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  • 28. 7. 2016

    The Government adopted a draft amendment to the Family Violence Prevention Act

    At today’s regular session, the Government adopted a draft amendment to the Family Violence Prevention Act. The act proposal will amend and update the existing Family Violence Prevention Act so as to better protect the victims of domestic violence and improve the functioning of state institutions in addressing such violence.
    The amendment defines domestic violence into greater detail, updates the definition of family members, and improves the coordination and communication between all competent institutions and authorities as well as the procedures addressing domestic violence. The proposal r... More »
    Neja Horvat: Raztreščena duša
  • 12. 5. 2016

    Slovenia to grant €300 million to tackle youth unemployment in the next five years

    At today’s session, the Government of the Republic of Slovenia adopted the 2016–2020 Youth Guarantee Implementation Plan. The Government thus followed the appeal of the European Commission to Member States to ensure that, within four months after leaving formal education programmes or becoming unemployed, young people under 25 should have a good-quality employment offer or possibility of either further education or an apprenticeship or a traineeship.
    One of the distinct features of this programme in Slovenia is that it expands the target group. Since young people in Slovenia enter the ... More »
  • 21. 4. 2016

    Same-sex partnership act passed

    The National Assembly passed on Thursday a bill that provides formal equality to gay couples, except for marriage, adoptions or in-vitro fertilisation (IVF).
    Endorsed in a 54:15 vote, the the same-sex partnership act extends the legal consequences stemming from marriage to gay couples except for adoptions and IVF. The latter two proved as the most controversial points in the legislation enacting full marriage equality, which was rejected in a referendum on 20 December 2015.   The latest bill was filed to parliament a day after the referendum by MP Jani Möderndorfer. Unlike the referendum-defeated changes to the marriage and family relations ... More »

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