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Falling ratings for govt and ruling party
Voter approval ratings for Slovenia's centre-left government and the ruling party have been falling in recent weeks with the polls showing the proportion of opponents outstripping the share of supporters.
A poll run by Mediana for the newspaper Delo on 11 April showed the share of those perceiving the government's job as negative or very negative climb to 45%.
Bulgaria’s Caretaker Cabinet proposes the Replacement of several Ambassadors
The acting Minister of Foreign Affairs, Nikolay Milkov, to be appointed to the post of permanent representative of Bulgaria in the NATO mission in Brussels, and his deputy, Kostadin Kojabashev, should become the ambassador to the Vatican. This is what the caretaker cabinet proposes to President Rumen Radev.
Documentary Dissects ‘Informal’ Italian Policy on Refugees, Migrants
Since 2015, when migrants and refugees from the Middle East, Asia and Africa began crossing the Balkans in significant numbers, Trieste has been a hub for those trying to reach bigger Italian cities or continue deeper into Western Europe.
Croatian PM Lauds Ukraine’s ‘Heroism’ on Secret Visit to Kyiv
Andrej Plenkovic meeting the President of Ukraine, Volodymyr Zelensky/ Photo: Croatian govt
Upon his arrival, Plenkovic spoke with his Ukrainian colleague Denis Smihal, who called his visit a "strong message of support and solidarity".
"Let me first of all congratulate you on the heroism and immense resistance you have shown," Plenkovic said.
Slovenian prime minister visits Ukraine
Slovenian Prime Minister Robert Golob paid an unannounced visit to Ukraine on 31 March, his first to the war-torn country. Talks with President Volodymyr Zelensky and Prime Minister Denys Shmyhal focused on Slovenia's potential participation in the post-war reconstruction of Ukraine and the country's progress towards EU and NATO membership.
Serbia to Host Western ‘Platinum Wolf’ Military Exercise Again – Research Centre
The Serbian Army will join the "Platinum Wolf" military exercise with members of the US Army and Western partners this year, which will end the moratorium on participation in bilateral and multilateral exercises with all foreign partners introduced after the start of the war in Ukraine, Demostat, a Serbian research centre, has reported.
Croatia and Slovenia to cooperate closer on energy, migration
Slovenia and Croatia agreed to sign a solidarity agreement on gas supply and enhance cooperation in response to a surge in illegal migration as the countries' prime ministers met in Slovenia on 28 March. The countries are also in favour of building a second unit at the jointly owned nuclear power plant.
Opposition leader Janša visits Kyiv
The leader of Slovenia's largest opposition party, Janez Janša, revisited Kyiv on 27 March, a year after he visited the Ukrainian capital in his capacity as prime minister, shortly after the start of the Russian invasion. Slovenia's current Prime Minister Robert Golob is to visit Kyiv soon.
Slovenia stepping up defence spending
Slovenia will step up defence spending to meet the target 2% of GDP by 2030, five years earlier than planned so far, under a resolution passed by the National Assembly on 22 March. Slovenia's defence spending as a share of GDP is among the lowest in NATO.
Italy Seeks Meeting With Slovenia, Croatia, on ‘Balkan Route’ Migration
As the number of migrants arriving in Rijeka, Croatia, near the Slovenian and Italian borders, rises to some 200 a day, Italy has called for a three-way Italian-Slovenian-Croatian meeting in Rome to discuss ways to tighten border controls.
Slovenia battles delays in drawing of EU funds, minister blames previous govt
Finance Minister Klemen Boštjančič has acknowledged that Slovenia is and will remain behind schedule in drawing funds from the EU's Recovery and Resilience Facility, largely due to a misguided approach taken by the previous government. But the first payment is due in April and he remains confident it will be possible to secure all the funds available until the end of 2026.
Motion to declare Russia sponsor of terrorism voted down
The parliamentary Foreign Policy Committee has voted down a proposal tabled by the opposition Democrats (SDS) to pass a resolution whereby Slovenia would declare Russia a state sponsor of terrorism. A similar resolution was passed by the European Parliament in November.
Media dominates agenda of Jourova visit
A visit to Slovenia by Vera Jourova, vice-president of the European Commission, on 1 and 2 March was dominated by debates surrounding media, both the state of the media in Slovenia and, more broadly, the fight against misinformation and disinformation.
Blueprint set out to repair public sector pay system
Having opened the floodgates by promising higher wages to some groups of public employees, the government has set out to repair a system that has been the cause of trade unions' grievances for years despite coming at an ever bigger cost to the taxpayer.
After marriage equality, focus shifts on IVF for single women
Marriage equality having been enshrined in law based on a landmark Constitutional Court decision, efforts have now been announced to give single women access to in vitro fertilisation, a fight that has been going on for more than two decades in Slovenia.