Joint opinion piece on the occasion of the World Day against the Death Penalty on 10 October 2017
United for a world without the death penalty Today, on this World Day against the Death Penalty, we reaffirm our commitment to the universal abolition of the death penalty. On the positive side, we have been witnessing a...
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Due to the amendment of the Schengen border code, Slovenia will introduce reinforced checks of all travelers at border crossing points at its southern border. Systematic checks of all persons, including citizens of the European...
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With the support of the honorary consul Mag. Anton Santner Ambassador Dr. Andrej Rahten and his wife attended the opening ceremony of this year's Salzburg Summer Festival. Among others Dr. Rahten had the opportunity to chat with...
Inaugural Visit to the New Provincial Governor of the Federal Province of Styria, Hermann Schützenhöfer
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After the tragic event in Graz from 20 June 2015 the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Deputy Prime Minister of the Republic of Slovenia Karl Erjavec sent a letter of condolence to the Styrian state governor Hermann Schützenhöfer....
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