Weekly Review of Events Involving Slovenia from 18 to 24 September

Ljubljana, 25 September - The headlines this week screamed of another incident on the Slovenian-Croatian border, this time more serious than the run-ins seen so far this year. The arrest of opposition People's Party leader Janez Podobnik and eleven other SLS members by Croatian police in a disputed strip of land prompted the Slovenian Prime Minister to announce that Slovenia was withdrawing its support for Croatia's EU bid until Croatia started to act in a more European manner. The incident also injected life into Slovenia's election campaign, with the race now looking closer than ever.

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