Parliament Adopts Bill on Slovenia's Final Financial Independence from Former Yugoslavia

Ljubljana, 29 February - Slovene Parliament adopted the bill on taking over part of the debt, according to the 1998 New Financing Agreement, and on issuing bonds to be received by foreign creditors. Adopted by 44 votes "for" and four "against" in an anonymous voting, the law represents final financial independence of Slovenia from the former Yugoslavia. It defines, legally and formally, the obligations of Slovenia to foreign commercial creditors, originating form the period of ex-Yugoslavia.