“We really do not have the time to play games here, the government should rethink its decision and also think about how best to prevent the loss of added value,” Dr Rok Spruk of the Faculty of Economics, who, like other economists and businesspeople, is concerned about the government’s reckless measures, told the national media …
Those who expected the government to temporarily divert the millions it uses to fund its political allies in the (non-)governmental sector at a time of one of the biggest natural disasters were sadly mistaken. Instead, the exact opposite will happen. The Ministry of Public Administration, in response to a public question from the press, explained …
Ljubljana Mayor Zoran Janković and his fellow experts keep saying that the connecting sewer canal C0, which crosses a water catchment area, is completely safe from natural disasters such as earthquakes, storms or floods. What is more, the city authorities have claimed that the C0 Canal is not in a flood zone. The recent catastrophic …
The Floods Have Undoubtedly Confirmed That Janković’s C0 Canal Is A Ticking Time Bomb Read More »
“Solidarity is what gives us courage. We came here to help our friends and found many others here. Practically every hour, there were more of us,” said the President of the Slovenian Democratic Party (Slovenska demokratska stranka – SDS), Janez Janša, on Sunday. Together with some other SDS party MPs, Janša was helping people around …
Slovenia has experienced two major crises in recent years, but these crises have clearly shown us who are the true leaders and, on the other hand, who are the people that, in these critical times, exploit the plight of the people for their own or political ends. While the current left-wing government, which was the …
In addition to the heroism of firefighters and civil protection services, as well as the sacrifice of many volunteers, the floods that hit Slovenia over the weekend also brought out the ill-concealed hatred and biases of the so-called civil sphere. It was a source of great irritation to well-known left-wing activists that members of the …
In Russian propaganda broadcasts, threats about Russia seizing major European capitals are quite common. In a recent programme broadcast on Russian state television, Ljubljana was one of those capitals. “This will continue to develop, and we will increasingly take on the role that the Russian empire had had before. I was not joking in the …
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On Thursday, we saw the last act of the political usurpation of the national media outlet, Radio-Television Slovenia (RTVS). The pluralisation attempt has thus ended with the dismissal of the now-former acting Director-General, Andrej Grah Whatmough, who will be replaced by Zvezdan Martič, the new President of the Management Board of RTVS. In his response, …
Grah Whatmough: Members Of The RTVS Council Have Committed A Criminal Offence! Read More »
The Committee on Culture of the Senate of the Italian Republic has initiated the procedure to strip the former “permanent President” of Yugoslavia and Marshal Josip Broz – Tito of the honorary title of “Knight of the Grand Cross” (Cavaliere di Gran Croce). According to the newspaper “Il primato nacional,” the Brothers of Italy party …
“Most of them cannot make a living from their business and consider singing, acting or fashion as a kind of hobby, because the few hundred euros that most singers and actors earn in our country and the one- to two hundred euros that the average model earns to walk half-naked on the Slovenian catwalk is …
Prime Minister’s Mistress: Unfortunately, Many People Cannot Afford Cocaine Read More »
Lawyer Blaž Babič has recently informed the public that the content of the lawsuit regarding the Family Code, for violation of Articles 6 and 13 of the European Convention of Human Rights, has been submitted to the European Court of Human Rights. The Family Code of the Republic of Slovenia introduces highly controversial amendments to …
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The 2.8% real fall in our wages from the first quarter of 2022 to the first quarter of 2023 is further proof of the incompetence of the current government. It is even more proof that it is time for the authorities to step down. The fact that we have a grossly inefficient government under the …
