People Daily (Free subscription) | 02/12/2008
Former Slovenian Prime Minister Janez Jansa has been offered the post of NATO's secretary-general, according to the latest edition of the Slovenian weekly Reporter released on Monday. Of the offers Jansa has received from international organizations over the recent weeks, the invitation for the job of the NATO's chief is the most interesting, said the weekly, which is close to...
Xinhuanet (Free subscription) | 01/12/2008
BELGRADE, Dec. 1 (Xinhua) -- Former Slovenian Prime Minister Janez Jansa has been offered the post of NATO's secretary-general, according to the latest edition of the Slovenian weekly Reporter released on Monday. Of the offers Jansa has received from international organizations over the recent weeks, the invitation for the job of the NATO's chief is the most interesting, said the...
The Earth Times Online Newspaper (Free subscription) | 21/11/2008
... liberal parties, ZARES and LDS, and the pensioner party DeSUS. Pahor replaced the conservative Janez Jansa to become the Alpine-Adriatic republic's sixth prime minister since it won independence from Yugoslavia in a brief war 17 years ago.
The 8th Circle (Free subscription) | 17/11/2008
When allegations of corruption surfaced weeks before Slovenia’s election, then Prime Minister Janez Jansa denied the charges and demanded that the Finnish TV broadcaster which broke the story apologize. Now that Patria executives are under arrest for “industrial espionage, aggravated bribery and bribery in business operations” Jansa’s role is again under scrutiny. An executive...
Computers, Society, and Nature (Free subscription) | 14/11/2008
From a student in our Intro to GIS course: In 2007 three artists living in the country of Slovenia officially changed their name to Janez Janša. Janez Janša is the name of the country’s Prime Minister, a right wing politician who is hostile towards any opposition. On January 28th 2008, the group performed Signature [...]
Star Tribune (Free subscription) | 14/11/2008
Finnish media have reported that in 2006 then-Slovenian Prime Minister Janez Jansa, a center-right leader who governed his country for four years, took bribes to grant Patria a contract in Slovenia. Jansa has denied the allegation and threatened to sue Finnish broadcaster YLE for defamation.
Seattle Post-Intelligencer (Free subscription) | 14/11/2008
Last updated November 14, 2008 8:11 a.m. PTAlleged bribe by Finnish company investigatedHELSINKI, Finland -- An executive of the Finnish arms group Patria and its former CEO have been detained by police investigating bribes the Helsinki-based company allegedly paid to a leader of Slovenia, authorities said Friday.Finnish media have reported that in 2006 then-Slovenian Prime Minister Janez Jansa,...
People Daily (Free subscription) | 07/11/2008
The Slovenian government adopted a proposal to expand tax breaks for investment and lower the corporate income tax rate in a bid to cope with the fallout from the world financial crisis. According to outgoing Prime Minister Janez Jansa, the measures proposed by the government should provide "extra oxygen" for business and enter into force before the end of the year, the Slovenian news...
Kosmopolito (Free subscription) | 14/11/2008
... elections has to be seen as response to the politics of the last four years of the government by Janez Janša, the former prime minister and the president of SDS. Estragon: I can’t go on like this. Vladimir: That’s what you think. Estragon: If we parted? It might be better for us. The central right SDS was the main force of the political scene after the elections in 2004, despite being...
The Earth Times Online Newspaper (Free subscription) | 14/11/2008
... to easily pass the new cabinet in the confidence vote next Friday. Pahor replaces conservative Janez Jansa, who presided over Slovenia's switch to the euro and the country's EU presidency in the first half of 2008.
The Earth Times Online Newspaper (Free subscription) | 13/11/2008
... and were believed to have contributed to the election defeat sustained by former Prime Minister Janez Jansa's Slovenian Democratic Party. In a statement Thursday, Patria said a former and a current member of Patria Group management were detained. The group said two other Patria employees have been held for questioning. One of the two was released Thursday.
The Sofia Echo (Free subscription) | 09/11/2008
Pahor was chairman of the lower house of the Slovenian parliament from 2000 to 2004, when he became a member of the European Parliament, moving on to become the de facto leader of the left-wing opposition to the government of Janez Jansa, whose centre-right government was voted into second place in the September 2008 elections.
had (Free subscription) | 11/11/2008
... volitve Skupaj - Katarina Kresal, Milan Kučan, Zoran Jankovič, Borut Pahor, Gregor Golobič Tarča - Janez Janša VS Borut Pahor
The Earth Times Online Newspaper (Free subscription) | 07/11/2008
... parliamentary elections and will lead a four-party coalition government. He replaces conservative Janez Jansa, who presided over Slovenia's switch to the euro and the country's EU presidency in the first half of 2008. Copyright, respective author or news agencyArticle : Slovenian parliament endorses new centre-left prime minister Stay UpdatedShare onStay UpdatedShare onHave your SayName...
The Earth Times Online Newspaper (Free subscription) | 03/11/2008
... inflation rate, which ran around 6 per cent this year and helped weaken outgoing Prime Minister Janez Jansa's centre-right government, is expected to fall to 3.7 per cent next year, the EU report said. Parliament is expected to vote Friday on Pahor's confirmation as prime minister.
