DACH & Slovenia

Slovenia takes surprise U-turn in nominating European Public Prosecutors’ Office delegates

In a surprise move on Thursday, Slovenia's government, which holds the EU presidency, ended months of delays in appointing the…

3 years ago

From ‘Germanisation’ to ‘Repolanisation’ and beyond – an analysis of 21st-Century media in Central and Eastern Europe

So dominant was German capital in the Czech media in 2003 that the European Federation of Journalists considered it no…

3 years ago

Europe’s travel industry recovering, but slow vaccine roll-out in east not helping

A report by a European travel industry group says Europe's travel industry is recovering this year, but the continent has…

3 years ago

EU not ready to embrace Western Balkans, but offers money

EU leaders reaffirmed their commitment for six Western Balkan countries to join the Union, but held off opening full negotiations…

3 years ago

Slovenia gets first wedge of Covid recovery cash from EU

Slovenia received its first €231 million fund payment from the Recovery and Resilience Facility (RRF) of the European Commission (EC)…

3 years ago

MEPs put Slovenia’s Janša in the Hot Seat

Reading Time: < 1 minute In Strasbourg yesterday to present priorities for his country's 6-month EU Council presidency, Slovenia's president,…

3 years ago

Migration and Enlargement Top Slovenia’s Council Presidency Agenda

Reading Time: 3 minutes Bringing the Western Balkan countries closer to the EU family is a key priority for Slovenia,…

3 years ago

Wages in the Balkans: Where the Highs meet the Lows

Reading Time: 5 minutes Our roundup of wage info for three countries in South-East Europe shows that foreign investors can…

3 years ago

Slovenia Expansion of OTP Bank Raises Political Questions

Reading Time: < 1 minute With its latest acquisition in Slovenia Hungary’s OTP Bank will become market leader in the…

3 years ago

Slovenia’s PM Facing Increased EU Scrutiny

Slovenia's prime minister, Janez Janša, is facing increasing pressure from the European Union as his country is poised to take…

3 years ago