Prior to today’s meeting with his Slovenian counterpart, Anže Logar, in Berlin, German Foreign Minister Heiko Maas announced that Germany would support Slovenia during its Presidency of the Council of the EU. He emphasised the importance of the EU enlargement to the Western Balkans and the importance of the rule of law. He also emphasised …
“This is such an absurd situation. Speaker of the National Assembly, Igor Zorčič, voted against the agenda of the regular session he is chairing. And thus he prevented the consideration of a number of important solutions for the people, as well as the discussion on the proposal for a constitutional impeachment, filed by the opposition,” …
In an interview with Siol, Israeli Ambassador Eyal Sela said that Slovenia and Israel have a good relationship. He has been in office for more than four years now and has also worked with the previous governments. As Sela stated, they have had good relations with all of the previous governments as well, but they …
Israeli Ambassador Eyal Sela Confirms That His Statement on RTV Was Cut Short Read More »
On Tuesday, the Minister of the Economy and Technological Development was questioned before the parliamentary Commission of Inquiry for investigating abuses in the case of Franc Kangler and others. Počivalšek shared his opinion on the work of the police and the intelligence services and was mainly critical of the government of Marjan Šarec. At the …
On the 31st anniversary of the order for the (self)disarmament of the Territorial Defence of the Socialist Republic of Slovenia (Teritorialna obramba Socialistične Republike Slovenije – referred to as the TO SRS), we will publish a series of articles on the turbulent times of the year 1990, when a handful of brave men managed to …
Yesterday, Minister Anže Logar opened the 6th Annual Forum of the EU Strategy for the Adriatic and Ionian Region (EUSAIR), which represents the final act of the one-year Slovenian Presidency of EUSAIR and the Adriatic-Ionian Initiative. In his address, Minister Logar explained that despite the challenges thrown up by the COVID-19 pandemic, Slovenia has managed …
This week’s guest on the show Interview (Intervju) with Jože Možina was Peter Jambrek, Ph.D., who is one of the most visible faces of Slovenian independence. He believes that the Slovenian transition is still not over, but he has noticed that we are at a turning point at the moment. However, he is convinced that …
Dr Jambrek: We Are Currently Witnessing the Collapse of the Transitional System Read More »
New threats against the MPs, Ministers and journalists, which will most likely once again be overlooked by the mainstream media – depending, of course, on who it is that is being threatened. Uroš Zakrajšek wrote on his Twitter profile that he hopes he never meets Janez Janša, Aleš Hojs, Zdravko Počivalšek, Jelko Kacin, Uroš Urbanija …
Are We Just Quietly Going to Tolerate the Death Threats? Read More »
The press conference on the current situation regarding COVID-19 was attended by the minister without portfolio responsible for development and European cohesion policy Zvonko Černač, State Secretary at the Government Office for Development and European Cohesion Policy Monika Kirbiš Rojs, State Secretary at the Ministry of Economic Development and Technology Simon Zajc and Director of …
Slovenian government adopts national recovery and resilience plan Read More »
On the show Odkrito, Igor Pirkovič hosted dr. Boštjan M. Zupančič, a former judge of the European Court of Human Rights, a judge of the Constitutional Court, and professor. “Older people who are already retired and practically have nothing left to lose are the ones who dare to tell the truth,” Zupančič said, who also …
Yesterday, Prime Minister Janez Janša paid a working visit to Paris at the invitation of the President of the French Republic, Emmanuel Macron. This visit will contribute significantly to the deepening of the dialogue with the French Republic at the highest political level. Yesterday’s talk will touch upon the successive Slovenian and French presidencies of …
Despite the ban on gatherings of more than ten people, protesters flooded the streets of Ljubljana on Tuesday in the (erroneous) belief that they were forming a new “united front.” In the midst of the epidemic, they accused the government of “dictatorship” and “repression,” saying that it was unconstitutional and unjust for the government to …
