Slovenian journalists and civil society representatives were heard on Friday 5 March by the European Parliament’s Monitoring Group on Democracy, the Rule of Law and Fundamental Rights, concerned about recent developments in Slovenia with regard to respect for press freedom.
Since February, the Slovenian Prime Minister, Janez Janša, has propagated insulting comments, among other things, on Twitter about foreign journalists and journalism in general (see EUROPE B12661A23).
Attacks to...