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  • 1. 6. 2017

    Slovenia tops the list in a report by the international charity Save the Children

    Slovenia and Norway have been declared the best countries for children to live in in a report by the international charity Save the Children, assessing the heath and well-being of children around the world.
    Slovenia and Norway top the list of 172 countries and are followed by Finland, the Netherlands and Sweden in the End of Childhood index, which takes into account children's diet, access to education, child mortality, child weddings, child labour, adolescent pregnancy and regional conflicts.   The top ten countries in the report are all from Europe, save South Korea, which is ranked 10th to... More »
  • 22. 3. 2017

    New family law passed

    The National Assembly passed a new family law which transfers decision-making in custody cases from social services to courts.
    The coalition majority has passed with a 54-25 majority in the National Assembly a new family law. Replacing a piece of legislation that was originally passed in 1976 and defined the family as a community of children and parents, the new law centres the definition of family around the child.   It defines the family as a community of a child, regardless of their age, with one or both parents or another adult person if that person cares for the child and has certain responsibilities or rights toward the child.   The law transfe... More »
  • 24. 2. 2017

    Same-sex partnership act implemented

    Formal equality of gay couples was passed in April 2016. The same-sex partnership act was deferred by nine months when it entered into force on 24 May 2016.
    The same-sex partnership act extends the legal consequences stemming from marriage to gay couples except for adoptions and IVF.   So far, partners in a non-registered relationship were not characterised as close family members and were therefore not eligible for benefits such as survivor pensions and unemployment insurance through their partners, and the right to paid leave in the event of the partner's death. Same-sex couples will also be able to formally register their same-sex pa... More »

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