Lawmakers Debate EU Presidency Report

Ljubljana, 18 July - The National Assembly debated on Thursday the report on Slovenia's EU presidency. Presenting the report to lawmakers, Prime Minister Janez Jansa stressed that the presidency had been an ambitious, but a realistic project, which proved that a country as small and young as Slovenia can steer the 27-nation bloc.

Ljubljana Prime Minister Janez Jansa presents in parliament a report on the Slovenian EU presidency. Photo: Stanko Gruden/STA

Ljubljana
Prime Minister Janez Jansa presents in parliament a report on the Slovenian EU presidency.
Photo: Stanko Gruden/STA

Ljubljana Prime Minister Janez Jansa presents in parliament a report on the Slovenian EU presidency. Photo: Stanko Gruden/STA

Ljubljana
Prime Minister Janez Jansa presents in parliament a report on the Slovenian EU presidency.
Photo: Stanko Gruden/STA

Ljubljana Prime Minister Janez Jansa presents in parliament a report on the Slovenian EU presidency. Photo: Stanko Gruden/STA

Ljubljana
Prime Minister Janez Jansa presents in parliament a report on the Slovenian EU presidency.
Photo: Stanko Gruden/STA

Ljubljana Prime Minister Janez Jansa presents in parliament a report on the Slovenian EU presidency. Photo: Stanko Gruden/STA

Ljubljana
Prime Minister Janez Jansa presents in parliament a report on the Slovenian EU presidency.
Photo: Stanko Gruden/STA

Ljubljana Prime Minister Janez Jansa presents in parliament a report on the Slovenian EU presidency. Photo: Stanko Gruden/STA

Ljubljana
Prime Minister Janez Jansa presents in parliament a report on the Slovenian EU presidency.
Photo: Stanko Gruden/STA

Ljubljana Prime Minister Janez Jansa presents in parliament a report on the Slovenian EU presidency. Photo: Stanko Gruden/STA

Ljubljana
Prime Minister Janez Jansa presents in parliament a report on the Slovenian EU presidency.
Photo: Stanko Gruden/STA

Ljubljana Prime Minister Janez Jansa presents in parliament a report on the Slovenian EU presidency. Photo: Stanko Gruden/STA

Ljubljana
Prime Minister Janez Jansa presents in parliament a report on the Slovenian EU presidency.
Photo: Stanko Gruden/STA

Ljubljana Prime Minister Janez Jansa presents in parliament a report on the Slovenian EU presidency. Photo: Stanko Gruden/STA

Ljubljana
Prime Minister Janez Jansa presents in parliament a report on the Slovenian EU presidency.
Photo: Stanko Gruden/STA

Ljubljana Prime Minister Janez Jansa presents in parliament a report on the Slovenian EU presidency. Photo: Stanko Gruden/STA

Ljubljana
Prime Minister Janez Jansa presents in parliament a report on the Slovenian EU presidency.
Photo: Stanko Gruden/STA

Ljubljana Prime Minister Janez Jansa presents in parliament a report on the Slovenian EU presidency. Photo: Stanko Gruden/STA

Ljubljana
Prime Minister Janez Jansa presents in parliament a report on the Slovenian EU presidency.
Photo: Stanko Gruden/STA

Ljubljana Prime Minister Janez Jansa presents in parliament a report on the Slovenian EU presidency. Photo: Stanko Gruden/STA

Ljubljana
Prime Minister Janez Jansa presents in parliament a report on the Slovenian EU presidency.
Photo: Stanko Gruden/STA

Ljubljana Prime Minister Janez Jansa presents in parliament a report on the Slovenian EU presidency. Photo: Stanko Gruden/STA

Ljubljana
Prime Minister Janez Jansa presents in parliament a report on the Slovenian EU presidency.
Photo: Stanko Gruden/STA

Ljubljana Prime Minister Janez Jansa presents in parliament a report on the Slovenian EU presidency. Photo: Stanko Gruden/STA

Ljubljana
Prime Minister Janez Jansa presents in parliament a report on the Slovenian EU presidency.
Photo: Stanko Gruden/STA

Ljubljana Miran Potrc, the head of the SocDems deputy group, at the extraordinary session of parliament. Photo: Dejan Mijovic/STA

Ljubljana
Miran Potrc, the head of the SocDems deputy group, at the extraordinary session of parliament.
Photo: Dejan Mijovic/STA

Ljubljana Joze Tanko, the head of the SDS deputy group, at the extraordinary session of parliament. Photo: Dejan Mijovic/STA

Ljubljana
Joze Tanko, the head of the SDS deputy group, at the extraordinary session of parliament.
Photo: Dejan Mijovic/STA

Ljubljana SDS lawmaker Rudolf Petan at the extraordinary session of parliament. Photo: Dejan Mijovic/STA

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SDS lawmaker Rudolf Petan at the extraordinary session of parliament.
Photo: Dejan Mijovic/STA

Ljubljana Zares MP Majda Sirca at the extraordinary session of parliament. Photo: Dejan Mijovic/STA

Ljubljana
Zares MP Majda Sirca at the extraordinary session of parliament.
Photo: Dejan Mijovic/STA

Ljubljana SDS lawmakers Bogomir Zamernik (left) and Eva Irgl at the extraordinary session of parliament. Photo: Dejan Mijovic/STA

Ljubljana
SDS lawmakers Bogomir Zamernik (left) and Eva Irgl at the extraordinary session of parliament.
Photo: Dejan Mijovic/STA

Ljubljana SDS lawmakers Bogomir Zamernik (left) and Rudolf Petan at the extraordinary session of parliament. Photo: Dejan Mijovic/STA

Ljubljana
SDS lawmakers Bogomir Zamernik (left) and Rudolf Petan at the extraordinary session of parliament.
Photo: Dejan Mijovic/STA

Ljubljana SDS lawmakers Andrej Brucan (left) and Dimitrij Kovacic at the extraordinary session of parliament. Photo: Dejan Mijovic/STA

Ljubljana
SDS lawmakers Andrej Brucan (left) and Dimitrij Kovacic at the extraordinary session of parliament.
Photo: Dejan Mijovic/STA

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