The European Commission recommended Slovenia and all the other EU countries to diversify their imports of fossil fuels and reduce their dependency by increasing the use of renewable sources of energy and by strengthening power distribution networks. In its European Semester Spring review, the Commission told the countries they could strengthen the use of renewables
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Minister of the Interior Aleš Hojs attended the Justice and Home Affairs Council meeting in Brussels. Following Sunday’s extraordinary meeting on the situation in Ukraine, the ministers continued their discussion on the response to the situation there, which requires constant and close monitoring and an immediate and decisive EU response. They supported the European Commission’s
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The European Commission’s guidelines for abolishing Christmas have inspired a TV channel to publish an unusual video. The Russian-language RT channel has published a video about the “tolerant” celebration of Christmas. The clip mockingly explains why it is “right” to exclude Santa from the celebration, and shed light on other “tolerant trends” in the West, while also
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With the MEP, political scientist and one of the most recognisable representatives of the Slovenian Democratic Party Dr Milan Zver, we talked about current events in both Brussels and Ljubljana. The main part of the conversation was dedicated to the European Union. DEMOKRACIJA: Mr Zver, let us first touch on the report of the European Parliament’s
The European Commission approved a EUR 15 million Slovenian state aid scheme to support rail freight transport. The European Commission Representation in Slovenia said the measures will support single carriage transport and combined transport. Support under the scheme will be available in the form of direct grants to railway companies until 31 December 2023. STA
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