Members of the European parliament Romana Tomc, Milan Zver and Franc Bogovič briefed several European institutions on the developments connected to the national media outlet Radio-Television Slovenia (RTVS) and the Constitutional Court of the Republic of Slovenia. They specifically highlighted the Court’s recent ruling, in which the judges, by a vote of four to one, …
Andrej Grah Whatmough, Acting Director-General of the national media outlet Radio-Television Slovenia (RTV Slovenia), has sent a request to the President of the European Commission, Ursula von der Leyen, and the Vice-President of the European Commission, Věra Jourová, for a meeting between senior representatives of the European Commission and the management team of RTV Slovenia. …
“Putin cannot win this war, and Ukraine must win this war. That is completely clear,” said Ursula von der Leyen, President of the European Commission, in her speech at the Bled Strategic Forum. The visitors applauded approvingly, as expected – with two exceptions. Slovenian Minister of Justice Dominika Švarc Pipan and Slovenian Minister of Finance …
European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen said it “all depends on the power of democracy” as she discussed in her opening address to the 17th Bled Strategic Forum (BSF) what she called the most relevant question whether “the rule of powers” will replace “the power of rules”, the theme of this year’s forum, which …
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The Left and Commission President Ursula von der Leyen seem to have come to terms with the fact that in certain cultures the clocks tick differently: it is not customary to shake hands with a woman, even if she is the Commission President of the EU. BRUSSELS – The scene is reminiscent of the “Sofagate” …
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“Congratulations to Slovenia for a successful presidency! The Slovenian Presidency ended with the beginning of the French Presidency. Thank you to Prime Minister Janez Janša and his government for their hard work over the past six months,” said Manfred Weber, leader of the European People’s Party in the European Parliament, at the end of the Slovenian …
The EU-Western Balkans Summit, which took place yesterday and was hosted by the Slovenian Presidency of the Council of the EU at Brdo pri Kranju, brought together the leaders of the EU member states and the six Western Balkan partners: Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Serbia, Montenegro, the Republic of North Macedonia and Kosovo* The summit …
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Yesterday the Prime Minister hosted an informal working dinner at Brdo pri Kranju for the heads of state and governments of the EU member states. The European leaders held a strategic discussion on the role of the EU on the international stage in view of recent events in Afghanistan, the AUKUS security alliance and the …
The national television RTV Slovenia is also the official television station of the Slovenian presidency, as it signed a contract worth 180 thousand euros, in which it agreed to cover the events of public interest and provide technical support during the Slovenian Presidency of the Council of the European Union. However, on the very first …
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 …
The European Commission gave the green light to Slovenia’s plan for resilience and recovery. This was message brought by the President of the European Commission Ursula von der Leyen and the College of European Commissioners to today’s meeting with the Slovenian Government, which is taking over the Presidency of the Council of the European Union …
Ever since the failed no-confidence vote against the government with the proposed candidate for prime minister, Karl Erjavec, it has been possible to hear how the country is supposed to have problems with media freedom and respect for the rule of law. As a whole bunch of untruths are circulating outside Slovenia, especially in Brussels, at …
