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SDS: The Government Should Harmonise Pensions Because It Has Once Again Deprived The Pensioners

“After almost two years of the government of the Freedom Movement (Gibanje Svoboda), the Social Democrats (Socialni demokrati – SD) and the Left party (Levica), the financial and social situation of pensioners has drastically worsened, not least because of the unfulfilled promises or commitments made by the coalition parties to pensioners,” says the Slovenian Democratic …

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Once Again, The Mainstream Media Remained Deliberately Silent On The Protest Of Thousands Of Disgruntled Pensioners

Despite the rainy weather, a crowd of several thousand people attended the ninth protest rally of pensioners that took place on Friday, but once again, it was not covered by the mainstream media. Given that the lighting of Christmas lights in Ljubljana took place at the same time, instead of focusing on the disgruntled people, …

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Maribor Pensioners Were Stopped By The “Financial Police” On Their Way Back From The Protest

Police intimidation of farmers before protests, police visiting journalist Jože Možina in his workplace, and the latest incident, a visit to pensioners by the Financial Administration. The use of the police to restrict protests and freedom of speech is clearly becoming a trend, and the current government is more than obviously using intimidation tactics to …

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Golob Would Have Helped The Pensioners The Most By Keeping The Janša Law In Place

The government is currently tackling the financial hardship of pensioners in retirement homes with what can only be described as touchups. Namely, they want to introduce a new intervention law that would limit the rise in prices of services in social care institutions. However, all of these problems would not have even happened in the …

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The Golob Government Has Dealt Another Blow To The Pensioners: They Will Be Left Without A Fair Annual Allowance

Following the current government’s big promises about how they will take care of the pensioners, the latter will actually get nothing but crumbs from the table of the Golob government. Namely, the time for the payment of the pensioners’ annual allowance is fast approaching, but instead of a fair amount, the government will only give …

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Almost 55 Percent Of All Pensioners Live Under The Poverty Risk Threshold

In April, 345,884 pensioners, or 54.6 percent of all pensioners, received a pension of less than 800 euros. The poverty risk threshold is set at 827 euros. At the same time, the average net pension in the country is 820 euros, which means that it is also below the poverty risk threshold. The average net …

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On Wednesday, Tens Of Thousands Of Pensioners Protested Against Low Pensions For The Fifth Time

On Wednesday at 3 p.m., the fifth pensioners’ protest rally took place in Ljubljana. The protesters once again gathered in the centre of the capital because of the indifference of the Golob government towards their problems. The protest happened in a slightly different way than usual this time. The demonstrators were initially gathered in two …

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As Expected, Prime Minister Golob Has Disappointed The Pensioners: They Are Saying That He Can “Keep The Five Euros”

Judging by how the current Prime Minister Golob is handling the situation, it seems that pensioners will be nothing but mute spectators of the Golob-NGOs government. Or, to put it another way, this approach is Golob’s way of telling them that they are not important to him. Apparently, everything is becoming more real and tragic …

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President of the Slovenian Federation of Pensioners’ Associations, Sušnik: Pensioners Have Never Before Experienced Such Pensions Harmonisation

Recently, retirees received higher pensions. Due to the elimination of backlogs in the harmonisation of pensions and other benefits, these have increased by at least one percent. The regular harmonisation of pensions is expected in February. The amendment to the Pension and Disability Insurance Act brings an additional harmonisation of pensions and other benefits earned …

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