The Prime Minister proposed to the Parliamentary Summit to annul the consultative referendum on defence spending. The decision to annul was tabled by the Freedom Movement (Gibanje Svoboda) parliamentary group. The statement was confirmed by other representatives of the parties who attended the Parliamentary Summit. Prime Minister Robert Golob thus concluded the series of meetings …
The government’s prevarication regarding defence spending is over. The Social Democrats (Socialni demokrati – SD) and the Left party (Levica) wanted to “bluff” and pretend that they wanted a referendum, thinking that there would not be enough support in the National Assembly anyway, but their plans were foiled by the opposition. The National Assembly approved …
Although the Russian invasion of Ukraine has clearly demonstrated how important it is for European countries to strengthen their defence capabilities, some people are still reluctant to increase defence spending – even now. This includes Prime Minister Robert Golob, who stressed ahead of Monday’s informal meeting of European Union leaders in Brussels that Slovenia is …
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The government adopted on Wednesday the medium-term defence programme for 2022-2026 under which defence spending will be increasing by an average of EUR 72 million on an annual basis to reach EUR 983 million by 2026. The programme plans progress in the development and modernisation of priority capabilities and restructuring of the Slovenian Armed Forces …
