“It is really great that today’s meeting of Sophie in’t Veld’s group was publicly broadcast. That was not how it was intended at first. But since it was publicly broadcast, it was not possible to hide the complete ignorance of the European bureaucrats about what was happening in Slovenia. They really have no idea,” said …
Odbor 2015 (Committee 2015) issued a press release, in which it polemised and criticised the response of the Slovenian Association of State Prosecutors. In the message, members of Odbor 2015 pointed out that they are surprised by the response of the association, which informed the Council of Europe about numerous “inadmissible” pressures on state prosecutors …
We recently found out that the European Parliament has prepared an in-depth analysis of the state of the democracy, the rule of law and fundamental rights in Slovenia. This is especially important in light of the exportation of fake news to foreign media, which are then brought back to Slovenia, and for finding ways for …
Director of the Slovenian press Agency, Bojan Veselinovič, does not dare face the director of the Government Communication Office, Uroš Urbanija, on the television screen. “Today, I was invited on the show Topic of the Day (Tema dneva) on Nova24TV to talk about the Slovenian Press Agency. Just like last time, with the show Odmevi …
Guy Verhofstadt, a Belgian MEP from the ranks of the political group Renew Europe of the European Parliament, has also turned out to be one of the people who have suddenly become very worried about the state of the media in Slovenia. After the infamous Politico article was published, accusing the Prime Minister Janez Janša …
According to Požareport, the Constitutional Court Judge Rok Čeferin, in his role of a rapporteur, proposed to the members of the Senate Špelca Mežnar and Matej Accetto, to dismiss the appeal of Peter Kodrič, who appealed to the Constitutional Court because the Supervisory Board of the Bar Association of Slovenia rejected his application to become …
Millions of victims were persecuted, tortured, imprisoned and killed under the totalitarian and authoritarian regimes of the twentieth-century Europe. The main goal of the European integration process is to ensure that fundamental rights and the rule of law are respected. Since it is well-known that misinterpretations of history can contribute to the promotion of policies …
Sophie In ‘t Veld (Renew / D66), who heads the Group for Monitoring Respect for Democracy, the Rule of Law and Fundamental Rights within the European Parliament’s Committee on Civil Rights, Justice and Home Affairs, has sent an invitation letter to the Prime Minister Janez Janša and Minister of Culture Vasko Simoniti for in camera …
The government adopted a revised vaccination strategy on Monday, envisaging 61 vaccination centres, including 13 in hospitals. Presenting the changes, Health Minister Janez Poklukar said on Tuesday priority groups remain the same, with health workers in top tier, followed by people over 80, 75 and 70, and then vulnerable patients with chronic conditions. Next come …
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An anonymous letter from the Slovenian Press Agency (STA) reveals that director Bojan Veselinović has an authoritarian ruling style, pays himself and his chosen ones rich rewards for “work performance”, and most employees are afraid of him because he is “self-interested, insidious, and vindictive”. “However, he has a good support, as more than half of STA …
Last week during the TV show Faktor on TV3, the political marketing consultant Sebastjan Jeretič said something very interesting about the “independence” of the Slovenian media. He revealed that before the 2008 parliamentary elections, when it was becoming clear that the SDS party might win the elections, the journalists got involved and started asking members …
Tonight marks 20 years since the attack on the then Večer journalist Miro Petek. The Slovenian (left) media mainstream accuses the center-right government of curtailing journalistic freedom, attacking journalists, and endangering their lives. They inform the international public and organisations about this, although none of it is true, as everyone is guaranteed freedom of expression, …
