David SASSOLI, EP President meets with Borut PAHOR, President of Slovenia in the European Parliament, in Brussels: arrival, welcome and roundtable. [ Ссылка ] President Borut Pahor reiterated his call for joint efforts by all stakeholders in Slovenia to make EU presidency a success, saying after talks with top EU officials on Friday that the upcoming stint was a unique opportunity for Slovenia as a pro-European country to prove itself. [ Ссылка ]
Pahor called on Jansa to resolve two important issues before assuming the rotating presidency of the European Union.
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Slovenian President Borut Pahor stated in Brussels after meeting with European leaders that before Slovenia began to assume the rotating presidency of the European Union on July 1, the Ljubljana government should resolve the two recent criticisms from the domestic and European public. Questions.
One is the Yanez Jansha government’s refusal to appoint two prosecutors to the new European Prosecutor’s Office.
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After meeting with European Commission President Ursula von der Lein, European Parliament President David Sassoli, and European Council President Charles Michel, Pahor said: “These are two things that can be held on July 1st. I count on the prudence of the government for the problems solved before.”
Jansa has been criticized by reporters from the country and the International Association of Journalists for months because of verbal attacks on reporters and pressure on public television and STA. These actions have caused negative comments from some European officials and international institutions.
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In a report on the state of media freedom issued by the European Commission on Friday, Human Rights Commissioner Dunja Mijatovic stated that the situation in the field of media freedom and speech in Slovenia is deteriorating and that the Slovenian government’s measures may undermine it. Independence, credibility and financial stability STA and public television services.
Pahor said that he hopes that the government will ensure stable funding for the National News Agency as soon as possible and speed up the process of appointing prosecutors.
Pahor said that when it is necessary to be a role model for member states and other issues, it is difficult for countries holding the EU presidency to find an excuse not to do so.
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