EUobserver: Slovenia's convicted ex-PM: down but refusing to be out

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(EUobserver) LJUBLJANA - For almost six years Slovenia's internal affairs were overshadowed by the so-called Patria affair in which one of the strongest men, Slovenia’s ex prime minister and the current opposition leader Janez Jansa was recently found guilty.



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EUobserver: Arms deals and bribes: The downfall of Slovenia's former PM

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(EUobserver) LJUBLJANA - Former Slovene prime minister Janez Jansa was sentenced on Monday (28 April) to two years in prison over a high-profile scandal involving defence contracts and bribery.

The decision by the Higher Court in Ljubljana, which upholds an earlier ruling by a district court, is expected to be followed within weeks by a call for Jansa to start his custodial sentence.

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EUobserver: Spies, bombs & secret police: Slovenia's EU election campaign

(EUobserver) Slovenia's main opposition party has managed to turn an otherwise monotonous EU election campaign into a James Bond-like show by championing a referendum on fully opening archives from the country's communist past.

http://euobserver.com/eu-elections/123690

Article was published on April 3rd 2014. On April 10th, Consitutional Court unanimously decided to stay the execution of the decree on calling of the legislative referendum on law amendment on protection of documentary and archival material and archives until it decides on its constitutionality. Because of this decision, referendum cannot be held on 4th May.