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03.09.2012

Prime Minister of the Republic of Slovenia, Mr Janez Janša, met the Prime Minister of the Republic of Albania, Mr Sali Berisha, who is on his first official visit to Slovenia. The Prime Ministers agreed that twenty years of diplomatic relations have developed good, friendly relations in political, cultural and economic fields.

02.09.2012

This year’s Forum brings together over 400 representatives from the world of politics, the economy, science and civil society from over 50 countries to discuss the role of crisis-ridden Europe in the new multi-polar world, the post-revolutionary Arab region, and the European perspective for the Western Balkans. In his opening speech, Minister for Foreign Affairs, Karl Erjavec, highlighted the pressing need for solutions to the financial and economic crisis and to restore confidence in the European institutions.

20.07.2012

Ljubljana – During his official visit to Slovenia, UN Secretary-General Ban Ki Moon and Slovenian Prime Minister Janez Janša regretted that the UN Security Council had failed to pass a resolution on Syria on Thursday. Ban Ki Moon expressed hope that the Security Council would extend the mission of UN security observers in the country and called on both sides to stop the killing and the use of heavy weapons against civilians. The PM added that Slovenia supported the peace plan proposed by the UN envoy Kofi Annan and decried the mass violations of human rights in Syria.

20.07.2012

“We agreed to coordinate three things by 25 August: the implementation of the constitutional act on the golden fiscal rule, the act on Slovenian state holding and the act on the agency or fund for saving or rehabilitating banks,” Prime Minister Janez Janša said following a meeting of the leaders of parliamentary parties...

19.07.2012

At today's regular session, the Government approved the use of funds for financing instruments to ensure financial aid to Spain within the common European framework. In addition, the Government adopted an opinion on several pending amendments to EU law in the area of finance.

12.07.2012

The Government approved the draft Act on Slovenian State Holding, which seeks to increase the value of investments held by the Republic of Slovenia with active management and the consistent establishment of a corporate governance system, which will be achieved by delegating all the assets of the country to a single manager. The Government has also appointed Dr France Arhar as Slovenia’s consultant to resolve issues between Slovenia and Croatia regarding the former Ljubljanska banka.

11.07.2012

The Prime Minister of the Republic of Slovenia, Janez Janša, met the President of the Italian Republic, Giorgio Napolitano, who is concluding his state visit to Slovenia today.

05.07.2012

Ljubljana – At yesterday's regular session the Government was briefed on the situation in the Slovenian banking system and exhaustively discussed which measures to take to cleanse the banks of troubled assets on the balance sheets. After the Government ensured the continuing stability of the banking sector by raising additional capital for NLB bank at the end of June, its next task is to help create the conditions for overcoming the credit crunch, said the Minister of Finance Janez Šušteršič.

05.07.2012

Ljubljana – Today, PM Janez Janša hosted the NATO Secretary General Anders Fogh Rasmussen. They discussed realising the conclusions of the NATO Summit in Chicago, the current situation in Syria and Afghanistan, and tasks awaiting countries regarding the withdrawal of forces from the latter by 2014, as well as NATO enlargement, particularly to the Western Balkans, NATO partnerships and the Smart Defence approach in which respect NATO has been implementing some reforms.

29.06.2012

The meeting of the European Council and the euro area countries which, in the words of PM Janez Janša had "yielded better results than we could have hoped for" closed its doors today in Brussels. The Prime Minister considers that the statements, conclusions and long-term decisions made are of the utmost importance for Slovenia. In his view, the achievements of the recent European Council meeting are the fruits of extensive and arduous coordination efforts; he was therefore optimistic about the reaction of the financial markets.