At 12 October extraordinary session PM Janez Jansa presented to the National Assembly the draft position of the Republic of Slovenia on the Draft Treaty amending the Treaty on European Union and the Treaty establishing the European Community. According to the PM, it is significant for Slovenia that the draft includes most of the text of the failed Constitutional Treaty and provisions that Slovenia considers vital. At the 29th extraordinary session of the National Assembly Jansa also presented together with Finance Minister Bajuk the supplementary budget for 2008 and the 2009 budget bill. The PM said the budget for the next two years is economical and development-oriented, and it will enable Slovenia to reduce the lag behind the EU's most developed members even more rapidly.
The Strategic Council for Foreign Policy conducted on Tuesday a debate on the impact of climate change on international security at which participants agreed that climate change was inseparably linked with international security and becoming an important foreign policy issue. More »
The Foreign Ministry joined on Wednesday Portugal's EU presidency in its call for the abolition of death penalty for all criminal acts and in all circumstances, marking World Day Against the Death Penalty. More »
Interior Minister Dragutin Mate and his French counterpart Michele Alliot-Marie signed an agreement on cooperation in security in Paris on Wednesday, the Interior Ministry said in a press release. More »
Foreign Minister Dimitrij Rupel received in Ljubljana on Monday Polish Culture Minister Kazimierz Michal Ujazdowski for talks on bilateral relations. The officials agreed that relations between the countries were good, the Foreign Ministry said in a press release. More »
At today's 29th extraordinary session of the National Assembly of the Republic of Slovenia, PM Janez Jansa presented deputies with the Budget Memorandum for 2008 and 2009, a draft budget amendment for 2008, and a draft budget for 2009. He also presented the draft position of the Republic of Slovenia on the Draft Treaty amending the Treaty on European Union and the Treaty establishing the European Community. More »
The Justice Ministry presented and opened for public debate on Friday changes to the penal code which introduce life imprisonment for criminal acts of genocide, crimes against humanity and war crimes. The code is drafted in a bid to bring Slovenian legislation in line with the Roma Statute of the International Criminal Court. More »
Prime Minister Janez Jansa, attended today the Slovenian Economic Summit – a conference which brought together over 400 of Slovenia's most prominent economists and managers to discuss the key issues of Slovenia's economic development. They agreed that the economy is in good shape, but needs to remain sustainable. More »
Slovenian telco Telekom Slovenije signed on Monday a contract on the acquisition of a 75% stake in Albanian Online Service Provider (AOL SP), a Tirana-based private company. The deal gives Telekom access to the developing Albanian telecommunication market, the company said at a press conference in Ljubljana. More »
Economy minister Andrej Vizjak met his Polish counterpart Piotr Grzegorz Wozniak for a working visit in Ljubljana on Monday. The ministers agreed that economic cooperation between the two countries was good, but could be further improved in the future. More »
Under pressure from workers who earn their income in Austria but are formally residents of Slovenia, the government on Thursday decided to change taxation for people on temporary or permanent work in Austria. More »
The European Parliament endorsed on Thursday a proposal for the redistribution of parliamentary seats after the 2009 elections under which Slovenia will get one more seat. Slovenian MEP Mihael Brejc (EPP/SDS) said that the decision was not final, but Slovenia's extra seat was not questionable. More »
Foreign Minister Dimitrij Rupel met on Friday a delegation of the European Parliament Committee on Foreign Affairs led by its vice-president Libor Roucek for talks on the priorities of Slovenia's EU presidency in 2008. The meeting focused on Western Balkans' European future, in particular Serbia's accession to the EU and the future status of Kosovo. More »
EU foreign ministers agreed on Monday that the EU must enhance its response to disasters such as this year's fire in Greece and the severe storm in Slovenia. "We told the European Commission to draft a plan of response to natural disasters," Foreign Minister Dimitrij Rupel said on the margins of the General Affairs and External Relations Council meeting. More »
Development Minister Ziga Turk presented Slovenia's priorities in energy for its upcoming spell as EU president at a conference on energy security in Lithuania's Vilnius on Thursday. "Energy security and sustainable treatment of the environment are two sides of the same coin," he said. More »
A study on the development of the fifth pan-European transport route shows that the improvement of the railway infrastructure on the route know as the fifth corridor would bring many advantages to Slovenia and two Italian regions, Friuli-Venezia Giulia and Slavia Veneta. More »
The exhibition "United in Victory", which was first put on at Ljubljana Castle, on Thursday reopened at the National Museum of Contemporary History as a part of museum's permanent collection. More »
The 42nd annual Borstnik Meeting, Slovenia's largest theatre festival, will open in Maribor late on Friday with the play "Cabaret" performed by Mestno Gledalisce Ljubljansko outfit from Ljubljana. More »
A documentary about the children of victims of post-WWII killings has won the award for best film at the 10th Festival of Slovenian Film, while most other major awards, including the audience's, will go to a novel-based feature depicting a love story in a small town. More »
Slovenian musician Gianni Rijavec, the founder of the White Dove international peace foundation, was granted an audience by Pope Benedict XVI on Wednesday and presented him a china lantern with a flame of love and peace. More »
Transplant, an association of patients with transplanted organs, highlighted the problems this field of medicine is facing in Slovenia at a press conference in Ljubljana on Thursday to mark the European and world days of organ donation and transplantation. More »