On the 23rd of August, the European Day of Remembrance for Victims of Totalitarian and Authoritarian Regimes, 814 victims of mass killings that happened during and after World War II, exhumed from Jazovka, were buried in Croatia. Jazovka is a forest cave located near the village of Sošice on the Žumberak side of the mountain …
“This is a continuation of activist politics that does not contribute to resolving the situation in the Middle East, as Slovenia is taking a one-sided stance in favour of the Palestinians,” said Tone Kajzer, an expert on international relations and former Slovenian ambassador to Washington, commenting on the visit of Palestinian Foreign Minister Varsen Aghabekian …
One of the most remarkable phenomena in Slovenian politics is that new governments, regardless of how disastrously they govern, maintain stable (albeit low) support. At least that is what Slovenian public opinion pollsters would have us believe. But what is the real sentiment of Slovenian voters? Perhaps we will only understand it when we examine …
The awful behaviour of some Roma people in the Dolenjska region isn’t letting up. On Tuesday night, folks in the town of Šentjernej got spooked by a bunch of shots from automatic weapons coming from the nearby Roma settlement of Mihovica. There was also shooting in one of the Roma settlements in Novo Mesto. The …
A few days ago, Slovenian mainstream media outlets practically crucified Štrancar, an entrepreneur from Ajdovščina, for comparing Prime Minister Golob to Mussolini. However, Golob’s partner wrote a similar post some time ago, only hers was even more grotesque. Last week, Štrancar wrote on X: “An anti-Slovenian who legalised the theft of taxpayers’ money and turned …
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“These are historical facts that must be remembered. There are dead people who must be buried. And there are criminals who must be convicted. And that is how it will always be. They cannot change this, so we sympathise with them and wait for better times, which will undoubtedly come. All the angry outbursts against …
Alarming news is coming from the Slovenian industry, while Prime Minister Robert Golob is relaxing on Greek beaches. Industrial production is down by as much as 4.3 percent this year. We can expect an even more dramatic deterioration by the end of the year. Someone who holds a key government position should limit their vacation …
Ruth Cohen-Dar, the Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the State of Israel to Slovenia emphasised in an interview with Radio Ognjišče that Israel was pushed into war with Hamas by the terrorist organisation itself: “Hamas is a brutal, murderous organisation based on anti-Semitism, whose goal is not only the destruction of Israel, but also a …
We want to present to our readers yet another indication that journalism in Slovenia is by no means independent. The very journalists who shout loudest about “independence” and “professionalism” are often closely intertwined with the authorities. This is demonstrated by the latest move by the Ministry of the Interior, which invited only selected media outlets …
David Lapornik, the second-in-command at the Commission for the Prevention of Corruption (KPK), who is directly involved in investigations against Prime Minister Robert Golob, negotiated a new position with the government in the middle of an active investigation of its leader. Before his term at the Commission for the Prevention of Corruption expired, Golob’s government …
Two years after the worst floods in the history of independent Slovenia, which happened in August of 2023 and claimed seven lives, as well as caused more than 3 billion euros in damage, the reality on the ground is sad and shameful. To date, the state has paid only a fraction of the aid promised, …
On Saturday, the 2nd of August, a large number of citizens and supporters from other parts of Slovenia gathered in front of the Velenje Town Hall, in response to an initiative to change the names of two central public spaces in the town. The gathering, organised by Andrej Jevšenak, was peaceful, respectful, and focused on …
