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Politics 9:41

Security Council members stress importance of Dayton Agreements for Bosnia

The UN Security Council held a closed-door consultation on the situation in Bosnia-Herzegovina at Slovenia's request on Friday. All countries reaffirmed the importance of the Dayton Peace Agreements, supporting the country's territorial integrity and its remaining a multi-ethnic democracy, Slovenian Ambassador Samuel Žbogar has said.

Politics 8:37

Survey: 50% against defence spending above 2% of GDP

Almost half of Slovenians (49.8%) polled for the private broadcaster POP TV would not support plans to raise defence spending above 2% of Slovenia's GDP. 38.6% agree with higher defence spending while 11.6% are undecided, shows a survey POP TV released on Friday evening.

Politics Press Review 1:00

Večer speculates Russian gas may return

A return of Russian gas to Europe may sound like an absurd idea after three years of bloody war in Ukraine, but given the latest developments, this cannot be excluded, Večer says in Saturday's commentary. It thinks there are business and political reasons to think that.

Politics Mar 21, 2025, 19:04

Judicial Council not commenting on Swiss franc loan case

The Judicial Council will refrain from commenting on a case involving a judge who took part in several court cases of Swiss franc loans while she had a housing loan in Swiss francs herself. The council wants all procedures to be completed before commenting.

Politics Mar 21, 2025, 17:27

NGOs urge government to help end Israeli crimes in Palestine

Amnesty International Slovenia and the Movement for the Rights of Palestinians have again called on the government to take action to end Israeli crimes in Palestine and genocide against Palestinians. Slovenian authorities should use all tools at their disposal, they said.

Politics Mar 21, 2025, 16:04

Majority of free laptops distributed

The Digital Transformation Ministry has distributed 9,869 of the 10,000 laptops made available through a controversial laptop distribution programme. The process to hand over the remaining 128 is ongoing. The project has cost some EUR 7 million so far.

Politics Mar 21, 2025, 15:52

Former minister calls for completion of C0 project

The parliamentary commission of inquiry into construction of the C0 sewerage pipeline in Ljubljana questioned on Friday Uroš Brežan, who first served as environment and then natural resources minister. He believes the whole project is very important and sensitive, and should be completed. Than, an environment impact assessment should be completed.