“For almost 33 years, the world has forgotten about the victims of the massacre. That must change,” said Prime Minister Janez Janša in his address at Saturday’s event organised by the Iranian Diaspora Free Iran World Summit. Hossein Abedini, a member of the Iranian parliament in exile, stressed that millions of Iranians rejoice to see the …
Yesterday in the European Parliament, Prime Minister Janez Janša presented the six-month programme and the priorities of the Slovenian Presidency of the Council of the European Union in the second half of 2021. The presentation of priorities is customary and takes place at the start of every presidency of the Council of the European Union. …
Prime Minister Janez Janša has called for joint efforts to convince people to get vaccinated against coronavirus as he warned that a vaccination rate of 70% would have to be achieved until the end of the summer if Slovenia is to avoid new lockdowns. “If we do not achieve a vaccination rate of 70% by …
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The concert I will wear a red star, prepared by Svetlana Makarovič and many guests, was held on Congress Square on Sunday. The organisers chose the 4th of July for the concert because, in the former common state of Yugoslavia, it was the day of celebrating the fighters. The central message of the event was …
Slovenia yesterday assumed the Presidency of the EU Council for the second time. The European Commission, headed by President Ursula von der Leyen, is visited our country to mark this occasion. After a morning visit to the Pediatric Clinic in Ljubljana, Prime Minister Janša and the President of the European Commission met for a bilateral …
The European Commission gave the green light to Slovenia’s plan for resilience and recovery. This was message brought by the President of the European Commission Ursula von der Leyen and the College of European Commissioners to today’s meeting with the Slovenian Government, which is taking over the Presidency of the Council of the European Union …
“I am saddened to see these attempts to weaken our position in Europe, these attempts against the government of Janez Janša, which took office just before the pandemic hit and which has tirelessly helped Slovenian citizens, the economy and various sectors to overcome the pandemic as smoothly as possible. The Commission predicted a faster recovery …
Slovenia is taking over the Presidency of the Council of the European Union. According to diplomat Božo Cerar, our country is well prepared for the challenge, with all of the experience we have so far. The presidency will be based on four main content pillars, summed up in the slogan “Together. Resilient. Europe.” Among its …
This week, the guest on the show “Conversations With the Emancipators” (Pogovori z osamosvojitelji) was Prime Minister Janez Janša, who remembered and talked about the events that happened 30 years ago: the defence of the homeland, high treason, the beginnings of the defence power of the newly independent state, and the war in which Slovenia …
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“I cannot even imagine what it would be like if the government of Marjan Šarec was still in office today,” Boštjan M. Turk commented on the beginning of Slovenia’s Presidency of the European Council. Namely, very few people in Slovenia are responsible enough to take on such an important task – that is, facing the …
In 1990 and 1991, Slovenia was internationally predominantly isolated in its aspirations and efforts for independence. This has somehow been forgotten, or at least obscured in the last two decades. The analysis of the causes will demonstrate the reasons why this happened. The archives of domestic and foreign media outlets contain many recordings of statements …
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Prime Minister Janez Janša today, at the invitation of Mayor Ivan Žagar, attended the municipal ceremony in Slovenska Bistrica to celebrate the 30th anniversary of Slovenia’s independence and the seizing of the military storage facility in Zgornja Ložnica, where he also delivered a keynote address. As part of the ceremony, the busts of Dr Jože …
