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Politics Jan 24, 2023, 18:35

Đorđević appointed Supreme Court president

The National Assembly appointed Miodrag Đorđević the president of the Supreme Court with 53 votes in favour and 32 against. The only candidate to apply for the job, he was nominated for the position by Justice Minister Dominika Švarc Pipan based on positive opinions from the Supreme Court staff and the Judicial Council.

Politics Jan 24, 2023, 17:11

Government reshuffle completed as ministers confirmed in parliament

The National Assembly endorsed on Tuesday nine ministers in the Robert Golob government, completing a government reshuffle that was needed after the opposition derailed Golob's original plan with a referendum at which it suffered a painful defeat.

Business Jan 24, 2023, 16:56

Plan confirmed to build extra track along new Koper-Divača rail

The government endorsed on Tuesday a plan to build a second rail track along the new track that is under construction between Divača and Koper in the west of the country. The single-track railway currently in use, which follows a completely different route, will be converted to a bicycle path.

Politics Jan 24, 2023, 12:45

Changed Financial Administration act re-passed with pledge of constitutional review

A veto on changes to the financial administration act was surprisingly overridden in parliament on Tuesday. The MPs of the junior coalition Left joined the ruling party Freedom Movement with votes in favour. The two parties agreed they themselves would ask for a constitutional review and the staying of a contentious tracking devices provision.

Politics Jan 24, 2023, 11:49

MPs vote on new cabinet line-up

Nine ministers will be appointed at a regular session of the National Assembly on Wednesday in what will be the final step in a government reshuffle delayed by a referendum on changes to the government act that expands the number of portfolios to twenty.

Politics Jan 24, 2023, 11:20

Golob denies involvement in alleged Kosovo corruption scandal

Prime Minister Robert Golob has denied any involvement in an alleged corruption scandal in Kosovo in which his former company, Gen-I, is allegedly implicated, telling parliament on Tuesday that the Democrats (SDS) had fabricated the story to deflect attention from their leader.