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Večer critical of PM's allegations against police

The newspaper Večer lambastes Prime Minister Robert Golob for suggesting the police unit in charge of providing security to officials is leaking information to criminals in Saturday's commentary Accusations without Evidence.

Sports Dec 6, 2024, 21:13

Cycling star Pogačar wins his second Vélo d'Or award

Slovenian cycling star Tadej Pogačar is the winner of the 2024 Vélo d'Or, the award for the best road bicycle racer of the year conferred by the French cycling magazine Vélo Magazine. This is the second Vélo d'Or for the three-time Tour de France winner after he received the first one in 2021.

Politics Dec 6, 2024, 20:54

Mayor accused of paedophilia to step down

The mayor of a small municipality in northeastern Slovenia is to step down as of the New Year after finding himself under police investigation for trying to arrange to have sex with a minor.

Politics Dec 6, 2024, 19:46

President urges authorities to respect human rights more

President Nataša Pirc Musar spoke at an event marking the 30th anniversary of the Office of the Human Rights Ombudsman in Ljubljana on Friday to note that while the institution is in a good shape, many of its recommendations are not being implemented. This means that the stakeholders often do not take their constitutional duty seriously enough.

Politics Dec 6, 2024, 19:31

Slovenia lauds Iraq's positive role in the region

Slovenian Ambassador Samuel Žbogar hailed Iraq's positive role in the Middle East in address to the UN Security Council on Friday. He urged the Iraqi government to continue reforms and devote due attention to the impact of climate change, particularly as regards water scarcity.

Society Dec 6, 2024, 17:48

Coalition opposes proposal on pharmacists' conscientious objection

The coalition parties are against an article regulating pharmacists' conscientious objection under amendments the government recently adopted. One of them says the article, which was added to the proposal without their knowledge, would diminish patient's rights. This comes after a refusal to issue birth control upset part of the public.