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  • 2021-01-08 (xsd:date)
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  • helmets etc. I mean (sv)
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  • At the end of 2020, Slovenian parliament passed 780 million euro bill of investments. Member of the Slovenian Parliament Alenka Jeraj stated that Slovenian soldiers do not have the equipment they deserve; they have to wear shoes and helmets in bad condition. The statement was used to justify the large amount of money provided by the new law. However, only small amount of funding will actually go into personal equipment. In 2018, Slovenian Army had many problems with their equipment. With their shoes in bad condition, the Slovenian soldiers were supposed to participate in the combat capability test at Poček near Postojna, and it was said that due to the mentioned problems, some of the soldiers even got frostbite. Furthermore, in 2018, information about only a week-old, but already run-down shoes of the Slovenian soldiers at a NATO exercise in Norway leaked to the public. Today, the situation is different. We can see that the Slovenian Army improved their basic equipment. Now, the main topic is not bad condition of their shoes but other major problems. That reflects in recent investment in the Slovenian Army, which in the current health crisis, caused a great deal of public disapproval and also lead to collecting signatures for a referendum. As defence minister Matej Tonin said in June 2020, with 780 million worth of investments in army force, Slovenia will possibly achieve commitments towards NATO by year 2026. It is demanded that Slovenia dedicates 2 % of its GDP to its army. Alenka Jeraj, Member of Parliament and Slovenian Democratic Party (SDS) was part of TV news programme Political with Tanja Gobec. It is a political commentary format that broadcast on public television TV Slovenia. The programme was also attended by Jerca Korča, a member of the opposition liberal LMŠ party. The debate was about a new package of laws related to the coronavirus epidemic, where, according to the opposition, several laws unrelated to the epidemic have been filed. They also talked about changes in the electoral legislation and about the mentioned investments in the army. Jerca Korče criticized the government coalition about wrong timing of the proposed heavy investments in the army during the COVID-19 crisis. Alenka Jeraj said that the Slovenian Army had been receiving negative assessments for several years and this government is just fulfilling what previous governments have promised. She also stated: It’s not hygienic that our soldiers don’t have the equipment they deserve (en)
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