“It is by no means normal practice for uniformed police officers to enter the premises of an autonomous media outlet and search for an individual journalist. This has never happened before and should not happen in democratic societies,” the Association of Journalists and Publicists was critical after Jože Možina, a long-time journalist at the national
“Freedom” seems to have started showing its teeth ever since the complete politicisation of the public media outlet Radio-Television Slovenia (RTVS) under the guise of depoliticisation has happened. After the unanimous dismissal of the last disturbing element, Uroš Urbanija, from the post of Acting Director of Television Slovenija, it seems that the intimidation of journalists
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With a variety of weather events coming to us in the upcoming days, many people are looking to the skies with concern. Especially in the areas where the devastating storms have already caused a great amount of damage in early August. In the Upper Savinja Valley area, the people are especially concerned because there is
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Where will the money for flood recovery come from? So far, the state has relied almost exclusively on further fiscal burdening of the already overburdened working class through the institution of quasi-working Saturdays (which are, in reality, just an excuse for the state to confiscate one day of wages this year and one day of
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On Sunday, a public opinion poll conducted by Mediana for the media outlet POP TV showed that the Slovenian Democratic Party (Slovenska demokratska stranka – SDS), led by Janez Janša, and the Freedom Movement party (Gibanje svoboda), led by Robert Golob, are significantly more evenly matched, but the share of votes for the New Slovenia
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Natural disasters affect not only nature but, at least as much or even more so, the people too. Their reactions are manifold; the consequences of surviving a disaster are long-lasting. As well as the material sphere, they also affect the psyche and social consciousness. The natural disaster that recently struck Slovenia is considered by many
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Andraž Pöschl is the editor who was directly responsible for the scandal on the 7th of February this year, when, after the official end of the broadcast of the Slovenian Cultural Holiday celebrations, he continued the broadcast so that Svetlana Makarovič could come on stage. Accompanied by Jašaa Jenull and Boris A. Novak. On Thursday,
The last act of the authorities’ complete takeover of the national media outlet, Radio-Television Slovenia (RTVS), has been carried out with the unanimous dismissal of the last troublesome element, Uroš Urbanija, from the position of Acting Director of Television Slovenija. “The enthusiasm of the Left Party, its Minister Asta Vrečko, and leftists in general for
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The government’s plans to finance the post-flood reconstruction are slowly taking shape. Although Prime Minister Robert Golob has implicitly claimed that they will first try to get the money from wherever they can and only then introduce new taxes, the new tax is clearly a fact, and that has become clear as day before the
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“The Council of RTV Slovenia has given its consent for the dismissal of Uroš Urbania from the position of Acting Director of Television Slovenia. There were no votes against the decision.” This is how the Left party (Levica) welcomed Urbanija’s dismissal, and the leftist non-governmental organisation, the 8th of March Institute, also spoke out. Yesterday,
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Wednesday marked the Europe-Wide Day of Remembrance for the Victims of All Totalitarian and Authoritarian Regimes. Several commemorative events were held in Slovenia to pay tribute to the victims, including a holy mass in the Ljubljana Cathedral and a round table on the path to reconciliation, which was also attended by the former President of
“Just a little while to go…” is what Tanja Fajon, Minister of Foreign and European Affairs and Deputy Prime Minister, wrote under a photo of her with a motorbike that she posted on her Instagram a few days ago. Meanwhile, the Slovenian Democratic Party (Slovenska demokratska stranka – SDS) is helping on the ground every
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