On Friday, Prime Minister Janez Janša attended an informal meeting of the European Council in Brussels, where he and European leaders discussed the current situation in Ukraine and relations with Russia, as well as the aggravated security situation due to the accumulation of Russian forces in and around Ukraine. After the meeting, he said in …
Prime Minister Janez Janša expressed “full support for EU efforts for de-escalation” after EU leaders discussed the situation in Ukraine. He lauded the EU’s unity on the issue, which he said would make it harder for Russian President Vladimir Putin to play his game. Defence Minister Matej Tonin meanwhile announced Slovenia would help Ukraine with …
As promised, Prime Minister Janez Janša answers five of your questions every week. This time, you were interested in how the Prime Minister intends to solve the problem of young families in the next term, why young people so often idealise socialism, and whether Slovenia could manage to attract companies like Tesla and SpaceX. Among …
The eyes of the world are on Russia, as there is a real danger of a Russian invasion of Ukraine, judging by the build-up of Russian troops along the Ukrainian border. The U.S. National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan said Russian forces are now in a position from which they can carry out a major military …
The Chamber of Commerce and Industry of Slovenia emphasises that net wages in Slovenia should be raised in order to retain high-quality staff. The Chamber also estimates that while the state treasury would be deprived of some of its revenues in this period, on the other hand, through higher consumption of the population and higher …
Prime Minister Janez Janša wrote on the social network Twitter yesterday: “We have successfully avoided #coronavirus for two years. Yesterday, both boys tested positive with the self-test; my test result was negative. Today, unfortunately, I tested positive too. With all the classic symptoms. For now, they are mild. Let’s hope it stays that way.” By: UKOM
In general, Slovenians are pretty satisfied with our lives, but we are dissatisfied with the functioning of democracy in our country, according to the latest Eurobarometer survey. “In a country where the deep state, with its State Security Administration mafia, dependent judiciary and media, dominates a larger part of society, democracy can merely scrape by. …
The interim President of the Celje Higher Court, Branko Aubreht rejected the request of the lawyer Franci Matoz, who asked for the disqualification of the judge of the Celje District Court, Petra Giacomelli, in the Prostitutes court case against Janša. The interim President also rejected the request to disqualify lay judge Liljana Kač yesterday. The …
Prime Minister Janez Janša met with the leadership of the Association of Societies of Blind and Partially Sighted People of Slovenia. The meeting focused on the activities of the Association and the current challenges faced by the blind and partially sighted in Slovenia. The representatives of the Association primarily highlighted the problem of access to …
At press conference after the Government session, Prime Minister Janez Janša and Deputy Prime Ministers Zdravko Počivalšek and Matej Tonin discussed the adopted emergency measures to aid the citizens and the economy in light of high energy prices. At friday’s session, the Government adopted two laws and two decrees on excise duty to address and …
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In the past week, the national media outlet RTV Slovenia reported on a number of topics but also did not report on some. The latter group also includes everything that has happened in relation to the issue of the education of Supreme Court judge Branko Masleša. Thus, RTV did not even mention the fact that …
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Prime Minister Janez Janša had an interview for the Indian national television Doordarshan. Interview was conducted by Ramesh Ramachandran and was focused on questions such as the COVID-19 pandemic, fight against the virus, Slovenian-Indian relations, events in the Indo-Pacific region, EU-China relations and other geopolitical issues. Below you can find transcript of the interview. Hello …
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