In Russian propaganda broadcasts, threats about Russia seizing major European capitals are quite common. In a recent programme broadcast on Russian state television, Ljubljana was one of those capitals. “This will continue to develop, and we will increasingly take on the role that the Russian empire had had before. I was not joking in the …
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The 2.8% real fall in our wages from the first quarter of 2022 to the first quarter of 2023 is further proof of the incompetence of the current government. It is even more proof that it is time for the authorities to step down. The fact that we have a grossly inefficient government under the …
Former Prime Minister and President of the Slovenian Democratic Party (Slovenska demokratska stranka – SDS), Janez Janša, responded to the severe flooding that has hit much of the country in the last two days. He called on his fellow citizens to help each other and show solidarity. In his view, the floods are taking on …
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The situation in Slovenia is extremely serious, with the Slovenian Environmental Agency changing the warning for the northern half of the country from orange to red on Friday morning. “Large-scale flash floods are intensifying in northern Slovenia. A significant flood wave will move downstream on the Savinja, Kamniška Bistrica and Gradaščica rivers in the next …
The government has allocated €2,391,191.87 to 91 municipalities to reimburse the costs of interventions during the severe storms with prolonged torrential rains, strong winds, hail and torrential flooding, which happened on the 12th and 13th of July this year, and another €40,391,191.87 to reimburse the costs of interventions in the said municipalities. €883.44 were allocated …
The annual commemorative ceremony was recently held at the Russian Chapel to pay tribute to the memory of the deceased Russian prisoners. In the past, the ceremony at Vršič was an elite event where representatives of the Slovenian left strengthened their ties with the Russian state top. But just like last year, this year’s event …
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“Whichever system we touched on, we would find that our country is in a political freefall. If I used to criticise the fact that the dominant political groups want to maintain the status quo, I now find that this is no longer the case. Things are crumbling before our eyes.” We talked to Dr Matej …
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The Dean of the Faculty of Medicine in Ljubljana has also spoken out against the proposed law on voluntary end of life. Igor Švab, an internationally respected doctor of family medicine, believes that the bill represents an unacceptable pressure on the medical profession and medicine itself. At the same time, he warns that the bill …
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“This is even more proof that in Robert Golob’s government, they really are ‘all over the place,’ and they mostly do not even know what legislative and other proposals they are adopting at the government sessions,” said MP Jelka Godec of the Slovenian Democratic Party (Slovenska demokratska stranka – SDS), in response to the rebellion …
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The Strategic Council for the Prevention of Hate Speech has presented new recommendations to tackle hate speech at a press conference on Wednesday. The recommendations, which are about the media and social media, go as far as to suggest an intention to censor. This part of the measures was presented at the press conference by …
During his recent visit to Croatia, Slovenian Prime Minister Robert Golob pompously announced the withdrawal of the arbitration issue from the political agenda. The mainstream media reported on the foreign policy reversal, as Slovenia’s policy so far has been to insist on the enforcement of the arbitration ruling. At the same time, Golob claims that …
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In the days when floods devastated Slovenian towns and cities, especially Cerkno, the government renounced part of the EU funding for flood protection. Golob decided that he would rather spend the money from the state budget on this, using the excuse that he needs more time to bring projects in line with environmental standards. This …
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