Slovenian MEP Romana Tomc, a member of the ruling Democrats (SDS), has presented her view on the European Parliament's fact-finding mission to Slovenia, a member of which she has been over the past three days. The mission's main finding is that institutions function well, she said, but complained about its secrecy and non-transparency.
A delegation of the European Parliament's committee on civil liberties, justice and home affairs (LIBE) visiting Slovenia on a fact-finding mission has expressed concern mainly at the tone of public debate, while also calling for the issues of STA funding and European delegated prosecutor appointments to be addressed urgently.
Slovenia and Georgia expressed a commitment to boost ties, in particular in trade, as Foreign Minister Anže Logar hosted his counterpart David Zalkaliani for a visit in Ljubljana on Friday. Meanwhile, Zalkaliani expressed Georgia's full commitment to the EU.
A total of 1,100 new coronavirus cases were confirmed in Slovenia on Thursday for a test positivity rate of 21.4%, show fresh figures released by the National Institute of Public Health (NIJZ). The curve continues to rise both in daily and weekly comparisons. Another five Covid-19 patients have died, according to government data.
President Borut Pahor has nominated philosophy of law professor Rok Svetlič for a post on the Constitutional Court, in what is the fourth attempt in over a year to find a candidate who has cross-partisan support at the National Assembly.
The price of diesel at petrol stations along Slovenian motorways has reached a record high of around EUR 1.49 per litre as soaring global oil derivatives prices have spilled over into the Slovenian market.
The Defence Ministry will have EUR 432 million at its disposal for defence investments under the draft budgets for the next two years, shows a detailed breakdown of spending items debated by the parliamentary Defence Committee on Thursday evening.