Prime Minister Janez Janša and Ministers Matej Tonin, Aleš Hojs and Zdravko Počivalšek have once again been sent death threats. Apparently, the same perpetrator is involved in both cases. The threats were delivered to their homes on Friday, and in the letters, the perpetrator threatened to liquidate them and even included two large-calibre bullets. The …
In its show Europe Now, the French television station France24 visited and prepared a short segment about Slovenia, which upset many Slovenian viewers, who have found the segment online, where the video has already been published. In addition to some nice sentiments about the beauty of our mountainous, forested and especially small country in Central …
A memorial ceremony with holy mass was held at the mass grave in Kucja Valley near Podutik on Sunday. The memorial ceremony was attended, among others, by SDS MP Mojca Škrinjar, who addressed all those who gathered there after the holy mass. The commemoration was also attended by the president of the SDS Women’s Committee …
The National Assembly passed amendments to the corporate income tax act which upgrade existing reliefs and add some new. The bill was put forward by the government as part of a package designed to stimulate the post-pandemic recovery. Part of the amendments concern measures dealing with the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic and part transpose …
A third of Slovenia’s electricity output was generated with renewables last year, as renewable electricity generation rose in both the EU and Slovenia, the Statistics Office said. The bulk of Slovenia’s electricity was generated by its only nuclear plant (37%), followed by thermal power stations (30.5%) and hydro power stations (30.4%). A mere 2.2% came …
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The European Commission approved a EUR 15 million Slovenian state aid scheme to support rail freight transport. The European Commission Representation in Slovenia said the measures will support single carriage transport and combined transport. Support under the scheme will be available in the form of direct grants to railway companies until 31 December 2023. STA
The Parsifal Agency’s public opinion poll, conducted between the 12th and the 15th of October, clearly shows that if the parliamentary elections were to be held this Sunday, most respondents would vote for the largest coalition party, the SDS. This is proof that the party in question is good at leading our country through the …
Sophie in ‘t Veld’s delegation’s mission to Slovenia was actually quite a mystery. It was virtually impossible to get a list of the people who were invited to the meetings at all, and if one did manage to get a list, it later turned out to be wrong. Slovenian MEP Romana Tomc also pointed out …
Minister of the Interior Aleš Hojs is participating as a panelist in a high-level conference marking the 10th anniversary of the European Asylum Support Office (EASO). Key topics of discussion include the development of the Common European Asylum System (CEAS) over the last decade and EASO’s role, the situation in the area of international protection …
“Currently trying to clarify the media ‘dictatorship’ for the EU Parliament’s mission. I told them loud and clear what is true: 90 percent of the media is being dictated and brutally used for the political fight by the transitional left – on RTV Slovenia, the main party that is doing this is the SD,” RTV …
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has significantly raised its forecast for this year’s economic growth for Slovenia. For this year, the forecast has risen by 2.4 percentage points – to 6.3 percent. In May, the IMF predicted a 4.5 percent growth of GDP for our country for next year; however, in a report published on …
Minister of Foreign Affairs Anže Logar yesterday hosted Deputy Chairperson of the Council of Ministers and Minister of Foreign Affairs of Bosnia and Herzegovina Bisera Turković on a working visit to Slovenia. Their discussion focused on bilateral cooperation in various areas, particularly the economy, and on Slovenia’s support for the European perspective of Bosnia and …
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