News roundup - Tuesday, 25 February, until 3pm

SDS announces motion of no confidence in Golob government

LJUBLJANA - The opposition Democratic Party (SDS) announced a motion of no confidence in the Robert Golob government following the prime minister's failure to apologise for his claim regarding an SDS-spearheaded 2012 change in the calculation of pensions. The motion, the SDS's second in less than three years, follows Monday's ouster motion against National Assembly Vice President Nataša Sukič, who also refused to apologise for her claim that the SDS, whose head Janez Janša addressed a recent pensioner-focused anti-government rally, had lowered the pension base rate.

Slovenia abstains in Ukraine vote, argues peace should be based on UN Charter

NEW YORK, US - Slovenia was among the five UN Security Council members that abstained in Monday's 10:0 vote in favour of the US-proposed resolution calling for a swift end to hostilities and a lasting peace between Ukraine and Russia. Slovenia hopes that work could now begin on a resolution that will reflect the views of the countries from the region. "Slovenia firmly believes that peace must be based on the UN Charter, including sovereign equality and territorial integrity," the Slovenian mission to the UN said in its first response.

Cyber incidents up 7% in 2024

LJUBLJANA - The national cybersecurity response centre SI-Cert handled 4,587 cyber incidents last year, a 7% increase compared to the previous year. Crypto investment scams again stood out in terms of volume and financial losses, while attackers continued shifting their focus to mobile devices. SI-Cert addressed 1,583 cases of victims being lured to fake websites or phishing and 97 cryptocurrency investment scams, shows the 2024 cybersecurity report, which includes police data. SI-Cert warned of rising critical device vulnerabilities, which can lead to data theft, ransomware attacks, operational disruptions, or compromised devices being weaponised to conceal criminal activity.

Slovenian, Hungarian minorities want more funds for projects

SZENTGOTTHARD, Hungary - The Slovenian minority in Hungary and the Hungarian minority in Slovenia would like to get more funds from the Slovenian-Hungarian development fund Muraba for their projects, minority representatives said on Monday as the fund's programme board met for its first session this year. The funds provided by the fund, which was set up by the Slovenian and Hungarian governments in 2021, are capped at EUR 25 million in five years. The representatives said they expected more funds than planned to be allocated, arguing that their projects were estimated at tens of millions of euros.