Catastrophic floods strike Slovenia and Austria
Within 36 hours, Slovenia's civil protection services reported more than 3,700 operations nationwide, including rescuing people who had taken refuge in trees or on the roofs of houses.
•Markus Salzmann
Slovenia
Slovenian journalist Blaž Zgaga: If Assange is extradited “the same can happen to any of us”
”If journalists cannot write about war crimes allegedly committed by Western armed forces, what is the legitimacy of these democratic countries?”
•Oscar Grenfell
Slovenia begins construction of border fence against refugees
Slovenia is the latest European country to erect a border fence to keep out refugees seeking to flee the imperialist-instigated wars in Syria, Afghanistan and elsewhere.
•Markus Salzmann
Press freedom under attack in Slovenia
Slovenian journalist Anuska Delic is threatened with three years’ imprisonment for the publication of allegedly sensitive state information.
•Markus Salzmann
Slovenia’s new government prepares sharp attacks
The new Slovenian government’s fiscal reform goals include tax relief for companies, a long-planned tax increase for the majority of the population, and health care cuts.
•Markus Salzmann
Slovenian prime minister resigns
On May 3, Prime Minister Bratusek lost the leadership of her party, Positive Slovenia, to the mayor of the capital Ljubijana, Zoran Jankovic.
•Markus Salzmann
IMF increases pressure on Slovenia
The IMF is demanding layoffs in the public sector, cuts to social spending and the privatisation of state companies.
•Markus Salzmann
Mounting government crisis in Slovenia
The Slovenian government has indicated it may seek support from the European Union for its highly indebted banking sector.
•Markus Salzmann
Slovenian government privatizes state corporations
The Slovenian government plans to bail out the country’s heavily indebted banks by privatizing 15 government-owned enterprises.
•Markus Salzmann
Pressure from European Union heightens political crisis in Slovenia
Slovenia’s ruling elite fears a resurgence of working class protests even more than the imminent collapse of government.
•Markus Salzmann
Slovenian government adopts another austerity programme
Seven weeks after taking power, Slovenia’s centre-left governing coalition adopted a new austerity programme and presented it to the EU commission.
•Markus Salzmann
EU demands further austerity in Slovenia
Slovenia is regarded as the next likely candidate for an EU bailout to shore up its banks.
•Markus Salzmann
Slovenian political crisis continues
Alenka Bratusek, designated premier of Slovenia and leader of the Positive Slovenia party, put together a new government on Wednesday.
•Markus Salzmann
Slovenia: Nationwide public sector strike intensifies government crisis
A nationwide public sector strike largely paralyzed Slovenia on Wednesday last week.
•Markus Salzmann
Slovenian unions drop opposition to government austerity measures
Following a wave of protests that began at the end of November, the Slovenian trade unions are openly moving to support the right-wing program of the Janez Janša coalition government.
•Markus Salzmann
Protests against Slovenian government
On December 3, tens of thousands took to the streets in Slovenia to demonstrate against the austerity measures of Prime Minister Janez Janša’s right-wing government.
•Markus Salzmann
Protest against austerity measures in Slovenia
On November 17, 30,000 people protested in the Slovenian capital against austerity policies.
•Markus Salzmann
Slovenia: Government and opposition join ranks to impose austerity
Slovenia’s conservative government is working closely with the opposition Social Democrats and the trade unions to impose another austerity package.
•Markus Salzmann
Slovenia threatened with national bankruptcy
Although the country’s total debt is relatively low at 47 percent of GDP, the crisis gripping Slovenia’s three largest banks threatens to drag the country into the abyss.
•Markus Salzmann
Banking crisis intensifies in Slovenia
Slovenia is among the Eastern European countries hardest hit by the financial crisis.
•Markus Salzmann