“This escalation of the situation, and consequently Ukraine’s application or talks for a NATO membership, is very worrying,” said Minister of Foreign Affairs Tanja Fajon, who believes that it would be a major security risk if NATO were to decide whether or not to admit Ukraine as its member. Therefore, Fajon said, there should be
“We, Presidents of Central and Eastern Europe, countries whose leaders have visited Kyiv during the war and witnessed with their own eyes the effects of Russian aggression, cannot stay silent in the face of the blatant violation of international law by the Russian Federation,” reads the beginning of the declaration, signed by the Presidents of
In May, Sweden and Finland officially applied to join NATO. The accession of new members to The North Atlantic Treaty Organisation must be confirmed by all 30 existing ones, and up to now, the accession has only been opposed by Turkey, with which Sweden and Finland have finally managed to come to an agreement. Slovenian
MP from the Slovenian Democratic Party (SDS), Žan Mahnič, addressed a written parliamentary question to the new government regarding the purchase of the 8×8 boxer armoured fighting vehicles. The planned purchase already caused quite a stir among the left-wing parties during the previous government’s term, as the leftists strongly opposed the purchase. The leader of
The personnel moves of the new Prime Minister Robert Golob are causing quite a stir. One of his most controversial decisions was the appointment of the Secretary of State for National Security. Žan Mahnič has been replaced by the Russophile Andrej Benedejčič at a time when we are witnessing Russian aggression against Ukraine. On top
The Foreign Ministry expressed Slovenia’s full support for the decision of Sweden and Finland to join NATO, labelling the two countries as the closest partners of the alliance. “NATO’s door must remain open to European countries that want to join and meet the criteria for membership,” it said. The two countries’ move was also hailed
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Defence minister Matej Tonin, MSc, signed the Memorandum of Understanding to the Boxer Programme in the framework of the Organisation for Joint Armament Cooperation (OCCAR) this afternoon in Munich with the director of OCCAR, Matteo Bisceglio. Minister Tonin has stressed that by signing the memorandum, we have finally come to the point where we should
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The West should persuade Bosnia and Herzegovina to amend its election law, or else Croatia would block the NATO accession of Finland and Sweden, Croatian President Zoran Milanovic said, emphasizing that he was merely protecting vital Croatian interests. Croatia’s prime minister, who maintains good relations with the Soros family, has accused President Milanovic of being
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Prime Minister Janez Janša yesterday attended the extraordinary summit of NATO Heads of State and Government in Brussels to discuss the Russian aggression in Ukraine and current developments in NATO related to the situation in that country. As part of the short-term response, efforts are continuing within NATO to establish four new battlegroups in southeastern
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The Slovakian government approved the establishment of a new NATO battlegroup in Slovakia that is expected to feature 2,100 soldiers, including up to 100 Slovenian soldiers. The proposal has to be approved by the Slovak parliament, the Slovak news agency TASR reported. No decision on this has yet been made by the Slovenian government. The
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Slovenia is still among the NATO countries with the lowest defence spending. It ranks 25th in terms of efforts to have 2% of GDP allocated for defence and 26th when it comes to defence investments, Defence Minister Matej Tonin said after a NATO ministerial. This year, Slovenia will allocate 1.3% of GDP for defence and
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At the last debate before the presentation of the draft Strategic Compass, which will set the political guidelines for the development of European defence and security in the following decade, EU defence ministers discussed the building of a rapid response force, countering hybrid threats, critical capability development and deepening of strategic partnership with NATO by
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