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Slovenia ratifies EU budget treaty [Apr 19, 2012] (LJUBLJANA ) - Slovenian parliament on Thursday overwhelmingly ratified a new European Union treaty tightening budget discipline. The country's 90-seat parliament approved the pact, the EU's rampart against the debt crisis, with 74 votes in favour out of the 76 lawmakers present at the session. [via YahooNews] More >>

Strikes put austerity spotlight on Slovenia [Apr 18, 2012] About 80,000 public sector workers in Slovenia walked off the job on Wednesday as parliament was due to begin debating plans for deep public sector? [via YahooNews] More >>

Slovenian referendum rejects law allowing same-sex couples to adopt children in some cases [Mar 25, 2012] LJUBLJANA, Slovenia (AP) ? Slovenians rejected in a national referendum on Sunday a new family law that included a highly contested clause that would allow same-sex couples to adopt children in some cases.The law drafted by Slovenia's parliament ? and opposed by conservatives close to the Catholic Church ? would have allowed gay couples to adopt the biological children of their partners. It did ... [via YahooNews] More >>

Slovenia votes on homosexual rights in referendum [Mar 25, 2012] LJUBLJANA (Reuters) - Slovenians voted on Sunday to decide whether to allow homosexuals to adopt the children of their partners after a conservative group forced a national referendum on the issue. The previous parliament, dominated by a centre-left coalition, passed a new family law in June 2011 but the Civil Initiative for Family and Children's Rights challenged it, arguing that homosexuals ... [via YahooNews] More >>

Slovenia to vote on homosexual rights in referendum [Mar 22, 2012] LJUBLJANA (Reuters) - Slovenia will decide on Sunday whether to allow homosexuals to adopt the children of their partners after a conservative group forced a national referendum on the issue. The previous parliament, dominated by a centre-left coalition, passed a new family law in June 2011 but the Civil Initiative for Family and Children's Rights challenged it, arguing that homosexuals should ... [via YahooNews] More >>

Slovenia to vote on homosexual rights in referendum [Mar 22, 2012] LJUBLJANA (Reuters) - Slovenia will decide on Sunday whether to allow homosexuals to adopt the children of their partners after a conservative group forced a national referendum on the issue. The previous parliament, dominated by a centre-left coalition, passed a new family law in June 2011 but the Civil Initiative for Family and Children's Rights challenged it, arguing that homosexuals should ... [via YahooNews] More >>

Slovenian election winner fails to secure parliamentary majority [Jan 26, 2012] Ljubljana (dpa) - The man nominated to be Slovenia?s new prime minister after his party won the greatest number of seats in December elections failed to secure a parliamentary majority Wednesday.Only 42 out of parliament?s 90 legislators agreed to support a coalition that Zoran Jankovic of Positive Slovenia tried to build, raising further questions about what kind of government would emerge ... [via YahooNews] More >>

Slovenian snap poll winner in a blind alley - talks continue [Dec 30, 2011] Ljubljana/Belgrade (dpa) - The winner in Slovenian snap elections, Ljubljana?s Mayor Zoran Jankovic, has failed to secure a parliamentary majority in the first round of coalition talks, newspapers said Wednesday.Jankovic?s centre-left Positive Slovenia won 28 out of the 90 seats in parliament in snap elections on December 3, two more than the former premier Janez Jansa?s conservative Democratic ... [via YahooNews] More >>