Events at RTV Slovenija in recent weeks have once again exposed the deep cracks in the public media landscape. A statement by Erika Žnidaršič, host of the investigative program Tarča, caused quite a stir. “We received a decree that Žan Dolajš is no longer allowed to produce investigative reports and cannot be rewarded for his
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After nearly three years of fighting for transparency, the European Court of Justice has forced the European Commission to disclose the long-concealed third point of the memo called “What we want from Accetto.” This document was created during the visit of the then-European Commission Vice-President, Věra Jourová, to Slovenia in 2022, at the time of
Despite the disclosure by Slovenian Member of the European Parliament, Dr Milan Zver, about the visit of the former European Commission Vice-President, Věra Jourová, to Slovenia, who came with the intention of influencing the President of the Constitutional Court so that he would subsequently allow the implementation of the law by which the government took
Very few people thought that Radio-Television Slovenia (RTVS) would go so far as to dismantle the Tarča (Target) show to such an extent that they would first dismiss the editor and ultimately even replace the host of the show, Erika Žnidaršič. This week, however, instead of the evergreen Erika, you will be greeted from your
Goran Forbici, the chairman of the Council of the national media outlet Radio-Television Slovenia (RTVS), who was appointed by the ruling Freedom Movement (Gibanje Svoboda), the Social Democrats (Socialni demokrati – SD) and the Left party (Levica) for the biggest purge in the history of RTV Slovenia, has once again been completely disgraced in the
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The European People’s Party (EPP) mission visited Slovenia on Monday to check on the state of the rule of law, democracy and the media. As we have previously reported, the authorities avoided a meeting with the Members of the European Parliament. But Peter Gregorčič, former President of the Programme Council of the national media outlet,
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Many people who watched the documentary entitled “Leaving Belgrade” on the national media outlet RTV Slovenia a few days ago were quite bothered by the impression that the actions of the League of Communists of Slovenia (ZKS) were an act of independence. The former vice-president of the DEMOS coalition, Dr Dimitrij Rupel, pointed out that
On Wednesday, guests on the show Dogodki in odmevi (Events and Echoes) on the national Radio Slovenia commented on the Presidential election in the United States of America and Donald Trump’s victory. However, during the show, commentator Matej Šurc also said that Slovenia will now have to choose between saving money for weapons and leaving
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The censorship at the national media outlet Radio-Television Slovenia (RTVS), where Polona Fijavž, editor-in-chief of the news programme at Television Slovenija, arbitrarily cancelled the interview of the presenter Jože Možina with the coordinator of the Slovenian March for Life, Urša Cankar Soares, is causing quite a stir in the public. The Association of Journalists and
“If Accetto’s affiliation to the left, the existence of underground agreements, and Jourová’s help for the left in taking over RTV Slovenia is true, this is a further serious disgrace for the Slovenian judiciary, a legal crime – a continuing crime,” believes former criminal court judge Zvjezdan Radonjić. Constitutional Court Judge Matej Accetto has long
“The Ministry of Culture confirmed that the decree on the 10 percent increase of the mandatory contribution has indeed been drafted, and they announced that it will be adopted by the government by the end of the month. The RTV contribution, which has remained unchanged since 2012, will thus amount to 14.025 euros per month
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The unregulated financing of the public broadcaster Radio-Television Slovenia (RTVS), which has been the subject of heated warnings since last month by leading left-wing activists of the national media outlet, who are apparently not happy with the salary increase, was one of the few serious criticisms of the current Slovenian government made by the European