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 …
Janković And Kučan Are The Only Ones Still Attending The Event At The Russian Chapel Read More »
“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 …
[Interview] Dr Avbelj: “Things Are Crumbling Before Our Eyes.” Read More »
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 …
Former Ambassador: What Is Behind The Diplomatic Revolt Is Negligence And Ignorance Read More »
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 …
International Lawyer Reveals Why Golob Had To Give In To Plenković Read More »
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 …
Golob Gave Up EU Funding For Flood Protection – At The Time Of Floods Read More »
Slovenian police officers dealt with 15,456 illegal crossings of the Slovenian border in the first five months of the year, which is three times more than in the same period last year when they detained 5,108 people who illegally crossed the border. The data for June or the first half of the year are not …
The Influx Of Migrants At The Southern Slovenian Border Is Intensifying Read More »
On Tuesday, the world marked the 28th anniversary of the Srebrenica genocide. At exactly noon, sirens sounded in the capital of Bosnia and Herzegovina, Sarajevo, to commemorate the ethnic cleansing that began when Bosnian Serb troops invaded Srebrenica, a supposedly protected town, on the fateful 11th of July. The memory of the crime and tragedy …
The payment of the 8,346 euros of prize money that Svetlana Makarović gave up decades ago because she did not want to be on stage with Fr Marko Ivan Rupnik, who won the prize for his mosaic in the Pope’s Redemptoris Mater Chapel at the Vatican, is still causing quite a stir. Namely, the fact …
Will Minister Asta Vrečko Face Jail Time For Paying The Award To Svetlana Makarovič? Read More »
A look into the future shows rough sailing ahead. With all that is happening in Slovenia and beyond, we are looking at anything but stability and growing prosperity in the months and years ahead. Predictions of actions at such a time are risky, but one thing is indisputable: the more of us there are, the …
