The report published by the International Press Institute (IPI) and several other organizations points to the media deterioration under the Slovenian Prime Minister during the country’s rotating presidency of the European Union. The report presents the progressive campaign of the ruling Slovenian Democratic Party (SDS) to restructure the media landscape, and by the use of “new forms of pressure” to support a pro-government narrative. By practicing legal and administrative pressure, the ruling party has also made “an aggressive effort” to seize greater control of the country’s public service broadcaster and national news agency. Among other worrisome trends, Slovenia’s government also suspended the Slovenian Press Agency (STA) funding, alleging that the agency failed to deliver documents to determine a fair financing arrangement. Read more here.
Source: Resource Centre of Media Freedom in Europe/ Balkan Insight