Deal Reached to Implement Fiscal Rule in 2015

Ljubljana, 23 May - Slovenian parties reached an agreement Thursday to put a golden fiscal rule into effect in 2015, ending almost a year of acrimony as the new government seeks to balance the country's ailing public finances under pressure from the EU.

Ljubljana Opposition Democrats (SDS) president Janez Janša speaks to the press after a parliamentary summit on the fiscal rule Photo: Tamino Petelinšek/STA

Ljubljana
Opposition Democrats (SDS) president Janez Janša speaks to the press after a parliamentary summit on the fiscal rule
Photo: Tamino Petelinšek/STA

Ljubljana Heads of parliamentary parties meet in a new attempt to agree on the implementation of the fiscal rule Photo: Tamino Petelinšek/STA

Ljubljana
Heads of parliamentary parties meet in a new attempt to agree on the implementation of the fiscal rule
Photo: Tamino Petelinšek/STA

Ljubljana Opposition Democrats (SDS) president Janez Janša speaks to the press after a parliamentary summit on the fiscal rule Photo: Tamino Petelinšek/STA

Ljubljana
Opposition Democrats (SDS) president Janez Janša speaks to the press after a parliamentary summit on the fiscal rule
Photo: Tamino Petelinšek/STA

Ljubljana Opposition Democrats (SDS) president Janez Janša speaks to the press after a parliamentary summit on the fiscal rule Photo: Tamino Petelinšek/STA

Ljubljana
Opposition Democrats (SDS) president Janez Janša speaks to the press after a parliamentary summit on the fiscal rule
Photo: Tamino Petelinšek/STA

Ljubljana Opposition Democrats (SDS) president Janez Janša speaks to the press after a parliamentary summit on the fiscal rule Photo: Tamino Petelinšek/STA

Ljubljana
Opposition Democrats (SDS) president Janez Janša speaks to the press after a parliamentary summit on the fiscal rule
Photo: Tamino Petelinšek/STA

Ljubljana Opposition Democrats (SDS) president Janez Janša speaks to the press after a parliamentary summit on the fiscal rule Photo: Tamino Petelinšek/STA

Ljubljana
Opposition Democrats (SDS) president Janez Janša speaks to the press after a parliamentary summit on the fiscal rule
Photo: Tamino Petelinšek/STA

Ljubljana Opposition Democrats (SDS) president Janez Janša speaks to the press after a parliamentary summit on the fiscal rule Photo: Tamino Petelinšek/STA

Ljubljana
Opposition Democrats (SDS) president Janez Janša speaks to the press after a parliamentary summit on the fiscal rule
Photo: Tamino Petelinšek/STA

Ljubljana Protesters gather in front of government headquarters to protest against the introduction of the fiscal rule in 2015 Photo: Nebjoša Tejić/STA

Ljubljana
Protesters gather in front of government headquarters to protest against the introduction of the fiscal rule in 2015
Photo: Nebjoša Tejić/STA

Ljubljana Protesters gather in front of government headquarters to protest against the introduction of the fiscal rule in 2015 Photo: Nebjoša Tejić/STA

Ljubljana
Protesters gather in front of government headquarters to protest against the introduction of the fiscal rule in 2015
Photo: Nebjoša Tejić/STA

Ljubljana Protesters gather in front of government headquarters to protest against the introduction of the fiscal rule in 2015 Photo: Nebjoša Tejić/STA

Ljubljana
Protesters gather in front of government headquarters to protest against the introduction of the fiscal rule in 2015
Photo: Nebjoša Tejić/STA

Ljubljana Protesters gather in front of government headquarters to protest against the introduction of the fiscal rule in 2015 Photo: Nebjoša Tejić/STA

Ljubljana
Protesters gather in front of government headquarters to protest against the introduction of the fiscal rule in 2015
Photo: Nebjoša Tejić/STA

Ljubljana Protesters gather in front of government headquarters to protest against the introduction of the fiscal rule in 2015 Photo: Nebjoša Tejić/STA

Ljubljana
Protesters gather in front of government headquarters to protest against the introduction of the fiscal rule in 2015
Photo: Nebjoša Tejić/STA

Ljubljana Protesters gather in front of government headquarters to protest against the introduction of the fiscal rule in 2015 Photo: Nebjoša Tejić/STA

Ljubljana
Protesters gather in front of government headquarters to protest against the introduction of the fiscal rule in 2015
Photo: Nebjoša Tejić/STA

Ljubljana Protesters gather in front of government headquarters to protest against the introduction of the fiscal rule in 2015 Photo: Nebjoša Tejić/STA

Ljubljana
Protesters gather in front of government headquarters to protest against the introduction of the fiscal rule in 2015
Photo: Nebjoša Tejić/STA

Ljubljana Protesters gather in front of government headquarters to protest against the introduction of the fiscal rule in 2015 Photo: Nebjoša Tejić/STA

Ljubljana
Protesters gather in front of government headquarters to protest against the introduction of the fiscal rule in 2015
Photo: Nebjoša Tejić/STA

Ljubljana Protesters gather in front of government headquarters to protest against the introduction of the fiscal rule in 2015 Photo: Nebjoša Tejić/STA

Ljubljana
Protesters gather in front of government headquarters to protest against the introduction of the fiscal rule in 2015
Photo: Nebjoša Tejić/STA

Ljubljana Protesters gather in front of government headquarters to protest against the introduction of the fiscal rule in 2015 Photo: Nebjoša Tejić/STA

Ljubljana
Protesters gather in front of government headquarters to protest against the introduction of the fiscal rule in 2015
Photo: Nebjoša Tejić/STA

Ljubljana Protesters gather in front of government headquarters to protest against the introduction of the fiscal rule in 2015 Photo: Nebjoša Tejić/STA

Ljubljana
Protesters gather in front of government headquarters to protest against the introduction of the fiscal rule in 2015
Photo: Nebjoša Tejić/STA

Ljubljana Protesters gather in front of government headquarters to protest against the introduction of the fiscal rule in 2015 Photo: Nebjoša Tejić/STA

Ljubljana
Protesters gather in front of government headquarters to protest against the introduction of the fiscal rule in 2015
Photo: Nebjoša Tejić/STA

Ljubljana Protesters gather in front of government headquarters to protest against the introduction of the fiscal rule in 2015 Photo: Nebjoša Tejić/STA

Ljubljana
Protesters gather in front of government headquarters to protest against the introduction of the fiscal rule in 2015
Photo: Nebjoša Tejić/STA

Ljubljana Protesters gather in front of government headquarters to protest against the introduction of the fiscal rule in 2015 Photo: Nebjoša Tejić/STA

Ljubljana
Protesters gather in front of government headquarters to protest against the introduction of the fiscal rule in 2015
Photo: Nebjoša Tejić/STA

Ljubljana Protesters gather in front of government headquarters to protest against the introduction of the fiscal rule in 2015 Photo: Nebjoša Tejić/STA

Ljubljana
Protesters gather in front of government headquarters to protest against the introduction of the fiscal rule in 2015
Photo: Nebjoša Tejić/STA

Ljubljana Protesters gather in front of government headquarters to protest against the introduction of the fiscal rule in 2015 Photo: Nebjoša Tejić/STA

Ljubljana
Protesters gather in front of government headquarters to protest against the introduction of the fiscal rule in 2015
Photo: Nebjoša Tejić/STA

Ljubljana Protesters gather in front of government headquarters to protest against the introduction of the fiscal rule in 2015 Photo: Nebjoša Tejić/STA

Ljubljana
Protesters gather in front of government headquarters to protest against the introduction of the fiscal rule in 2015
Photo: Nebjoša Tejić/STA

Ljubljana Protesters gather in front of government headquarters to protest against the introduction of the fiscal rule in 2015 Photo: Nebjoša Tejić/STA

Ljubljana
Protesters gather in front of government headquarters to protest against the introduction of the fiscal rule in 2015
Photo: Nebjoša Tejić/STA

Ljubljana Protesters gather in front of government headquarters to protest against the introduction of the fiscal rule in 2015 Photo: Nebjoša Tejić/STA

Ljubljana
Protesters gather in front of government headquarters to protest against the introduction of the fiscal rule in 2015
Photo: Nebjoša Tejić/STA

Ljubljana Protesters gather in front of government headquarters to protest against the introduction of the fiscal rule in 2015 Photo: Nebjoša Tejić/STA

Ljubljana
Protesters gather in front of government headquarters to protest against the introduction of the fiscal rule in 2015
Photo: Nebjoša Tejić/STA

Ljubljana Protesters gather in front of government headquarters to protest against the introduction of the fiscal rule in 2015 Photo: Nebjoša Tejić/STA

Ljubljana
Protesters gather in front of government headquarters to protest against the introduction of the fiscal rule in 2015
Photo: Nebjoša Tejić/STA

Ljubljana Heads of parliamentary parties meet in a new attempt to agree on the implementation of the fiscal rule Photo: Tamino Petelinšek/STA

Ljubljana
Heads of parliamentary parties meet in a new attempt to agree on the implementation of the fiscal rule
Photo: Tamino Petelinšek/STA

Ljubljana Heads of parliamentary parties meet in a new attempt to agree on the implementation of the fiscal rule Photo: Tamino Petelinšek/STA

Ljubljana
Heads of parliamentary parties meet in a new attempt to agree on the implementation of the fiscal rule
Photo: Tamino Petelinšek/STA

Ljubljana Heads of parliamentary parties meet in a new attempt to agree on the implementation of the fiscal rule Photo: Tamino Petelinšek/STA

Ljubljana
Heads of parliamentary parties meet in a new attempt to agree on the implementation of the fiscal rule
Photo: Tamino Petelinšek/STA

Ljubljana Heads of parliamentary parties meet in a new attempt to agree on the implementation of the fiscal rule Photo: Tamino Petelinšek/STA

Ljubljana
Heads of parliamentary parties meet in a new attempt to agree on the implementation of the fiscal rule
Photo: Tamino Petelinšek/STA

Ljubljana Heads of parliamentary parties meet in a new attempt to agree on the implementation of the fiscal rule Photo: Tamino Petelinšek/STA

Ljubljana
Heads of parliamentary parties meet in a new attempt to agree on the implementation of the fiscal rule
Photo: Tamino Petelinšek/STA

Ljubljana Heads of parliamentary parties meet in a new attempt to agree on the implementation of the fiscal rule Photo: Tamino Petelinšek/STA

Ljubljana
Heads of parliamentary parties meet in a new attempt to agree on the implementation of the fiscal rule
Photo: Tamino Petelinšek/STA

Ljubljana Heads of parliamentary parties meet in a new attempt to agree on the implementation of the fiscal rule Photo: Tamino Petelinšek/STA

Ljubljana
Heads of parliamentary parties meet in a new attempt to agree on the implementation of the fiscal rule
Photo: Tamino Petelinšek/STA

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