(European Civic Forum on CIVICUS Monitor) In February 2019, the Administrative Court invalidated the environmental permit for the construction of a hydropower plant project called HPP Mokrice. The decision is in a…
(Ministrstvo za okolje in prostor - Translated from Slovenian) Ljubljana, 5 December 2018 - The founding meeting of the Council of the Minister of the Environment and Spatial Planning for Non-Governmental…
(European Civic Forum on CIVICUS Monitor) Slovenia's new coalition government has already demonstrated a desire for constructive cooperation with the non-governmental sector. On 1st October 2018, the Minister of Interior Boštjan…
(European Civic Forum on CIVICUS Monitor) In mid-August 2018, a new minority government led by Marjan Šarec was formed after two months of uncertainty following elections in June which saw the anti-immigrant SDS…
(European Civic Forum on CIVICUS Monitor) In July and August 2018, the Slovenian Association of Journalists reported two physical attacks and a verbal threat on journalists. On 8th August, a…
(European Civic Forum on CIVICUS Monitor) Slovenia had seen significant improvements in recent months concerning civic space, largely as a result of the new NGO law passed by parliament on 23rd March 2018.…
The Slovenian Association of Journalists reports: "Following media reports claiming that pro-Orban media companies have provided financial support to SDS (Slovenska demokratska stranka)-linked outlets and their election campaign, two journalists…
(CIVICUS Monitor) According to the Society of Journalists of Slovenia, media ownership by political parties, high-level public figures, and state-controlled companies is becoming increasingly problematic. While recent years saw some…
(CIVICUS Monitor) On 23rd March 2018, Slovenia's parliament passed the Law on Non Governmental Organisations(NGOs) which, according to the Centre for Information Service, Co-operation and Development of NGOs (CNVOS), could greatly benefit the sector. Specifically, the…
(Crosol) In recent years we have seen the rise of the so called illiberal democracy politics in Eastern European EU member states. The recent political events in Poland and Hungary might…