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EU Affairs Ministers discussed the state of the rule of law in Slovenia

by AI | 29.Jan 2025 | Europe in brief AI

EU member states’ ministers for European affairs addressed the rule of law situation in Slovenia as part of regular dialogue. According to State Secretary at the Slovenian Foreign Ministry, Marko Štucin, the Slovenian government has made quite significant steps in this area since the publication of Brussels’ report in July.

State Secretary at the Slovenian Foreign Ministry Marko Štucin and German State Secretary for European Affairs Anna Lührmann. Photo: Thierry Monasse/STA

Brussels – The Slovenian government has made “quite considerable steps” in this area since the July publication of the European Commission’s annual report on the rule of law, said the Secretary of State at the Slovenian Ministry of Foreign Affairs Marko Štucin, ahead of the discussion by EU ministers for European affairs on the rule of law in Slovenia.

In the area of media freedom, the government adopted a proposal for a new media law, and with the new year, the RTV contribution has also increased, he recalled. In the area of judicial independence, the National Assembly adopted an amendment to the Law on Parliamentary Investigation last year. A new anti-corruption strategy was also adopted by the government in mid-January, which now has to be approved by the National Assembly, Štucin said.

The European Commissioner for the Rule of Law Michael McGrath, in response to a question from STA on whether the proposal for a new media law is in line with last year’s commission recommendations and the European Media Freedom Act, explained that this will be assessed in the framework of this year’s report on the rule of law.

“Media freedom, media plurality, and media independence are very important components of the rule of law in every member state. As you know, it is also one of the four pillars of the rule of law report,” he said at a press conference after the meeting.

The Ministers for European Affairs discussed Slovenia as part of the annual dialogue on the rule of law in individual member states. In addition to Slovenia, which was first considered in December 2022, Hungary, Romania, and Portugal were also on the agenda today. (January 28)