At the latest regular session of the National Assembly, where MPs were discussing the draft state budgets for the next two years, representatives of the Slovenian Democratic Party (Slovenska demokratska stranka – SDS) were critical of the government’s failure to align income tax rates and social transfers with inflation, which means that the state is …
“This is also why Slovenia urgently needs a strategic stabilisation of the internal situation. The only democratic path to this solution is to hold early elections to the National Assembly as soon as possible and then form a strong and operational government that will be able to face internal and external challenges and be independent …
The government of Robert Golob is facing a dramatic drop in support. After a year and a half of the Robert Golob government, the country is facing many challenges – for example, the failing healthcare service, with promised reforms being pushed far into the future. Reconstruction after the floods has stalled. The testimonies of former …
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On Thursday, MEP Romana Tomc spoke in the European Parliament about the political purges in Slovenia and called on the European institutions to take appropriate action. In her address to the European Parliament, she explained that the Slovenian government’s actions are undermining the fundamental values of the European Union and called on the EU to …
Just before the November holidays, Prime Minister Robert Golob announced a reconstruction of the government. The aim was to move from a government with a record number of ministries to a lean government, following the Swiss model, with seven ministries. Or twelve. The public expected that this would be the subject of debate at the …
The new leadership of the national media outlet Radio-Television Slovenia (RTVS), appointed by the government of Robert Golob, is rapidly cancelling programmes that are in one way or another critical of Golob and his government’s policies. After the cancellation of the show Arena with Igor Pirkovič and Vida Petrovčič, Panorama and TV Slovenija’s flagship weekend …
New taxes are being introduced, we keep hearing empty promises on housing, laws are being written by non-governmental organisations and adopted out of the public eye, some victims of the August floods are still homeless – in short – the country is in ruins, and in the meantime, the government is adopting space strategies. Yes, …
Slovenia Is Drowning In Crises, And Prime Minister Golob Wants To Conquer Space Read More »
The euro area recorded inflation of 2.9 percent in October, which is a significant drop from the 4.3 percent recorded in the previous month. And while euro inflation is declining, Slovenia, with high inflation of 6.9 percent, remains well above the euro area average. In October, Slovenia was well above the average for the single …
As the wider Slovenian public began to realise that the reforms promised by the government of Robert Golob would not happen, dark clouds began to gather over the Prime Minister. Then came the August floods, which further exposed the inefficiency of the government team and then the resignations of three ministers. We spoke to political …
“This Government Has Been Operationally Dead For Some Time Now!” Read More »
“For Slovenia to side with someone who is launching missiles into populated areas, which in my opinion is an act of terrorism, is a disaster! No politician should allow this; it is unacceptable!” said Miha Pogačnik, an international lawyer. “Slovenia’s foreign policy has been “completely confused” since Robert Golob has come to power. On the …
Experts: Slovenian Foreign Policy Is Completely Confused Read More »
We were recently shocked by the “legal opinion” of the Legal Network for the Protection of Democracy (Pravna mreža za varstvo demokracije), which, between the lines, endorsed the “direct action” of radical leftists who destroyed props of the anti-abortion protesters. This is not an anomaly. The entire Slovenian political-media-civil-society establishment expressed support for violence – …
This Friday, the National Assembly will hold an emergency meeting of the Committee on the Interior. At the end of the session, MPs will vote on three conclusions calling on the government to prepare a strategy for the mass import of migrants as soon as possible and to increase the asylum capacity to accommodate them. …
