The European Parliament conducted on Wednesday a debate on fundamental rights and the rule of law in Slovenia. MEPs acknowledged there have been positive steps made recently, but they also criticised the government for delays, in particular in the appointment of European delegated prosecutors.

The Justice Ministry has put forward amendments to the act on the public prosecution that would give the government greater say in the appointment of Slovenian prosecutors delegated to the European Public Prosecutor's Office (EPPO), a move that comes on the same day that Slovenia's two prosecutors received full five-year terms.

The College of the European Public Prosecutor's Office (EPPO) appointed on Wednesday Tanja Frank Eler and Matej Oštir as Slovenia's European delegated prosecutors for five-year terms, same as all the other delegated prosecutors, in a move welcomed by the prosecutors and the EU Commission.

Hosting his Polish counterpart Mateusz Morawiecki on Wednesday, Prime Minister Janez Janša pledged Slovenia's support for Poland in light of the migrant crisis on the Polish-Belarusian border. He said the EU should fund all measures to protect the bloc's external borders. Morawiecki said Slovenia and Poland shared views on security.

Prosecutors Tanja Frank Eler and Matej Oštir have welcomed the European Public Prosecutor's Office's (EPPO) decision to appoint them as full-fledged European delegated prosecutors from Slovenia. Now they want to focus on investigating and prosecuting fraud against the EU budget. The EU Commission has also welcomed the two appointments.

The number of new coronavirus infections was down both in daily and weekly comparisons in Slovenia on Tuesday, as 3,144 people tested positive in what is a confirmation of a falling trend, but the situation in hospitals remains alarming. Another 11 patients died, the government has said.