Tag: Slovenia
Organizers are opening up about the strategy—and what they call the “miracle”—behind their stunning victory in Slovenia’s November 23 euthanasia referendum, which saw 53% of citizens who participated vote against the government’s law legalizing physician-assisted suicide. The ‘no’ voters in the euthanasia referendum represented over 20% of Slovenia’s 1.7 million eligible voters, ensuring that the results were valid.
Average duration of national governments in Europe has significantly decreased over the past decade. According to an EU Matrix research, governments from countries such as Romania and Bulgaria last on average for less than a single year. These numbers are likely to decrease in the future also for countries that have been stable over the past decade, such as Germany and Netherlands, which are displaying signs of rising political instability.
On February 10, Russian President Vladimir Putin held talks with President of Slovenia Borut Pahor, who was in Russia on an official visit. The leaders exchanged views on key regional and international issues and signed a host of documents to boost the cordial and mutually beneficial bilateral relations. Putin visited Slovenia in July to confer for hours in private with President Pahor.
South Stream is an ambitious endeavor of Russia’s energy giant Gazprom to get direct access to the EU energy market. It is portrayed and criticized by some politicians in Europe as a «dangerous» gateway to a broader economic relationship with Moscow. Remarkably enough, Bulgaria, Serbia, Croatia, Slovenia and Hungary have one-by-one opted for the project…
