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EU development ministers on emergency humanitarian aid to Ukraine
State Secretary Dr Stanislav Raščan travelled to Montpellier to take part in an informal EU Foreign Affairs Council meeting in the configuration bringing together development ministers. The meeting focused on the situation in Ukraine, the geopolitical dimension of the EU's international cooperation and development policy, as well as biodiversity and food security.
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Prime Minister Janez Janša’s interview with Sky News
In an interview with Sky News, Prime Minister Janez Janša today talked about the current situation in Ukraine and the impact of the war on Slovenia.
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Extraordinary FAC on the situation in Ukraine
Foreign Minister Anže Logar attended the extraordinary meeting of the EU Foreign Affairs Council (FAC) in Brussels, led by the High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy Josep Borrell. The meeting was concentrated on the Russian military aggression in Ukraine and the assessment of the effects of the sanctions taken against the Russian Federation.
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Informal meeting of ministers and state secretaries for European affairs in France
At the invitation of France, which is currently chairing the Council of the EU, State Secretary Gašper Dovžan attended the informal meeting of ministers and state secretaries for European affairs in Arles, France. The ministers and state secretaries focused on the crisis in Ukraine, the state of the rule of law in the EU and the Conference on the Future of Europe.
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Prime Minister Janez Janša visits Maribor University Medical Centre
Together with Janez Poklukar, the Minister of Health, Prime Minister Janez Janša today visited Maribor University Medical Centre where he met the hospital management and the Dean of the Faculty of Medicine of the University of Maribor.
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State Secretary Irgolič at the meeting of agriculture ministers from the Visegrad Group and Bulgaria, Croatia, Romania and Slovenia
State Secretary Aleš Irgolič attended the second conference of agriculture ministers from the Visegrad Group extended to Bulgaria, Croatia, Romania and Slovenia at the invitation of the Hungarian Minister of Agriculture István Nagy. Ministers continued the dialogue, which began in September last year in Budapest, and sought a common position on the European common agricultural policy among the V4 countries.
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Third conference on international cooperation in the field of water
Igor Jukič, Director-General for Multilateral Affairs and Development Cooperation at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, addressed the participants of the third conference on international cooperation in the field of water, organised by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the Ministry of the Environment and Spatial Planning. The representatives of ministries and Slovenian experts discussed priorities and possible new forms of cooperation based on Slovenian knowledge and good practices.
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Minister Logar at the extraordinary meeting of NATO foreign ministers on the situation in Ukraine
Foreign Minister Anže Logar attended the extraordinary meeting of NATO foreign ministers. They discussed the situation in Ukraine.
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Prime Minister Janez Janša in address to Ukrainian people: You are the ones standing on the right side of the history fighting for a just cause.
Prime Minister Janez Janša addressed Ukrainian people. The speech was originally published on Channel24 (24 Канал).
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Prime Minister Janez Janša as keynote speaker at the literary evening concluding the Year of Josip Jurčič in Muljava
Today, Prime Minister Janez Janša attended the literary evening concluding the Year of Josip Jurčič in Muljava as a keynote speaker. The literary evening was organised by the Ivančna Gorica Library and Municipality under the "Meet me in the library" European project. The last and most important book on Jurčič that was written as a part of the Year of Josip Jurčič, a literary history monograph by Urška Perenič entitled "Josip Jurčič: The Storyteller of his and our time", was presented at the event. In addition, young moderators and their mentor, Bernarda Žarn, musicians, Matevž Kavšek and Dominik Kastelic, and the organisers of the Year of Josip Jurčič also participated at the event.
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Ministers support Commission's proposal to protect refugees from Ukraine
Minister of the Interior Aleš Hojs attended the Justice and Home Affairs Council meeting in Brussels. Following Sunday's extraordinary meeting on the situation in Ukraine, the ministers continued their discussion on the response to the situation there, which requires constant and close monitoring and an immediate and decisive EU response.
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Minister Logar participated in the urgent debate of the UN Human Rights Council
Foreign Minister Anže Logar took part in the urgent debate of the United Nations (UN) Human Rights Council on the human rights situation in Ukraine, which was convened on the initiative of Ukraine due to Russian aggression in Ukraine.
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Strong economic recovery in Slovenia in 2021
According to estimates by the Ministry of Finance, general government debt in Slovenia decreased by almost 5 percentage points in 2021 compared to 2020. In 2020, general government debt amounted to 79.8% of gross domestic product, and in 2021, according to estimates by the Ministry of Finance, it decreased to 74.9% of gross domestic product.
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Prime Minister Janez Janša: Transition left-wing parties feared that their media monopoly in Slovenia would be threatened
Prime Minister Janez Janša today attended the 25th regular session of the Commission of Inquiry into the alleged money laundering in NKBM d.d., the alleged illegal financing of the SDS political party and the alleged illegal financing of the SDS election campaign for the early parliamentary elections.
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Predsednik vlade Janez Janša: "Danes se v Ukrajini ne borijo le za svobodo, za demokracijo in evropsko prihodnost, borijo se za življenje. Če je ogroženo življenje, je ogroženo vse."
Today, Prime Minister Janez Janša was the keynote speaker at the pan-Slovenian rally in support of Ukraine, which was held at Kongresni Trg by the Ljubljana-Kyiv Cultural Association. In addition to the prime minister, Ukrainian Ambassador to Slovenia Mykhailo Brodovych, also President of the National Council Alojz Kovšca, Deputy Prime Minister and Defence Minister Matej Tonin, Deputy Prime Minister and Economy Minister Zdravko Počivalšek, and a representative of the Ljubljana-Kyiv Cultural Association, Evgeny Goreshnik, held speeches.za obrambo mag. Matej Tonin, podpredsednik vlade in minister za gospodarstvo Zdravko Počivalšek in predstavnik Kulturnega društva Ljubljana-Kyiv Jevgenij Gorešnik.
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Minister Podgoršek and EU ministers on the impacts of the war in Ukraine on agriculture and the food sector
Minister Jože Podgoršek attended via video conference an extraordinary meeting of EU agriculture ministers, which was convened by the French Presidency of the Council of the EU in light of the war in Ukraine. Ministers exchanged views on the situation and impacts of the war in Ukraine on EU's agricultural markets and sought solutions for mitigating the consequences.
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State Secretary Dovžan summoned the Ambassador of the Russian Federation and served him with a protest note
Following yesterday’s military attack by the Russian Federation on the Ukrainian city of Kharkiv, in which the Consulate of the Republic of Slovenia was destroyed, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs re-summoned Russian Ambassador Timur Eyvazov. State Secretary Gašper Dovžan handed over the diplomatic note of protest of the Republic of Slovenia to the Ambassador of the Russian Federation requesting an apology and compensation for the damage suffered.
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State Secretary Raščan attends political consultations in Sarajevo
Political consultations between Slovenia and Bosnia and Herzegovina were held in Sarajevo, headed by State Secretary Stanislav Raščan from the Slovenian side and Josip Brkić, Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs of Bosnia and Herzegovina, from the host’s side.
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The government has set up a call center for information on assistance to refugees from Ukraine
Today, on March 2, 2022, the Office of the Government of the Republic of Slovenia for the Support and Integration of Migrants established a government call center with experts from various fields offering information on support and assistance provided to Ukrainian citizens. The call center operates daily Monday to Sunday from 8 am to 6 pm.
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Prime Minister Janez Janša at the award ceremony marking Civil Protection Day
Prime Minister Janez Janša today attended the state celebration marking Civil Protection Day at Brdo pri Kranju, at which awards in the field of civil protection were presented.