The Foreign Ministry shared on Twitter a statement by the EU condemning Turkey’s unilateral steps regarding the town of Varosha in Cyprus. “Slovenia supports all endeavours towards a comprehensive settlement of the Cyprus issue in line with the UN resolutions and European Union values,” the ministry wrote. The EU strongly condemned Turkey’s “unilateral steps and …
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Based on its monthly report for June, the Office for Macroeconomic Analysis and Development – UMAR finds that the outlook for economic growth remain favourable, and most short-term indicators show high interim growth, also at the expense of stronger economic activity in the international environment. At the time of the epidemic, however, exports were less affected …
New reasons for optimism: Economic forecasts for Slovenia remain good Read More »
Data from the National Institute of Public Health shows that half of the adult population in Slovenia has already been vaccinated with the first dose of the vaccine against covid-19. To ensure the necessary vaccination rate that would prevent another wave of the epidemic, we need 70 percent of the entire population to get vaccinated. …
Every now and then, ideas appear in Slovenia that members of the fairer sex should automatically occupy the highest positions in the country. Thus, the magazine Zarja, owned by Odlazek’s media empire, published an article entitled “When Men Admit That it is Time for a Woman,” which launched the potential faces of women of the …
When the Male “New Faces” Do Not Succeed, It Is Time to Choose a Woman Read More »
In the three decades of its own statehood, Slovenian society has not developed in accordance with its potential, especially regarding human resources, due to incomplete democratization. Anyone who has read Trstenjak’s optimistic descriptions of the Slovenian national character believed that these people, once freed from totalitarian obstacles, would start to fly on the wings of …
[30 years of independence] For the common good without exclusion Read More »
Thirty years ago, Slovenia successfully withdrew from an environment that did not bring it much good. The Yugoslav states, especially the second one, were marked by constant political instability, an unequal position of nations, dictatorship, totalitarianism and drastic violations of human rights and fundamental freedoms, wars and massacres, confiscation of personal property, and economic and …
It is not just money that unites us in the European Union Read More »
Slovenian media landscape was surprised by the news that the media king of Slovenia, Martin Odlazek, will buy another one of the central Slovenian media outlets – the newspaper Večer (Evening). Before that, he also bought Primorske novice (Coastal news). With the purchase of Večer, Martin Odlazek will become the Slovenian version of the so-called …
When It Comes to the Left-Wing Elite, Media Ownership Is No Longer a Problem Read More »
Health Minister Janez Poklukar indicated Slovenia would put any further easing of restrictions on hold over concerns that the delta variant of the novel coronavirus could lead to a renewed surge in infections. Slovenia is entering a period when the easing of restrictions will likely stop and emphasis will be placed on implementation of the …
Easing of restrictions likely on hold as fears mount over delta-driven new wave Read More »
The lifting of restrictions and the intervention measures to preserve jobs have largely contributed to the reduction of unemployment, which also fell in June. Namely, in June, 71,094 people were registered as unemployed with the Employment Service, which is 5.4 percent less than a month earlier. In the last month, the professions that were hired …
This year, Slovenia is celebrating 30 years of being an independent, sovereign state, and the lives of Slovenian citizens are much better today than they were 30 years ago. The life expectancy of citizens is increasing. In 1991, Slovenia had 1,998,912 citizens, and at the beginning of 2021, it had 2.108.977 citizens, which is 110,065 …
Life in Slovenia Is Significantly Better Today Than It Was 30 Years Ago Read More »
Authorities banned the Croatian singer Marko Perković Thompson’s concert, and a series of human rights breaches followed. The case is now in Strasbourg. “The same court was the defendant and the court ruling in the case, which violates the appearance of impartiality, and the equality of arms,” explains a law professor. “Violations are more than …
The ECHR Violations in the Thompson Concert Ban are Obvious Read More »
Lots of people from the ranks of the opposition were happy to hear that the President of the European Commission, Ursula von der Leyen, began and ended her speech with a quote by the last President of the Communist Party of Slovenia, Milan Kučan. Namely, they are trying to use this fact to sell their …
