Drago Šketa was sworn in for a second six-year term as state prosecutor general in front of National Assembly President Urška Klakočar Zupančič on Thursday. He intends to strive for an independent and professional prosecution service and supports the prosecutors' efforts to address pay disparities.

The government endorsed on Thursday a bill to halt infraction proceedings and refund fines issued for breaking Covid-19 restrictions under the previous government which were later declared unconstitutional. Thus, the government is meeting one of its key coalition agreement commitments, Justice Minister Dominika Švarc Pipan told the press.

Nine EU countries, including Slovenia, have initiated a procedure to change the EU decision-making system, proposing that decisions on the EU foreign and security policies are reached with a qualified majority and no longer a consensus, the German Foreign Ministry said on Twitter.