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BLOG | European Media Freedom Act on the case of Slovenia: Has Slovenia overtaken the European Commission with its new law?
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8. 2. 2023 at 13:25
In September 2022, the European Commission put forward a proposal for a new media regulator - the European Media Freedom Act. Slovenia is one of the most struggling EU countries in terms of media freedom and independence. In the summer of 2020, the Janša government proposed a media-focused law that would increase the state's influence over Slovenia's national press agency and limit its funding of the public broadcaster RTV. Has Slovenia's new law put the European Commission ahead of the game? That is what our intern Klára Landová discusses in her blog.
E15: Slovenia will help its neighbours. E Slovenia wants to build a new gas pipeline to Central Europe
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7. 12. 2022 at 10:30
Slovenia plans to build a gas pipeline to Central Europe to help Central European countries get rid of their dependence on Russian gas. Our researcher Michal Hrubý also commented on the topic for E15.
RTVS: Slovenia will have a new president. What decided the victory of Natasha Pirc Musar?
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15. 11. 2022 at 14:50
Nataša Pirc Musar won Sunday's second round of the presidential election, receiving 54% of the votes. She defeated her rival, former Foreign Minister Andrej Logar. Musar will replace current president Borut Pahor, who has been unable to run for two terms. Our analyst Žiga Faktor, head of the Brussels office, also commented on the situation.
Visegrad Insight: Slovenia’s New Government Rejects ‘Orbán’s Visegrad’
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14. 6. 2022 at 11:25
The head of our Brussels office, Žiga Faktor, commented for Visegrad Insight. Žiga Faktor points out that the centre-left opposition parties united in an informal coalition known as the "Constitutional Arch Coalition" have not coordinated as closely as the opposition parties in the Czech Republic, which have formed two coalition blocs, the centre-right SPOLU and the centrist PirStan.
Stošestka: How does the victory of Vučić and Orbán threaten the values of the rule of law?
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29. 4. 2022 at 11:40
Jana Juzová, EUROPEUM Research Fellow, participated in the new episode of Transparency International's Stošestka podcast. From Brussels, she explained how the elections in Serbia, Hungary, Slovenia, and France decided the political future of Europe.
ČRo Radiožurnál: The failure of the right and Janez Janša - Slovenian parliamentary elections
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26. 4. 2022 at 17:30
The head of our Brussels office, Žiga Faktor, gave an interview to ČRo Radiožurnál on the results of the parliamentary elections in Slovenia. Is there a chance for change in Slovenia?
ČRo PLUS: How are the Slovenian parliamentary elections going?
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26. 4. 2022 at 17:05
The head of our Brussels office, Žiga Faktor, gave an interview for ČRo PLUS about the parliamentary elections in Slovenia and, for example, the role played by Ukraine.
Aktuálně.cz: Domino effect in Central Eastern Europe? EU criticises attacks on media in Slovenia
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17. 12. 2021 at 10:50
Slovenia is beginning to resemble Hungary in many ways. The European Parliament's attention has been drawn, among other things, to pressure on journalists and independent institutions. Žiga Faktor, head of the Brussels office of the Institute for European Policy, commented on the state of the rule of law in Slovenia for Aktuálně.
INFO.CZ: Another disappointment and disillusionment for the Western Balkans. Slovenia summit raises hopes for a breakthrough
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13. 10. 2021 at 09:35
In an article for INFO.CZ, our researcher Jana Juzová comments on the events of last Wednesday, when another series of EU and regional summits took place in Brdo near Kranj, Slovenia. In her article, she explains why, despite the high ambitions of organizing Slovenia, the meeting brought rather disappointment and disillusionment and what the final joint declaration contains.
INFO.CZ: The enlargement of the European Union is becoming a toxic topic. Can the summit of EU and Western Balkan leaders break the crisis?
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6. 10. 2021 at 14:50
For Slovenia, the enlargement of the European Union is currently the expected topic of the leaders' summit. The Western Balkans could be enriched by the EU, which is a priority mainly for Slovenia, as well as the Visegrad countries. However, some member States are critical of the expansion of the Union's circles.
ČRo Plus: EU summit with Western Balkans in Slovenia – What is the current situation?
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6. 10. 2021 at 11:05
Jana Juzová, a researcher at our Institute, commented on the current situation around the EU Summit with the Western Balkans in Slovenia on Czech radio ČRo Plus. The comment was about how to approach the countries of the Western Balkans, which can potentially join the European Union, but also why the European Union counts on a model of gradual accession.
ČRo Plus: Is a new informal block within EU in the making?
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30. 11. 2020 at 13:20
The director of the EUROPEUM Institute for European Policy, Vladimír Bartovic, was a guest of the broadcast of the Czech Radio Plus station on Sunday, November 29. In the interview, he commented on the current Slovenian cooperation with Hungary and Poland.