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We do not start from the position: 'Look, we want to scare you - humanity faces so many dangers.' We start from the assumption that these are, if you are a decision-maker at the global or national level today, potential threats that you may face, and this is the extent to which you can actually change something by taking action. Professor of infectious disease epidemiology at University College London and committee member Ibrahim Abubakar emphasized that their aim is not to frighten the public. #jedrskavojna #umetnainteligenca #globalnegrožnje (translated)

Tadej Ostrc highlighted questions of journalistic ethics, responsibility, and the credibility of information in light of recent events. He stated that the day before, he publicly displayed original working materials from the minister's office on the show Odmevi and left them with the editorial staff of RTV Slovenia. According to his information, the media that reported for several days about the alleged lifting of the ban did not attempt to obtain the original document from the Ministry of Health and verify whether they were dealing with the same version of the material. Ostrc added that journalistic freedom also brings the responsibility to fact-check and inform the public correctly. https://t.co/iMDWXB0yc4 #novinarstvo #etika #demokracija (translated)

SDS invited to share the post and stated that there is no election silence for citizens. According to their claims, they can express their opinions freely on social media, in the streets, and elsewhere in public, even on the day of the referendum. https://t.co/tGRUT59vaa #Volitve #Referendum #Slovenija (translated)

Democracy has recorded that Tadej Ostrc denied proposing what the media reported and emphasized that it is not his policy. He assessed that it was politically demagogic and unfair to accuse the public of a proposal he did not make two days before the referendum. He added that, in his opinion, the document was published with the intention of discrediting him. #politika #referendum #javnost (translated)

Political scientist Đana Luša warns that continuing inflation could put pressure on the public on European governments, which might again face dependence on Russian energy sources, while the war in Ukraine and instability in the Middle East further complicate Europe’s energy and foreign policy. #Inflacija #RatUUkrajini #EnergetskaPolitika (translated)

Dr. Nina Kojima wrote that it was justified to express dissatisfaction and distrust towards the political direction of RTV Slovenia and to call for a fundamental reform of the public service. She expected the government to implement the reform differently than former Prime Minister Golob, who had announced a "cleaning of RTV Janšism." She added that she was the first on the list herself. Kojima accused former Minister of Culture Asta Vrečko of not protecting her, even though, according to her, RTV Slovenia fell under the jurisdiction of the ministry. She wrote that Vrečko, based on the information she had, was looking forward to the list of those who were laid off. She claimed that they were politically removed, sidelined, and harmed, also describing the insulting attitude towards them. She emphasized that the abolition of the RTV fee would not in itself mean the reform for which, in her view, strategy, effort, and determination were needed. According to her, Slovenia needs a national media that serves the public, reports according to fundamental journalistic principles, and prioritizes facts over comments from ideological speakers. Kojima also wrote that she had lived and grown up with RTV for at least four decades and that the employees were mostly creative, hardworking, and decent intellectuals. Before the referendum, she urged people to consider the consequences of past layoffs for individuals, children, and families. She expressed a wish that she and her family would be among the few affected, and that her former colleagues and their families would not have to endure similar experiences. In conclusion, she called for a public service and government that would act virtuous and not vindictively. #Slovenija #RTV #javniservis (translated)

U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio defined the ICC in a press release as an institution operating beyond its jurisdiction, threatening that Washington would gradually dismantle it if it did not eliminate controversial practices. Rubio stated that the U.S. would ban transactions with the court based in The Hague, aiming to limit its resources and ability to operate, while also expressing hope that a compromise would be possible. #sankcije #ICC #pravnored (translated)

There are also around 700 thousand who will not profit a single cent from the tax abolition, and they won't because they are below the tax threshold of 600 euros. The president of BUZ, Milivoj Špika, claims that there is too much talk in public about the average increase in pensions that the tax abolition will bring, while the actual effect will vary significantly depending on the amount of the pension. #mirovine #porez #siromaštvo (translated)

We will make sure that people can watch it, that everything is public. The American Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth announced that the public will be able to follow the execution of former army major Nidal Hasan, sentenced to death for the murder of 13 unarmed American soldiers at Fort Hood military base in 2009. #smrtnakazna #FortHood #NidalHasan (translated)

Tadej Ostrc stated that he did not propose lifting the ban on smoking in enclosed public spaces, in school playgrounds, or in cars when children are present, nor did he propose lifting the ban on flavors in electronic cigarettes. He emphasized that these changes have not been confirmed and are not part of his health policy guidelines. He described the document that became public as an incomplete working draft, not as an approved proposal from the Ministry of Health. He mentioned that the existing protective provisions of tobacco legislation will be maintained and incorporated into a new regulation, and that the circumstances of the preparation and submission of the document will be verified. He highlighted the goal of more effective prevention, reducing the harmful effects of alcohol and tobacco, and protecting children and adolescents. #zdravje #preventiva #tobak (translated)

Immediately after the conclusion of that meeting, Benčić revealed it to the public, and after contradictory information about the findings and actions of the Security and Intelligence Agency began to emerge, she stated that she had agreed with the Chair of the Committee, Ranko Ostojić from the SDP, to convene a new meeting to clarify everything. #NacionalnaSigurnost #Gospić #SOA (translated)

Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez promised measures to alleviate the housing crisis when his government meets on Tuesday, as his Socialist party, which does not have a parliamentary majority, hopes to pass a law to respond to public dissatisfaction. #Deložacija #StambenaKriza #Prosvjedi (translated)