Get Military Technology Read More »
Any rejection of a law in a referendum is a clear failure for the person who proposed it. This is especially true when the proposer is the government. It sends a clear message about the citizens’ dissatisfaction with its work. Thus, for the previous government, the failure was the fall of the Water Act, which …
At the 25th regular meeting of the National Assembly’s Commission of Inquiry for determining wrongdoing in the construction of the C0 sewerage channel in the Ljubljansko Polje aquifer area, Chairwoman Anja Bah Žibert heard two witnesses, Rok Klemše, formerly an outside employee of the Municipality of Ljubljana (MOL), and Simona Remih, an employee of the …
At the 13th Congress of the Slovenian Democratic Party (Slovenska demokratska stranka – SDS), the members of the party approved a new mandate at the helm of SDS for Janez Janša. He received 98.5 percent support from the party delegates. The Congress was held under the slogan “For a constitutional majority of reason”. The Congress …
Janša At The SDS Congress: Our Day Is Coming. Dawn Is Coming! Read More »
“At the time, they said it was ‘completely irrelevant,’ because we would go bankrupt immediately. And you see, on the 1st of March next year, we will have been bankrupt for ten years, to answer those who predicted a dark future for us. In reality, we have managed to set up a system that works …
Boris Tomašič: “Today, We Are The Most Important Television In Slovenia” Read More »
During her recent working visit, the President of the Republic of Slovenia, Nataša Pirc Musar, addressed Members of the European Parliament. The speech, however, proved to be highly controversial. The transitional media in our home country tried to present the speech as a success, but the reality is quite different. MEP Milan Zver believes that …
Pirc Musar’s Shameful Speech In The European Parliament Read More »
This year marks the 80th anniversary of the end of World War II, a period that deeply shaped Slovenia and the world. In a recent statement, the Slovenian Bishops’ Conference (SŠK) highlighted the tragic extrajudicial killings that followed the end of the war, and called for truth, reconciliation and respect for the dignity of all …
The meeting between US President Donald Trump and South African President Cyril Ramaphosa in the Oval Office initially seemed normal and cordial, but that changed when Ramaphosa protested against recent allegations of genocide against white farmers. To prove his point, Trump played a video for his guest. The video, which was broadcast during Wednesday’s visit, …
Trump Confronts South African President With Evidence Of Violence Against White Farmers Read More »
The contract for the renovation and upgrade of the Jesenice railway station “had” to go to Škrabec’s company, Riko. After the collapse of the previous deal, in which the company would have renovated the station for 170 million euros, a new deal has apparently been struck. Now, Riko will renovate the station for almost 146 …
The Contract Simply “Had” To Go To Oligarch Škrabec Read More »
This May marks the 80th anniversary of the end of the Second World War – a date that the ruling left and its associated institutions present as a glorious moment in Slovenian history. Ceremonies, speeches about “freedom”, “victory over fascism”, and the “national liberation movement”, the raising of flags and the worship of the partisan …
