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After weeks of anticipation, the ECJ ruled on February 16th that the EU has the authority to cut off funding for member states who do not meet the bloc’s rule of law standards. For the first time, the European court broadcast its ruling live, a sign of the decision’s landmark nature. The ruling gives Brussels […]
Thirty years after the EU formally recognised Slovenian independence, one of its former champions is presiding over an erosion of press freedom and civil society. Act now before it's too late, warns @CIVICUSalliance researcher @ajnarsee
Slovenia Times 2. February, 2021 Ljubljana – Public broadcaster RTV Slovenija director general Igor Kadunc announced on Monday that he would appeal against the appointment of Andrej Grah Whatmough as his successor. He told the STA that laws should be observed the way they had been written, noting that Grah Whatmough did not meet formal criteria for the post. Kadunc said that the newly-appointed director, who is to take over for four years on 25 April and is currently the chair of the broadcaster’s supervisory board, lacked leadership experience. A minimum of ten years of work ...
Slovenia Times 26. January, 2021 Ljubljana – The programming council of public broadcaster RTV Slovenija has appointed Andrej Grah Whatmough the new director general. Currently the chair of the broadcaster’s supervisory board, he will succeed Igor Kadunc, who was eliminated in the first round of voting. Grah Whatmough received 14 votes in the first round of voting on Monday and was then endorsed by the majority on the programming council in the run-off against Natalija Gorščak, the director of the broadcaster’s TV division. The new director had been mentioned as candidate ...
Slovenia Times 12. January, 2021 Ljubljana – Three candidates have applied for the job of RTV Slovenija director general as the public broadcaster’s incumbent Igor Kadunc’s four-year term expires in late April. The programme council is expected to discuss them on 25 January. To be appointed, the candidate will have to receive at least 15 of the 29 councillor votes. The public broadcaster told the STA on Monday that the vetting commission agreed all three applicants meet the job criteria, but did not reveal their names. The newspaper Delo meanwhile reported that Kadunc is see...