New Slovenian govt. waiting to be rubber-stamped

PM-elect Borut Pahor has presented ministerial candidates for the new Slovenian government, which will have 19 members, including Pahor himself.

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Wednesday, 12.11.2008.

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PM-elect Borut Pahor has presented ministerial candidates for the new Slovenian government, which will have 19 members, including Pahor himself. If the parliament approves the new government, which could happen as soon as next Friday, the new government would feature 19 members, seven of whom from outside the prime minister’s party, and five women. New Slovenian govt. waiting to be rubber-stamped Pahor believes that the Slovenian government will be able to overcome all obstacles separating Slovenia from the most developed countries in the world. Former Slovenian Bank Governor Mitja Gaspari is expected to be named deputy prime minister and minister without portfolio responsible for European affairs. Karel Erkavec, the leader of the Slovenian pensioners’ party, has accepted the Environment and Spatial ministry. It was indeed his insistence on retaining the Defense Ministry that he held in the last government that hampered the formation of the new administration. The issue was resolved last night, when Erjavec came into conflict with officials of his own party and was made to choose between the ministry on offer or resigning as party leader. Former Slovenian Ambassador to the U.S. Samuel Zbogar, who the Slovenian media have nicknamed the “eternal minister”, is likely to replace Dimitrij Rupel at the Foreign Ministry. Rupel earlier invited him for consultations in Slovenia after Slovenian daily Dnevnik printed an internal document of talks between U.S. and Slovenian officials during the Slovenian EU presidency, after which the country was labeled “America’s chess piece.” Zbogar failed to mark the document, which detailed Slovenia’s role in the declaration and recognition of Kosovo at length, confidential. After returning to Slovenia, Zbogar became the director of the ISS private institute for strategic studies. Former ISS President Borut Grgic was an adviser to former Kosovo Prime Minister Agim Ceku and is a close adviser to the province’s current prime minister, Hashim Thaci. Grgic lobbied very actively for Kosovo independence and for united recognition by all EU member states. Zbogar was Slovenia’s permanent representative to the UN from 1997 to 2001, and was state secretary in the Foreign Ministry responsible for multilateral relations and NATO from 2001 to 2004.

New Slovenian govt. waiting to be rubber-stamped

Pahor believes that the Slovenian government will be able to overcome all obstacles separating Slovenia from the most developed countries in the world.

Former Slovenian Bank Governor Mitja Gaspari is expected to be named deputy prime minister and minister without portfolio responsible for European affairs.

Karel Erkavec, the leader of the Slovenian pensioners’ party, has accepted the Environment and Spatial ministry.

It was indeed his insistence on retaining the Defense Ministry that he held in the last government that hampered the formation of the new administration. The issue was resolved last night, when Erjavec came into conflict with officials of his own party and was made to choose between the ministry on offer or resigning as party leader.

Former Slovenian Ambassador to the U.S. Samuel Žbogar, who the Slovenian media have nicknamed the “eternal minister”, is likely to replace Dimitrij Rupel at the Foreign Ministry.

Rupel earlier invited him for consultations in Slovenia after Slovenian daily Dnevnik printed an internal document of talks between U.S. and Slovenian officials during the Slovenian EU presidency, after which the country was labeled “America’s chess piece.”

Žbogar failed to mark the document, which detailed Slovenia’s role in the declaration and recognition of Kosovo at length, confidential.

After returning to Slovenia, Žbogar became the director of the ISS private institute for strategic studies.

Former ISS President Borut Grgič was an adviser to former Kosovo Prime Minister Agim Ceku and is a close adviser to the province’s current prime minister, Hashim Thaci.

Grgič lobbied very actively for Kosovo independence and for united recognition by all EU member states.

Žbogar was Slovenia’s permanent representative to the UN from 1997 to 2001, and was state secretary in the Foreign Ministry responsible for multilateral relations and NATO from 2001 to 2004.

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