Cerar Urges Slovenians to Wake Up and Start Building

Ljubljana, 23 December - PM Miro Cerar told the central Independence Day ceremony in Ljubljana on Tuesday that Slovenians have the independent state they voted for 24 years ago, but have been forced by the crisis to earn it again. "Slovenia has been lulled to sleep. Therefore we must wake up and start building."

Ljubljana, Parliament holds ceremonial Independence and Unity Day session. Photo: Nebojša Tejić/STA

Ljubljana,
Parliament holds ceremonial Independence and Unity Day session.
Photo: Nebojša Tejić/STA

Ljubljana, Parliament holds ceremonial Independence and Unity Day session. Photo: Nebojša Tejić/STA

Ljubljana,
Parliament holds ceremonial Independence and Unity Day session.
Photo: Nebojša Tejić/STA

Ljubljana, Parliament holds ceremonial Independence and Unity Day session. Photo: Nebojša Tejić/STA

Ljubljana,
Parliament holds ceremonial Independence and Unity Day session.
Photo: Nebojša Tejić/STA

Ljubljana, Parliament holds ceremonial Independence and Unity Day session. Photo: Nebojša Tejić/STA

Ljubljana,
Parliament holds ceremonial Independence and Unity Day session.
Photo: Nebojša Tejić/STA

Ljubljana, Parliament holds ceremonial Independence and Unity Day session. Photo: Nebojša Tejić/STA

Ljubljana,
Parliament holds ceremonial Independence and Unity Day session.
Photo: Nebojša Tejić/STA

Ljubljana, Parliament holds ceremonial Independence and Unity Day session. Photo: Nebojša Tejić/STA

Ljubljana,
Parliament holds ceremonial Independence and Unity Day session.
Photo: Nebojša Tejić/STA

Ljubljana, Parliament holds ceremonial Independence and Unity Day session. Photo: Nebojša Tejić/STA

Ljubljana,
Parliament holds ceremonial Independence and Unity Day session.
Photo: Nebojša Tejić/STA

Ljubljana, Parliament holds ceremonial Independence and Unity Day session. Photo: Nebojša Tejić/STA

Ljubljana,
Parliament holds ceremonial Independence and Unity Day session.
Photo: Nebojša Tejić/STA

Ljubljana Top state representatives attend mass ahead of Independence and Unity Day. Photo: Stanko Gruden/STA

Ljubljana
Top state representatives attend mass ahead of Independence and Unity Day.
Photo: Stanko Gruden/STA

Ljubljana The Archbishop of Ljubljana, Stane Zore, gives holy mass ahead of Independence and Unity day. Photo: Stanko Gruden/STA

Ljubljana
The Archbishop of Ljubljana, Stane Zore, gives holy mass ahead of Independence and Unity day.
Photo: Stanko Gruden/STA

Ljubljana Top state representatives attend mass ahead of Independence and Unity Day. Photo: Stanko Gruden/STA

Ljubljana
Top state representatives attend mass ahead of Independence and Unity Day.
Photo: Stanko Gruden/STA

Ljubljana The Archbishop of Ljubljana, Stane Zore, gives holy mass ahead of Independence and Unity day. Photo: Stanko Gruden/STA

Ljubljana
The Archbishop of Ljubljana, Stane Zore, gives holy mass ahead of Independence and Unity day.
Photo: Stanko Gruden/STA

Ljubljana The Archbishop of Ljubljana, Stane Zore, gives holy mass ahead of Independence and Unity day. Photo: Stanko Gruden/STA

Ljubljana
The Archbishop of Ljubljana, Stane Zore, gives holy mass ahead of Independence and Unity day.
Photo: Stanko Gruden/STA

Ljubljana Top state representatives attend mass ahead of Independence and Unity Day. Photo: Stanko Gruden/STA

Ljubljana
Top state representatives attend mass ahead of Independence and Unity Day.
Photo: Stanko Gruden/STA

Ljubljana Prime Minister Miro Cerar holds traditional Independence Day reception for the relatives of the victims of the 1991 independence war. Photo: Nebojša Tejić/STA

Ljubljana
Prime Minister Miro Cerar holds traditional Independence Day reception for the relatives of the victims of the 1991 independence war.
Photo: Nebojša Tejić/STA

Ljubljana Prime Minister Miro Cerar holds traditional Independence Day reception for the relatives of the victims of the 1991 independence war. Photo: Nebojša Tejić/STA

Ljubljana
Prime Minister Miro Cerar holds traditional Independence Day reception for the relatives of the victims of the 1991 independence war.
Photo: Nebojša Tejić/STA

Ljubljana Prime Minister Miro Cerar holds traditional Independence Day reception for the relatives of the victims of the 1991 independence war. Photo: Nebojša Tejić/STA

Ljubljana
Prime Minister Miro Cerar holds traditional Independence Day reception for the relatives of the victims of the 1991 independence war.
Photo: Nebojša Tejić/STA

Ljubljana Prime Minister Miro Cerar holds traditional Independence Day reception for the relatives of the victims of the 1991 independence war. Photo: Nebojša Tejić/STA

Ljubljana
Prime Minister Miro Cerar holds traditional Independence Day reception for the relatives of the victims of the 1991 independence war.
Photo: Nebojša Tejić/STA

Ljubljana Prime Minister Miro Cerar holds traditional Independence Day reception for the relatives of the victims of the 1991 independence war. Photo: Nebojša Tejić/STA

Ljubljana
Prime Minister Miro Cerar holds traditional Independence Day reception for the relatives of the victims of the 1991 independence war.
Photo: Nebojša Tejić/STA

Ljubljana Prime Minister Miro Cerar holds traditional Independence Day reception for the relatives of the victims of the 1991 independence war. Photo: Nebojša Tejić/STA

Ljubljana
Prime Minister Miro Cerar holds traditional Independence Day reception for the relatives of the victims of the 1991 independence war.
Photo: Nebojša Tejić/STA

Ljubljana Prime Minister Miro Cerar holds traditional Independence Day reception for the relatives of the victims of the 1991 independence war. Photo: Nebojša Tejić/STA

Ljubljana
Prime Minister Miro Cerar holds traditional Independence Day reception for the relatives of the victims of the 1991 independence war.
Photo: Nebojša Tejić/STA

Ljubljana Prime Minister Miro Cerar holds traditional Independence Day reception for the relatives of the victims of the 1991 independence war. Photo: Nebojša Tejić/STA

Ljubljana
Prime Minister Miro Cerar holds traditional Independence Day reception for the relatives of the victims of the 1991 independence war.
Photo: Nebojša Tejić/STA

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