The summary of the Standard Eurobarometer 100 – Autumn 2023 opinion poll, conducted in the European Union, including Slovenia, between the 23rd of October and the 17th of November 2023, is now available. Among other findings, the survey shows that Slovenians stand out in terms of their low level of trust in domestic institutions of …
The Council for the Protection of Freedom of Speech (Svet za zaščito svobode govora), established within the Assembly for the Republic (Zbor za republiko – Zzr), has set itself the task of working to ensure that everyone can publicly express their opinions, views and ideas in line with their worldview, without fear of being persecuted …
The Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Food, as the second instance authority, has upheld the appeal of farmer Rudi Možgan, whose 24 head of cattle were confiscated on the 14th of November by the Novo mesto veterinary inspector Danuša Štiglic. The decision to confiscate the cattle was found to be unlawful and was therefore annulled. …
“Despite medical advances, the fact remains that we are subject to ageing, diseases and suffering, and inevitably death. It is important to remember that this is all part of the totality of human life,” the representatives of religious communities said in a joint statement, which they described as a historic event. Representatives of religious communities …
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The Bank of Slovenia has issued a new, downgraded economic growth forecast for this year of just 1.3 percent. In June, the economic growth was forecast to reach 2 percent. The forecast for next year has remained unchanged – at 2.2 percent, while the forecast for 2025 is 0.1 percentage points higher at 2.3 percent. …
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Almost nine years ago, Saïd Kouachi and Chérif Kouachi entered the offices of Charlie Hebdo in Paris. The brothers of Algerian origin accused the weekly of making fun of the Prophet of Islam. As a result, they killed 12 people. In recent days in Slovenia, we have witnessed a political attack on a caricaturist from …
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The government of Robert Golob is apparently buying beef and pork steaks, as well as chicken fillets, for 0.99 cents per kilo. And they can apparently get a kilo of bread at the Hofer, Lidl, Spar and Merkator stores for just 0.19 cents. This is the price table they have recently published, boasting about how …
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Following the initiative of MEP Romana Tomc, the Committee on Petitions of the European Parliament has adopted petition 718/2023 by Dr Mitja Ferenc, the first signatory, on the right to burial and respectful remembrance of the victims of the post-war communist killings in Slovenia. The petition is now available for electronic signature of support. In …
The Ministry of Culture has presented a new bill on the media, which is not surprising in its content, given the political nest where it was created. It is big in its words, in finding workarounds to siphon off financial flows to the “real” media outlets and, of course, full of tactics to restrict freedom …
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Our northern neighbours are clearly among those contributing to the general uncertainty surrounding the future of Slovenia’s energy supply. Austria has a long history of opposing nuclear energy, including in Slovenia, and it is being helped by a well-developed network of sympathisers among political actors and NGOs from Slovenia. The website jedrska.si (nuclear.si) clearly presents …
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Despite being accused of raping a 17-year-old girl, he continued to roam free for more than two years. Palestinian Mustafa Alnajjar, known to the public as the former partner of prominent Freedom Movement party (Gibanje Svoboda) figure Faila Pašić Bišić, is now finally behind bars. Together with eleven other defendants, the prosecution is prosecuting him …
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The government of Robert Golob is set to change the Constitution. If adopted, the proposed amendments would transfer the power to appoint judges from the National Assembly to the President of the Republic, as proposed by the Judicial Council. Not only that but the composition of the Judicial Council is also set to change. Following …
