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12:03
EU member states are very close to agreement to endorse the start of EU membership talks with Bosnia-Herzegovina, Slovenian Foreign Ministry State Secretary Marko Štucin said on Tuesday before a session of ministers in charge of EU affairs. Foreign Minister Tanja Fajon hopes the EU summit starting on Thursday will give the green light.
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Press Review
8:52
Entitled Government Outsmarts Farmer Negotiators, Dnevnik says on Tuesday that the government has averted the announced all-Slovenian farmers protest rally by agreeing in principle to six of the seven demands put forward by the farmers. It elegantly closed one of its many strike fronts even though concrete solutions remain subject to talks.
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Press Review
8:48
Večer is critical of the comments by western leaders on the outcome of the elections in Russia, pointing to issues in western democracies. Vladimir Putin won another term as Russia's president because the West is so self-centric, the US thinks it can spread democracy with arms and because of broken promises to Russia, it says.
Politics
Mar 18, 2024, 21:03
As EU foreign ministers reached a political agreement on sanctions on Israeli settlers attacking Palestinians in the West Bank and new sanctions on Hamas members in Brussels on Monday, Slovenia's Tanja Fajon expressed support to both, while condemning the spreading of illegal settlements and violence in the West Bank.
Politics
Mar 18, 2024, 19:20
Slovenia supports the proposal to use part of the income from managing frozen Russian assets to fund weapons for Ukraine, said Foreign Minister Tanja Fajon on Monday at the sidelines of a meeting of EU foreign ministers in Brussels. According to unofficial information, the European Commission will present its proposal on this this week.
Politics
Mar 18, 2024, 18:02
The March Vox Populi public opinion survey shows support for the government stabilising after a turbulent few months. Largely unchanged over the month before, 24.4% of the respondents deemed the government's work as successful, while 70.3% said it was unsuccessful.
Politics
Mar 18, 2024, 17:15
The opposition Democrats (SDS) have decided to expand the list of consultative referendums announced recently by various parties with two more. They would like voters to speak their mind on plans for additional asylum centres in the country, and say whether they have trust in the Robert Golob government.