Janez Cigler Kralj
Labour minister ouster attempt defeated
Ljubljana – Janez Cigler Kralj remains labour minister as the opposition-sponsored motion of no confidence was defeated by 44 votes to 38 in the small hours of Friday. The National Assembly was thus eight votes short of voting him out of office.
- Read more about Labour minister ouster attempt defeated
- Log in to post comments
Adient on shutdown: Slovenia no longer best country cost-wise
Slovenj Gradec – The US multinational Adient today explained its decision to close down its Slovenj Gradec affiliate by saying that “internal assessments and discussions with key clients have shown that Slovenia is no longer considered a best cost country”.
Fundamental Rights Agency head briefed on Slovenia’s EU presidency priorities
Ljubljana – Michael O’Flaherty, the director of the EU’s Fundamental Rights Agency (FRA), held talks with senior Slovenian officials on Tuesday dedicated to the priorities of Slovenia’s upcoming EU presidency.
Minimum hourly pay for students to be raised
Ljubljana – Labour Minister Janez Cigler Kralj said on Thursday the minimum hourly pay for student work would be raised to EUR 5.89 gross this week. Thus he responded to criticism from the opposition Left and the Student Organisation that student pay had not been adjusted to the minimum wage raise.
- Read more about Minimum hourly pay for students to be raised
- Log in to post comments
Four opposition parties file motion to oust culture minister
Ljubljana – The opposition Social Democrats (SD), Marjan Šarec List (LMŠ), the Left and the Alenka Bratušek Party (SAB) have filed an ouster motion against Culture Minister Vasko Simoniti. Talking to the press on Friday, opposition MPs listed a number of arguments, among them ineffective Covid crisis measures in the culture sector.
Parliament passes eight stimulus law worth EUR 320 million
Ljubljana – Parliament passed in the early hours of Wednesday the eighth economic stimulus law that is to deliver boosts, worth around EUR 320 million, to mitigate the impact of the epidemic. The key measures are state shouldering of the minimum wage rise, the extension of the furlough scheme and introduction of fines for vaccine queue-jumping.
Four opposition parties file motion to oust education minister
Ljubljana – Four opposition parties have filed a motion to oust Education, Science and Sport Minister Simona Kustec over what they see as “unprofessional and harmful policies” in organising child care and education during the epidemic, which has led to the longest school and kindergarten closure in Europe. She was urged to resign before the vote.
MPs debating eighth economic stimulus bill
Ljubljana – The parliamentary Labour Committee is discussing the eighth economic stimulus bill, worth around EUR 320 million. Labour Minister Janez Cigler Kralj said that with the bill, the government wanted to find the middle ground with social partners by taking into account their proposals as much as possible.
- Read more about MPs debating eighth economic stimulus bill
- Log in to post comments
SD announces motion to oust Culture Minister Simoniti
Ljubljana – Former Culture Minister Dejan Prešiček from the opposition Social Democrats (SD) announced on Friday that a motion to oust Culture Minister Vasko Simoniti would be filed before 8 February, Culture Day. He said this would probably be one of the biggest presents to Slovenian culture for the holiday.
Left mulling no-confidence vote against education minister
Ljubljana – The opposition Left is working on a motion to dismiss Education Minister Simona Kustec because the government has decided to close schools in two regions next week after only four days of in-person education.
Education and children’s needs have never been the government’s priority, the party said in a written statement on Thursday.