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REPORT ON NATIONAL ASSEMBLY’S WORK IN THE PARLIAMENTARY TERM 2004–2008
REPUBLIC OF SLOVENIA
NATIONAL ASSEMBLY
REPORT ON NATIONAL
ASSEMBLY’S WORK
IN THE PARLIAMENTARY TERM
2004–2008
October 2008
REPORT ON NATIONAL ASSEMBLY’S WORK
2004–2008
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REPORT ON NATIONAL ASSEMBLY’S WORK IN THE PARLIAMENTARY TERM 2004-2008
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INTRODUCTION BY THE PRESIDENT OF THE NATIONAL
ASSEMBLY FRANCE CUKJATI, M.D.
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The present Report on National Assembly's Work in the Parliamentary Term 2004-2008 is a comprehensive and detailed
overview of the work of the National Assembly in its fourth term.
In the past four-year term, the National Assembly held a total of 81 regular and extraordinary sessions. It discussed
and adopted several important laws and amendments, including the amendments to the Constitution. Various topics
were dealt with by the working bodies, which discuss individual issues either as the working body responsible, the
competent working body, or the working body concerned. Likewise, a number of informal consultations were held and
were characterised by a lively exchange of differing opinions and views among the deputy groups in relation to highly
sensitive issues; the purpose of such consultations was to obtain the maximum consensus of the deputy groups (e.g.
concerning constitutional amendments on immunity and the Judiciary, war laws, etc.).
The 2004-2008 term also saw certain changes as to the composition of the deputy groups: from the initially seven deputy
groups, the term ended with nine deputy groups and two unaffiliated deputies. Some deputies in fact left the Liberal
Democracy of Slovenia deputy club and moved to the Social Democrats, while a part of them formed a new deputy group
(Zares) and one member continued to perform his office as an unaffiliated deputy. Another change was recorded in the
deputy group of the Slovenian National Party: in the last year of the term, three deputies left SNS to form the deputy group
Lipa. Finally, one member left the New Slovenia deputy group and performed his office as an unaffiliated deputy.
The 15th anniversary of independent Slovenia in June 2006 was celebrated with commemorative sessions of all three
chambers of the former Assembly of the Republic of Slovenia which back in 1991 adopted the Basic Constitutional Charter
on the Sovereignty and Independence of the Republic of Slovenia with a vast majority of the votes. In December 2007,
also the National Assembly celebrated its 15th anniversary. All former Presidents of the National Assembly and the deputies
who had been elected for four consecutive terms were given memorial plaques. The following day, 22 December 2007,
the new President of the Republic swore his oath before the National Assembly. At the beginning of 2008, celebrations
continued with the opening of a permanent exhibition in the lobby of the National Assembly's plenary hall entitled
'Slovenia in the Light of Parliamentary Tradition'.
Certainly the most outstanding feature of this term was the National Assembly's involvement in the project of Slovenia's
Presidency of the EU Council. We are proud to say that the National Assembly played its part with distinction.
Last but not least, considering the incredible amount of numerical data gathered and listed in the Report according to
various criteria, I wish to underline the effort and work of all the employees of our house of democracy, who with due
diligence and irrespective of any political events provide for a smooth functioning of the Legislature.
Ljubljana, 30 September 2008
France Cukjati, M.D.
President of the National Assembly
in the parliamentary term 2004-2008
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
1
INTRODUCTION AND EXPLANATION OF WORKING METHODS
7
2
2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.5 2.6 GENERAL INFORMATION
Deputies of the National Assembly in the parliamentary term 2004-2008
Deputy groups
Structure of deputies
Leading officials of the National Assembly
Deputy offices
Coalition–opposition ratio, deputies of the Italian and Hungarian national communities,
unaffiliated deputy
11
12
16
17
18
18
3
3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 3.4.1 3.4.2 3.4.3 3.5 3.6 3.7 3.8 3.8.1 3.8.2 3.8.3 3.8.4 3.9 3.10 3.11 3.11.1 3.11.2 SESSIONS OF THE NATIONAL ASSEMBLY Sessions of the National Assembly Adjournment and obstructions Time utilisation Draft and adopted laws and other acts Draft and adopted laws by proposer Adopted laws by type of legislative procedure Details concerning the regular legislative procedure Amendments Parliamentary questions and motions Motions and requests filed pursuant to the Referendum and Public Initiative Act Interpellations, votes of confidence, resignations, dismissals Interpellations A vote of confidence in the Government Resignations of ministers Dismissal of a minister Immunity of deputies Proceedings before the Constitutional Court Motions and proposals by the National Council Activities of the National Council in the legislative procedure Other activities of the National Council 21
22
23
24
24
26
27
28
29
30
32
33
33
33
34
34
34
35
35
36
36
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4.1 4.2 4.3 NATIONAL ASSEMBLY AND EU AFFAIRS Deciding on EU affairs at plenary sessions Discussion of EU affairs at meetings of the working bodies Activities of the National Assembly during EU Presidency 37
38
39
40
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5.1 5.1.1 5.1.2 5.2 5.2.1 5.3 WORKING BODIES, COMMISSIONS OF INQUIRY, AND OTHER STRUCTURES
OF THE NATIONAL ASSEMBLY Working bodies General information Activities of the working bodies Commissions of inquiry Commissions of inquiry, their compositiopn and activities
Other structures of the National Assembly 43
44
44
47
54
55
57
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6
6
6.1 6.2 6.2.1 6.2.2 6.2.3 6.2.4 6.2.5 DEPUTY GROUPS Structure of deputies by deputy groups Activities of deputy groups Deputy groups at sessions of the National Assembly Draft and adopted laws by deputy groups Time utilisation at regular and extraordinary sessions by deputy groups Draft and adopted amendments by deputy groups Parliamentary questions and motions by deputy groups 59
60
62
63
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67
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THE COUNCIL OF THE PRESIDENT OF THE NATIONAL ASSEMBLY 69
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8.1
8.1.1 8.1.2 8.1.3
8.1.4 8.1.5 8.1.6 8.1.7 8.1.8 8.1.9 8.1.10 8.1.11 8.2 8.2.1 8.2.2 8.3 INTERNATIONAL ACTIVITIES Multilateral activities Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe Parliamentary Dimension of the Central European Initiative Parliamentary Assembly of the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe NATO Parliamentary Assembly Assembly of the Western European Union – the European Security and Defence Assembly Inter-Parliamentary Union Euro-Mediterranean Parliamentary Assembly Parliamentary Assembly of the Mediterranean Adriatic-Ionian Initiative European Union Quadrilateral and other multilateral meetings Bilateral activities Bilateral visits Parliamentary friendship groups Protocol visits 71
72
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72
73
73
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74
75
75
76
76
77
77
77
79
80
9
PETITIONS 81
10 10.1 10.2 10.3 ELECTIONS AND APPOINTMENTS Decisions adopted by proposer Composition of the Government Announced changes in the composition of the working bodies 85
86
86
88
11 THE BUDGET OF THE NATIONAL ASSEMBLY 89
12 THE NATIONAL ASSEMBLY IN THE FOURTH PARLIAMENTARY TERM
Afterword by the Secretary General of the National Assembly 93
13 13.1 13.2 THE SERVICES OF THE NATIONAL ASSEMBLY General information Deputy groups’ services 97
98
105
14 SOURCES 107
1 INTRODUCTION AND EXPLANATION OF WORKING
METHODS
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1 INTRODUCTION AND EXPLANATION OF WORKING METHODS
The Report on National Assembly’s Work in the
Parliamentary Term 2004-2008 is one of the publications
regularly issued to inform the public about the work of the
National Assembly and its services. Reports on National
Assembly’s work in various forms have been issued ever
since the establishment of the National Assembly. The
idea for a more exhaustive format came in 1998. The first
two detailed reports were prepared for the parliamentary
terms 1996-2000 and 2000-2004, respectively. The present
Report is in its content very much alike the previous
reports, while some new information have been added,
similarly to the annual reports on National Assembly’s
work in the current parliamentary term. Among the new
features is a chapter on National Assembly’s activities in
relation to EU affairs.
Following the Introduction and Explanation of Working
Methods, presenting the content of the report, the applied
data gathering methods (sources) and the abbreviations
used throughout the text, Chapter 2 brings an overview
of general information on the National Assembly (elected
deputies, deputy groups, structure of deputies by sex,
education and age, the leading officials of the National
Assembly, etc.). Chapter 3 describes the sessions of the
National Assembly, with emphasis on the characteristics
and outcomes of the plenary (number of regular and
extraordinary sessions, public and closed sessions, duration
of sessions, number of deputies interventions, number
of items on the agenda, adjournments, obstructions,
time utilisation). This chapter also presents draft and
adopted laws (and acts) according to various criteria,
amendments, parliamentary questions and motions, data
on interpellations, immunity, etc. as well as the activities of
the National Council which are directly related to the work
of the National Assembly. New is a subchapter regarding
the details of the regular legislative procedure (general
debate in the first reading of the law).
Chapter 4 deals with the activities of the National Assembly
in relation to EU affairs at plenary sessions and meetings
of the working bodies. It also features the activities of the
National Assembly during Slovenia’s Presidency of the EU
Council.
Chapter 5 presents the activities of the working bodies and
of the commissions of inquiry, as well as other structures
of the National Assembly. In this chapter, our intention
was to provide individual as well as aggregate numerical
data on the activities of the working bodies. It needs to be
said, however, that the activities of certain working bodies
are so specific that they cannot be easily compared with
others. This applies, for example, to most commissions.
Chapter 6 contains data on the activities and general
characteristics of deputy groups (draft and adopted laws
and amendments, time utilisation for plenary debates by
deputy groups as a newly added element).
Chapter 7 presents information on the work of the Council
of the President of the National Assembly.
International bilateral and multilateral activities are
described in Chapter 8.
Chapter 9 deals with petitions (number of petitions
filed and resolved, structure of petitions by topic), while
Chapter 10 presents data on elections and appointments.
Chapter 11 covers the National Assembly’s budget with a
slightly changed structure compared to previous reports,
while Chapter 12 brings the remarks by the Secretary
General of the National Assembly.
The Report ends with the presentation of National
Assembly’s services.
Data was gathered and selected in accordance with the
generally applicable methods. These include a standard
questionnaire on the activities of the working bodies,
filled in by the Secretaries thereof. In some cases, data
sources are explicitly indicated, while all sources are
listed at the end of the Report. Although some data were
retrieved from the annual reports on National Assembly’s
work, most were obtained from the National Assembly’s
databases in Lotus Notes and some collected by the
Research Section.
The Report was prepared in cooperation with the staff of
National Assembly’s services whom we are particularly
grateful. Without their assistance and active support
the present Report would not have been as topical and
comprehensive.
The following abbreviations are used throughout the
text:
NA NCo RS
DG DC
SDS SD National Assembly
National Council
Republic of Slovenia
Deputy group
Deputy club
Slovenian Democratic Party
Social Democrats (from the establishment to
4 April 2005 named ZLSD – the United List of
1 INTRODUCTION AND EXPLANATION OF WORKING METHODS
Social Democrats)
LDS Liberal Democracy of Slovenia
NSi New Slovenia
SLS
Slovene People’s Party
Zares since 12 October 2007 (prior to that, the
deputies of Zares formed a deputy group of
unaffiliated deputies: 27 February
2007 – 2 October 2007)
DeSUS Democratic Party of Pensioners of Slovenia
SNS
Slovenian National Party
Lipa since 14 March 2008 (prior to that, the deputies
of Lipa formed a deputy group of unaffiliated
deputies: 14 January 2008 – 14 March 2008)
NC Deputies of the Italian and Hungarian national
communities
UD
Unaffiliated deputy (Slavko Gaber: since
30 March 2007)
UD 1 Unaffiliated deputy (Matej Lahovnik: 25 January
2007 – 27 February 2007)
UD 2 Unaffiliated deputy (Janez Drobnič: since
12 June 2008)
WBR Working body responsible
WBC Working body concerned
Rules of Procedure Rules of Procedure of the
National Assembly
Government Government of the Republic
of Slovenia
Coalition 9
The coalition comprises the members
of deputy groups of those political
parties that signed the coalition
agreement; the other deputies form the
opposition, with the exception of the
deputies of the two national
communities who are listed separately.
The meaning of other abbreviations is explained in the
notes and legends to the tables.
Research and Documentation Division
2 GENERAL INFORMATION
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The fourth elections to the National Assembly took
place on 3 October 2004, while the first session of the
newly elected National Assembly, where the election
of 90 deputies was confirmed, was held on 22 October
2004. The term of office of the deputies lasts four years.
Deputies are elected by universal, equal and direct voting.
One representative of the Italian and one representative
of the Hungarian national community are also elected to
the National Assembly.
2.1 Deputies of the National Assembly in the parliamentary
term 2004-2008
This chapter presents data on the deputies of the
National Assembly. Table 2.1 features all deputies of the
2004-2008 parliamentary term and the changes relating
to the composition. The number preceding the name
of the deputy marks the composition at the end of the
parliamentary term.
Table 2.1: Deputies in the parliamentary term 2004-2008
No.
NAME
DEPUTY
GROUP
1.
ANTON ANDERLIČ
LDS
2.
JOSIP BAJC
SLS
ANDREJ BAJUK
NSi
BOGDAN BAROVIČ
SNS
3.
CHANGES
In accordance with Art. 14 of the Deputies Act, temporarily ceased to hold the
office of deputy on 3 Dec. 2004 (appointed Minister of Finance).
NC
(Italian
4.
ROBERTO BATTELLI
5.
SAMO BEVK
SD
6.
STANISLAV BRENČIČ
SLS
national
community)
In accordance with Art. 14 of the Deputies Act, ceased to hold the office of
7.
ANDREJ BRUČAN
SDS
deputy on 3 Dec. 2004 (appointed Minister of Health); in accordance with Art. 14
of the Deputies Act, again holds the office of deputy since 11 Sep. 2007.
In accordance with Art. 14(2) of the Deputies Act, assumed the office of deputy
FRANC CAPUDER
NSi
to replace Janez Drobnič on 16 Dec. 2004; ceased to hold the office of deputy,
replacing Janez Drobnič, on 1 Dec. 2006.
8.
FRANCE CUKJATI
SDS
9.
MILAN M. CVIKL
SD
10.
ZVONKO ČERNAČ
SDS
POLONCA DOBRAJC
SDS
Until 9 Mar. 2007 member of DC LDS; from 19 to 21 Mar. 2007 member of no
deputy group; since 21 Mar. 2007 member of DG SD.
In accordance with Art. 14(2) of the Deputies Act, holds the office of deputy to
replace Milan Zver since 16 Dec. 2004.
to replace Andrej Bručan on 16 Dec. 2004;
ceased to hold the office of deputy, replacing Andrej Bručan, on 11 Sep. 2007.
office of deputy on 3 Dec. 2004 (appointed Minister of Labour, Family and Social
11.
JANEZ DROBNIČ
UD
Affairs); in accordance with Art. 14 of the Deputies Act, again holds the office of
deputy since 1 Dec. 2006 (ceased to hold the office of Minister of Labour, Family
and Social Affairs on 1 Dec. 2006).
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Table 2.1 continue:
No.
NAME
DEPUTY
GROUP
12.
MARJAN DROFENIK
SLS
13.
GEZA DŽUBAN
LDS
14.
ANDREJ FABJAN
SLS
JOŽEF FICKO
SDS
to replace Miroslav Luci on 16 Dec. 2004;
15.
SLAVKO GABER
UD
Until 30 Mar. 2007 member of DC LDS; since 30 Mar. 2007 unaffiliated deputy.
16.
PAVEL GANTAR
Zares
CHANGES
replace Ivan Žagar since 9 Mar. 2007.
Confirmed deputy on 9 Jul. 2008 to replace late Kristijan Janc.
ceased to hold the office of deputy, replacing Miroslav Luci, on 30 Nov. 2005.
Until 22 Feb. 2007 member of DC LDS; from 22 to 27 Feb. 2007 member of no
deputy group; since 27 Feb. 2007 member of DG UD, since 12 Oct. 2007 member
of DG Zares.
17.
LJUBO GERMIČ
LDS
18.
IVAN GRILL
SDS
19.
BRANKO GRIMS
SDS
20.
ALEŠ GULIČ
LDS
21.
MATJAŽ HAN
SD
22.
BOJAN HOMAN
SDS
23.
FRANC FERI HORVAT
SD
24.
JOŽEF HORVAT
NSi
25.
ROBERT HROVAT
SDS
26.
SREČKO HVAUC
SDS
27
EVA IRGL
SDS
KRISTIJAN JANC
SLS
JANEZ JANŠA
SDS
28.
FRANC JAZBEC
SDS
29.
IVAN JELEN
DeSUS
30.
31.
ZMAGO JELINČIČ
PLEMENITI
ALENKA JERAJ
replace Andrej Vizjak since 16 Dec. 2004.
Confirmed deputy on 25 Oct. 2006 to replace Pavel Rupar who resigned from
office.
Died on 4 Jul. 2008.
office of deputy on 9 Nov. 2004 (elected President of the Government).
SNS
SDS
32.
MIRAN JERIČ
LDS
33.
JOŽEF JEROVŠEK
SDS
34.
AURELIO JURI
SD
In accordance with Art. 202(3) of the Rules of Procedure and Art. 9(1/6) and (2)
FRANC KANGLER
SLS
of the Deputies Act, presented resignation on 2 Feb. 2007; his office as deputy
terminated on 5 Mar. 2007.
35.
VASJA KLAVORA
DeSUS
36.
ANTON KOKALJ
NSi
37.
BOJAN KONTIČ
SD
38.
DRAGO KOREN
NSi
39.
DIMITRIJ KOVAČIČ
SDS
40.
JANEZ KRAMBERGER
SLS
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Table 2.1 continue:
No.
NAME
DEPUTY
GROUP
DANIJEL KRIVEC
SDS
MOJCA KUCLER
DOLINAR
42.
43.
44.
45.
DUŠAN KUMER
MATEJ LAHOVNIK
DARJA LAVTIŽAR
BEBLER
MITJA LJUBELJŠEK
CHANGES
In accordance with Art. 14 of the Deputies Act, temporarily ceased to hold
NSi
the office of deputy on 1 Oct. 2007 (appointed Minister of Higher Education,
Science and Technology).
SD
Zares
Until 25 Jan. 2007 member of DC LDS; since 25 Jan. 2007 independent deputy;
since 27 Feb. 2007 member of DG UD; since 12 Oct. 2007 member of DG Zares.
SD
SDS
office of deputy on 9 Dec. 2004 (appointed State Secretary in the Office of the
President of the Government); in accordance with Art. 14 of the Deputies Act,
again holds the office of deputy since 30 Nov. 2005 (ceased to hold the office of
State Secretary in the office of the President of the Government on 31 Oct. 2005)
MIROSLAV LUCI
SDS
and thus Jožef Ficko ceased to hold the office of deputy, replacing Miroslav Luci;
Miroslav Luci resigned from the office of deputy on 25 Nov. 2005 due to
appointment to an office incompatible with the office of deputy (Ambassador to
Serbia and Montenegro), this resulting in the termination of his office as deputy
on 30 Nov. 2005 in accordance with Art. 202(3) of the Rules of Procedure and
Art. 9(1/6) and (2) of the Deputies Act.
46.
BRANKO MARINIČ
SDS
47.
MARTIN MIKOLIČ
NSi
48.
RUDOLF MOGE
LDS
49.
STANE PAJK
SDS
50.
MARKO PAVLIHA
SD
51.
BREDA PEČAN
SD
52.
SAŠO PEČE
Lipa
53.
RUDOLF PETAN
SDS
54.
MILAN PETEK
LDS
55.
MIRO PETEK
SDS
Until 9 Jan. 2008 member of DG SNS; since 9 Jan. 2008 unaffiliated deputy; since
14 Jan. 2007 member of DG UD; since 14 Mar. 2008 member of DG Lipa.
to replace Franc Pukšič on 16 Dec. 2004;
56.
MARIJAN POJBIČ
SDS
ceased to hold the office of deputy, replacing Franc Pukšič, on 30 Nov. 2005;
confirmed deputy on 8 Dec. 2005 to replace Miroslav Luci who resigned from
office (appointed Ambassador to Serbia and Montenegro).
57.
ALOJZ POSEDEL
Zares
deputy group; since 27 Feb. 2007 member of the DG UD, since 12 Oct. 2007
member of DG Zares.
58.
MAJDA POTRATA
SD
59.
MIRAN POTRČ
SD
Table 2.1 continue:
No.
NAME
DEPUTY
GROUP
CHANGES
NC
60.
MARIA POZSONEC
(Hungarian
national
community)
61.
JAKOB PRESEČNIK
SLS
62.
MIHAEL PREVC
SLS
63.
SREČKO PRIJATELJ
SNS
office of deputy on 3 Dec. 2004 (appointed State Secretary in the Office of the
64.
FRANC PUKŠIČ
SDS
President of the Government); in accordance with Art. 14 of the Deputies Act,
again holds the office of deputy since 30 Nov. 2005 (ceased to hold the office of
State Secretary in the Government Office for Slovenes Abroad on 30 Nov. 2005);
thus, Marjan Pojbič ceased to hold the office of deputy replacing Franc Pukšič.
65.
VILI REZMAN
DeSUS
66.
ANTON ROP
SD
67.
BOJAN RUGELJ
SDS
Presented resignation on 12 Oct. 2006; in accordance with Art. 202(3) of the
PAVEL RUPAR
SDS
Rules of Procedure and Art. 9(1/6) and (2) of the Deputies Act, his office as
deputy terminated on 23 Oct. 2006.
68.
BORUT SAJOVIC
LDS
69.
MITJA SLAVINEC
LDS
70.
ALOJZ SOK
NSi
71.
BOJAN STARMAN
SDS
72.
FRANC SUŠNIK
SDS
73.
MAJDA ŠIRCA
Zares
74.
JOŽEF ŠKOLČ
LDS
75.
TOMAŽ ŠTEBE
SDS
76.
MATJAŽ ŠVAGAN
LDS
77.
JOŽE TANKO
SDS
78.
DAVORIN TERČON
Zares
Until 2 Mar. 2007 member of DC LDS; since 2 Mar. 2007 member of DG UD; since
12 Oct. 2007 member of DG Zares.
replace Janez Janša since 2 Dec. 2004.
deputy group; since 27 Feb. 2007 member of the DG UD, since 12 Oct. 2007
member of DG Zares.
79.
80.
CIRIL TESTEN
VILI TROFENIK
NSi
Zares
81.
MARJETKA UHAN
NSi
82.
JANKO VEBER
SD
83.
RUDI VERŠNIK
SDS
ANDREJ VIZJAK
SDS
replace Andrej Bajuk since 16 Dec. 2004.
Until 28 Mar. 2007 member of DC LDS; since 28 Mar. 2007 member of DG UD;
since 12 Oct. 2007 member of DG Zares.
office on 3 Dec. 2004 (appointed Minister of the Economy).
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Table 2.1 continue:
No.
NAME
DEPUTY
GROUP
84.
BOŠTJAN ZAGORAC
Lipa
85.
CVETKA ZALOKAR
ORAŽEM
Zares
86.
BOGOMIR ZAMERNIK SDS
87.
MILENKO ZIHERL
SDS
88.
MAJDA ZUPAN
NSi
MILAN ZVER
SDS
CHANGES
Until 9 Jan. 2008 member of DG SNS; since 9 Jan. 2008 unaffiliated deputy; since
14 Jan. 2008 member of DG UD; since 14 Mar. 2008 member of DG Lipa.
Until 2 Mar. 2007 member of DC LDS; since 2 Mar. 2007 member of DG UD; since
12 Oct. 2007 member of DG Zares.
replace Mojca Kucler Dolinar since 22 Oct. 2007.
office of deputy on 3 Dec. 2004 (appointed Minister of Education and Sport).
Confirmed deputy on 9 Mar. 2007 to replace Franc Kangler who resigned from
office; in accordance with Art. 14 of the Deputies Act, ceased to hold the office
IVAN ŽAGAR
of deputy on 9 Mar. 2007 (appointed Minister without Portfolio, responsible for
Local Self-Government and Regional Policy).
89.
90.
BARBARA ŽGAJNER
TAVŠ
FRANC ŽNIDARŠIČ
Lipa
Until 9 Jan. 2008 member of DC SNS; since 9 Jan. 2008 unaffiliated deputy, since
14 Jan. 2008 member of DG UD, since 14 Mar. 2008 member of DG Lipa.
DeSUS
Source: Databases of the service of the Commission for Public Office and Elections .
2.2 Deputy groups
The parliamentary term 2004-2008 saw several changes
in the composition of deputy groups resulting, above
all, from some deputies leaving their groups. In 2007, 12
deputies left the LDS deputy club. Seven of them formed
a new deputy group Zares, four joined SD, while one
deputy continued to perform his office as an unaffiliated
deputy. In the beginning of 2008, three deputies left SNS
to form the deputy group Lipa. New Slovenia also lost
one member who continued his office as an unaffiliated
deputy. The above changes are depicted in Table 2.2.
Table 2.2: Deputies by deputy group and unaffiliated deputies
DEPUTY GROUP
DATE OF FORMATION
2004
2008
Slovenian Democratic Party
27 Oct. 2004
29
29
Social Democrats*
26 Oct. 2004
10
14
Liberal Democracy of Slovenia
22 Oct. 2004
23
11
New Slovenia
26 Oct. 2004
9
8
Slovene People’s Party
26 Oct. 2004
7
7
Zares**
12 Oct. 2007
-
7
Democratic Party of Pensioners of Slovenia
22 Oct. 2004
4
4
Slovenian National Party
22 Oct. 2004
6
3
Lipa**
14 Mar. 2008
-
3
Deputies of the Italian and Hungarian national communities ***
25 Oct. 2004
2
2
Unaffiliated deputy (UD)
since 30 Mar. 2007
-
1
Unaffiliated deputy (UD1)
25 Jan. - 27 Feb. 2007
-
-
Unaffiliated deputy (UD2)
since 12 Jun. 2008
-
1
Source: Databases of the service of the Commission for Public Office and Elections.
Notes:
* Until 4 April 2005 named ZLSD – United List of Social Democrats.
** Two deputy groups of unaffiliated deputies were formed in the 2004-2008 parliamentary term: the first group was formed on
27 February 2007 and operated until 12 October 2007 (formation of DG Zares), while the second group operated between 14
January and 14 March 2008 (formation of DG Lipa).
*** In accordance with the Rules of Procedure, deputies of the Italian and Hungarian national communities together have the status
of a deputy group..
2.3 Structure of deputies
Below is a presentation of some characteristics regarding the structure of deputies, such as: number of deputies by sex,
age and education, number of re-elected deputies and the number of deputies – mayors.
Data refer to the beginning and the end of the parliamentary term.
Table 2.3 shows no changes occurred in the structure of deputies by sex from the beginning to end of the term
Table 2.3: Structure of deputies by sex
NO.
YEAR
%
Male deputies
Female deputies
Male deputies
Female deputies
2004
79
11
88
12
2008
79
11
88
12
Table 2.4 shows that at the beginning of the term most deputies belonged to the age group 40-49 years, while at the end
of the term they were placed in the age group 50-59.
Table 2.4: Structure of deputies by age
Under 30
30-39
40-49
50-59
60-69
over 70
TOTAL
No.
%
No.
%
No.
%
No.
%
No.
%
No.
%
-
2004
2
2
9
10
44
49
22
24
13
14
-
-
90
2008
-
-
9
10
29
32
35
39
15
17
2
2
90
According to Table 2.5 most deputies have higher education.
Table 2.5: Structure of deputies by education
UNIVERSITY AND POSTGRADUATE
EDUCATION
HIGHER EDUCATION
SECONDARY
EDUCATION
TOTAL
No.
No.
No.
Doctor’s
degree
Master’s
degree
No.
%
No.
%
No.
%
2004
7
8
10
11
42
47
13
14
18
20
90
2008
5
6
11
12
40
44
17
19
17
19
90
Other
%
%
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Table 2.6 depicts the number of re-elected deputies and the number of deputies – mayors. Both decreased towards the
end of the term.
Table 2.6: Number re-elected deputies and number of deputies – mayors
YEAR
RE-ELECTED DEPUTIES
DEPUTIES – MAYORS
2004
41
19
2008
37
18
2.4 Leading officials of the National Assembly
As a general rule, the National Assembly elects its leading officials at its first session. The President and two Vice-Presidents
of the National Assembly were elected on 22 October 2004, when also the Secretary General was appointed, while the
third Vice-President was elected at a later stage.
France Cukjati, DG SDS, elected at the session of 22 October 2004.
Vice-Presidents:
Vasja KLAVORA, DG Desus, elected at the session of 22 October 2004.
Sašo PEČE, DG SNS, elected at the session of 22 October 2004. Held such office until 28 July 2008.
Marko PAVLIHA, DC LDS, elected at the session of 17 November 2004. Held such office until 27 March 2007.
Secretary General of the National Assembly
Lovro LONČAR, appointed at the session of 22 October 2004.
2.5 Deputy offices
Deputies establish and maintain contacts with their
voters also by means of deputy offices. These are set up
in accordance with Art. 35 of the Deputies Act, a decision
adopted by the Commission for Public Office and Elections,
and a decision taken by the deputies. Deputy offices are
normally open on Mondays. In the parliamentary term
2004-2008 there were 94 deputy offices.
2.6 Coalition–opposition ratio, deputies of the Italian and
Hungarian national communities, unaffiliated deputy
Table 2.7 indicates the ratio between coalition and opposition at the beginning and end of the term.
Table 2.7: Coalition and opposition, deputies of the Italian and Hungarian
national communities
BEGINNING OF TERM
Coalition
–deputy group
and No. of
deputies
Opposition –
deputy group and
No. of deputies
SDS – 29
END OF TERM
Deputies of the
Italian and
Hungarian
national
communities
Coalition -deputy
group and No. of
deputies
Opposition deputy group and
No. of deputies
LDS – 23
SDS – 29
LDS – 11
NSi – 9
SD – 10
NSi – 8
SD – 14
SLS – 7
SNS – 6
SLS – 7
Zares – 7
DeSUS – 4
SNS – 3
DeSUS – 4
NC – 2
Deputies of the
Italian and
Hungarian
national
communities
NC – 2
Lipa – 3
UD, UD1, UD2 – 3
49 deputies
39 deputies
2 deputies
48 deputies
TOTAL 90 DEPUTIES
40 deputies
TOTAL 90 DEPUTIES
2 deputies
3 SESSIONS OF THE NATIONAL ASSEMBLY
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3. 1 Sessions of the National Assembly
The National Assembly fulfils its fundamental mission on
regular and extraordinary sessions which are normally
open to the public. The convening and course of the
session are regulated in detail by the Rules of Procedure.
Regular sessions are convened by the President during
regular annual terms of the National Assembly (in the
spring term between 10 January and 15 July and in the
autumn term between 1 September and 20 December), as
a rule during the last seven working days of each month.
Pursuant to a decision taken by the National Assembly or
an agreement reached by the Council of the President,
regular sessions may also be convened on other days.
Extraordinary sessions are convened by the President
at the request of at least a quarter of the deputies or the
President of the Republic no later than 14 days following
the submission of such request. An extraordinary session
may also be convened at the proposal of the Government
or a decision by the Council of the President to discuss
issues that cannot be postponed or placed on the agenda
of a regular session in due time.
The work of the National Assembly is public, except
when confidential issues are discussed. The National
Assembly may decide that the public be excluded from
the discussion of a certain issue. In such case, it decides
who, in addition to the deputies, may attend a session or
a part thereof which is closed to the public.
In the parliamentary term 2004-2008, the National
Assembly met on 41 regular and 40 extraordinary sessions.
Details on the work at sessions are provided in Table 3.1.
Table 3.1: Regular and extraordinary sessions of the National Assembly
TOTAL
REGULAR SESSIONS
NO. OF
SESSIONS
EXTRAORDINARY SESSIONS
NO. OF
REGULAR
SESSIONS
+ EXTRAORDINARY
Convened on proposal of the
Government or following a decision
Convened according to work
programme (Art. 57(1) of the Rules
40
of the Council of the President
20
60
20
21
of NA (Art. 58(2) of the Rules of
of Procedure)
Procedure)
Convened by the President of
the Republic (Art. 81(3) of the
Convened at request of at least a
1
Constitution )
quarter of deputies (Art. 58(1) of the
Rules of Procedure)
Public session*
41
Public session
40
81
Closed session*
3
Closed session
0
3
40***
81
TOTAL NO. OF REGULAR
SESSIONS
41
TOTAL NO. OF EXTRAORDINARY
SESSIONS
Duration in days
224
Duration in days
59
283
Duration in hours and minutes
1603:28
Duration in hours and minutes
366:30
1969:58
No. of items on the agenda
1056
No. of items on the agenda
115
1171
No. of items withdrawn
5
No. of items withdrawn
3
8
Time utilisation
61%
Time utilisation
63%
61%
No. of agenda extensions
26
No. of agenda extensions
7
33
0
9
No. of items postponed to other
sessions
9
No. of items postponed to other
sessions
No. of secret ballots
13
No. of secret ballots
4
17
No. of speakers
3702
No. of speakers
1785
5487
No. of times the floor was taken:
No. of times the floor was taken:
23
Table 3.1 continue:
TOTAL
REGULAR SESSIONS
NO. OF
SESSIONS
EXTRAORDINARY SESSIONS
NO. OF
REGULAR
SESSIONS
+ EXTRAORDINARY
- by the working body
responsible
650
- by the working body
responsible
88
738
- by deputy groups
5114
- by deputy groups
909
6023
- by the Government
3169
- by the Government
366
3535
- by deputies
14501
- by deputies
3710
18211
- by the National Council
28
- by the National Council
12
40
1
15
19
113
- by the Legislative and
Legal Service
- by others
14
94
- by the Legislative and Legal
Service
- by others
Source: Secretariat of the National Assembly.
Notes:
* The session was partly closed to the public; in the table, it is listed under both public and closed sessions.
** Weighted arithmetic mean where regular sessions, due to longer duration, have greater weight than extraordinary sessions.
*** 41 extraordinary sessions were convened and 40 actually held. The 35th extraordinary session was cancelled.
In the parliamentary term 2004-2008, sessions lasted 283 days; 5487 speakers took the floor and 1171 agenda items were
discussed.
3.2 Adjournments and obstructions
A session of the National Assembly may be adjourned if
so required prior to the vote by a leader of a deputy group
in order to consult with the group. A deputy group may
request such adjournment only once for each item on
the agenda. It may not last more than 45 minutes unless
otherwise decided by the National Assembly. The Chair
interrupts the work if the session no longer has a quorum,
if consultations are necessary before voting, if the National
Assembly decides that it is necessary to obtain opinions of
the working bodies and the Legislative and Legal Service
or the Government, and in other cases. Table 3.2 indicates
adjournments by reason.
Table 3.2: Adjournments
No. OF ADJOURNMENTS
REGULAR SESSIONS
EXTRAORDINARY
SESSIONS
TOTAL
At request of deputy groups
45
16
61
To obtain an opinion (by working bodies, the Government, and
the Legislative and Legal Service)
7
4
11
Due to absence (non-cooperation) of the Government
23
2
25
Due to lack of a quorum
14
16
30
Other reasons
58
18
76
TOTAL adjournments
147
56
203
Source: Secretariat of the National Assembly.
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The number of obstructions – the extreme means to
express disagreement with the adoption of certain
decisions – totalled 106; 79 were tabled at regular sessions
and 27 at extraordinary sessions. Most obstructions were
announced by the LDS, SD and SNS deputy groups. The
reasons for obstructions were primarily:
• disagreement with the procedure,
• disagreement with the content,
• non-consideration of the opinion of experts and the
public concerned,
• non-consideration of proposals or amendments tabled
by deputy groups, resulting in their obstruction.
3.3 Time utilisation
Table 3.3 shows time utilisation, i.e. the share of time actually spent compared to the announced duration of a speech or
debate.
Table 3.3: Time utilisation compared to the announced duration of a speech or
debate
SESSIONS OF THE NATIONAL ASSEMBLY
REGULAR
EXTRAORDINARY
TOTAL**
Time utilisation
- introductory speeches
70%
73%
71%
- proposer*
71%
67%
69%
- working body responsible
67%
72%
69%
- debates by deputy groups
62%
51%
57%
- debates by the proposer
40%
45%
42%
Notes:
* The Government or a deputy.
** Weighted arithmetic mean where regular sessions, due to longer duration, have greater weight than extraordinary sessions.
3.4 Draft and adopted laws and other acts
Pursuant to the Slovenian Constitution and the Rules
of Procedure, the National Assembly adopts various
acts. Art. 107 of the Rules of Procedure provides that the
National Assembly adopts constitutional acts amending
the Constitution, laws, authentic interpretations of
laws, the state budget, amendments to the state budget,
supplementary budgets and the annual financial statement
of the state budget, rules of procedure, ordinances,
resolutions, declarations, recommendations, decisions,
and official consolidated texts of laws.
The tables below indicate all laws and acts adopted by the
National Assembly in the parliamentary term 2004-2008.
In addition to constitutional acts, laws, laws amending
laws, and ratifications, Table 3.4 also includes the category
‘acts of notification’, although not separately regulated by
the Rules of Procedure – however such act is provided by
the Foreign Affairs Act.
In the parliamentary term 2004-2008, the National Assembly
adopted 633 laws, including two acts of notification. Most
of them were laws amending other laws (319), while 148
adopted laws introduced a new regulation of a specific
issue. 163 treaties were ratified and one constitutional act
adopted.
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Table 3.4: Adopted laws, amendments to laws, and ratifications
ADOPTED LAWS
2004-2005
2006
2007
2008
TOTAL
-
1
-
-
1
Laws
21
67
31
29
148
Laws amending laws
78
96
80
65
319
Ratifications
51
42
46
24
163
Acts on notifications
1
-
-
1
2
151
206
157
119
633
Constitutional acts
TOTAL
Source: Databases of the National Assembly as of 24 September 2008.
In the same period, the National Assembly adopted 814
other acts. An increase in the number of adopted acts
was registered in 2007 (282 adopted acts), mainly in the
category of adopted decisions (192). Owing to the end
of the term and the elections, the number of adopted
acts decreased in 2008. Less decisions were adopted (76)
and less official consolidated texts were confirmed (3)
as a result of the amendments to the Rules of Procedure,
adopted in July 2007. According thereto, following each
amendment of a law the Legislative and Legal Service only
prepares an unofficial consolidated text of the law, which
is made available on the National Assembly’s website.
Pursuant to a decision adopted by the National Assembly
at the proposal of the working body responsible, the
Government or a deputy group, the Legislative and Legal
service also prepares an official consolidated text, which
the National Assembly confirms without debate and
which is published in the Official Gazette of the Republic
of Slovenia.
Due to the changes in the methodology, the acts of
notification, which in terms of their content resemble the
acts of ratification, are considered in the Table 3.4.
Table 3.5: Adopted acts
ADOPTED ACTS
Authentic interpretations
Ordinances
204-2005
2006
2007
2008
TOTAL
-
3
1
-
4
12
14
10
6
42
Rules of procedure
-
-
1
-
1
Budgets
2
1
1
-
4
1
-
1
1
3
112
104
192
76
484
Amendments to the budget
-
1
1
-
2
Financial statements
2
-
2
-
4
Resolutions
5
6
4
3
18
Declarations
1
1
3
1
6
Recommendations
2
1
1
1
5
Official consolidated texts of laws
80
93
64
3
240
-
-
1
-
1
217
224
282
91
814
Supplementary budgets
Decisions
Vote of confidence in the Government
TOTAL
The table below presents some specific categories of
acts adopted by the National Assembly in the past term.
National programmes are adopted by the National
Assembly by means of a resolution, while parliamentary
inquiries are ordered by ordinance. The latter is also
adopted to call a referendum. Reports are adopted by a
decision. For the 2007 Report on the Work of the Advocate
of Equal Opportunities of Women and Men and the
Principle of Equality, the National Assembly adopted a
recommendation in 2008. The 2008 reports also include
the reports by three commissions of inquiry.
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Table 3.6: Adopted acts – specific categories
ADOPTED ACTS
- specific categories
2004-2005
2006
2007
2008
TOTAL
National programmes
5
4
4
2
15
Parliamentary inquiries
2
-
2
-
4
Calling of referendums
2
1
1
1
5
Reports
1
1
4
10
16
3.4.1 Draft and adopted laws by proposer
Laws may be proposed by the Government, a deputy,
the National Council, or at least 5000 voters. In the
parliamentary term 2004-2008, 850 laws were proposed
and 633 adopted. Most laws were adopted in 2006 (206),
and less in 2008 (119), when elections were held. Table 3.7
and Diagram 3.1 show the number of laws by proposer.
Table 3.7: Draft and adopted laws by year and proposer
PROPOSER
2004-2005
2006
2007
2008
TOTAL
Draft
Adopted
Draft
Adopted
Draft
Adopted
Draft
Adopted
Draft
Adopted
Deputies
44
5
23*
5*
25
3
33
5
125
18
Government
219
145
208
201
183
154
100
114
710
614
3
-
2
-
4
-
4
-
13
-
National Council
Voters
1
1
1
-
-
-
-
-
2
1
Total
267
151
234
206
212
157
137
119
850
633
Legend:
* Laws proposed by the deputies include the constitutional act proposed by the Constitutional Commission
(not included in Table 6.23).
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Diagram 3.1: Draft and adopted laws by year and proposer
250
219
208
201
200
183
154
145
150
44
deputies
Government
3
ac
ts
20
08
ac
ts
20
08
ac
ts
20
07
National Council
5
4
ad
op
te
d
dr
af
t
ac
ts
20
07
4
dr
af
t
5
ac
ts
20
06
1
ad
op
te
d
dr
af
t
ac
ts
20
06
1
ad
op
te
d
ac
ts
20
04
-2
00
5
dr
af
t
5
ac
ts
20
04
-2
00
5
3 1
0
33
25
23
ad
op
te
d
50
114
100
100
voters
3.4.2 Adopted laws by type of legislative procedure
As a general rule, the legislative procedure consists of
three stages (readings), although in certain cases laws may
be adopted also by the urgent or shortened procedure.
The Rules of Procedure provide for the following three
types of legislative procedure:
• regular procedure with three readings of a draft
law: the first reading, held at the plenary session, as
a general debate only at the request of ten deputies,
and the second and third readings; in certain cases the
second and third readings may be held at the same
session (see 3.4.3 Details concerning the regular
legislative procedure);
• shortened procedure for less demanding
amendments, for laws or provisions that cease to apply,
for less demanding harmonisations with other laws or
with the acquis communautaire, or for amendments
relating to proceedings before or decisions of the
Constitutional Court;
• urgent procedure, where so required by interests
of security or defence of the state, or to eliminate the
consequences of natural disasters, or to prevent hardly
reparable consequences for the functioning of the
state. Such procedure may only be proposed by the
Government.
No general debate is held in the shortened and urgent
procedures, the second and third readings are carried
out at the same session, and different deadlines apply for
individual activities.
In the parliamentary term 2004-2008, 209 laws were
adopted by the regular procedure, 107 by the urgent
procedure, 152 by the shortened procedure, and 163
treaties were ratified. The two acts of notification are
listed separately. Table 3.8 presents the different types of
procedure by individual years, while Diagram 3.2 shows
the percentage of adopted laws by type of legislative
procedure.
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Table 3.8: Adopted laws by year and type of legislative procedure
ADOPTED LAWS
2004-2005
2006
2007
2008
TOTAL
Regular procedure
23
92
54
40
209
Urgent procedure
29
26
23
29
107
Shortened procedure
47
46
34
25
152
Ratifications
51
42
46
24
163
Acts on notifications
TOTAL
1
-
-
1
2
151
206
157
119
633
Diagram 3.2: Percentage of adopted laws by type of legislative procedure
ratification
25,8 %
act on notification
0,3 %
regular procedure
33,0 %
shortened procedure
24,0 %
urgent procedure
16,9 %
3.4.3 Details concerning the regular legislative procedure
In the parliamentary term 2004-2008, 209 laws were adopted by the regular legislative procedure, of which 202 were
proposed by the Government and 7 by the deputies.
Requests for general debate
Pursuant to the Rules of Procedure, at least ten deputies
may request that a general debate be held in the first
reading of a draft law by the regular procedure. In the past
term, deputies made use of such possibility in relation to
56 laws proposed by the Government and 2 laws proposed
by themselves.
Proposals for a general debate of laws proposed by the
Government were presented by the following deputy
groups as first-signed: SDS (13), SD (22), LDS (23), and
Zares (1). The following deputy groups co-signed the
proposals: SD (4), LDS (2), NSi (12), SLS (12), Zares (1),
DeSUS (12), SNS (2), and NC (1). General debate was
requested for two laws proposed by the deputies. One
of them was proposed in 2006 by SNS, and the general
debate was requested by LDS. The other was proposed by
a group of deputies headed by Jože Tanko in 2008, while
the general debate thereon was requested by deputies
from SDS (proposer of the law as first-signed), NSi, SLS,
and DeSUS deputy groups. A table containing the data
regarding requests for general debate by deputy groups
is shown in Chapter 6.
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Third reading and voting on the law
If in the second reading amendments have been adopted
to less then a tenth of the articles of the supplemented draft
law, the National Assembly may decide, on the proposal
of the proposer, to hold the third reading of the draft law
at the same session (Art. 138 of the Rules of Procedure).
In the parliamentary term 2004-2008, 46 or 22% of all
laws adopted by the regular procedure were adopted in
accordance with the above provision.
If no amendment to the supplemented draft law is adopted
in the second reading, the National Assembly proceeds to a
vote at the same session (Art. 139 of the Rules of Procedure).
In the present term, 133 or 64% of all laws adopted by the
regular procedure were adopted according to the said
provision.
This means that the second and third readings were held
at the same session in 85.6% of the cases where laws were
adopted by the regular procedure (179 laws).
3.5 Amendments
In the parliamentary term 2004-2008, 11621 amendments
were proposed and 6803 adopted. Table 3.9 and Diagram
3.3 show the relation between proposed and adopted
amendments by proposer.
Table 3.9: Amendments by proposer
PROPOSER
2004-2005
2006
2007
2008
TOTAL
Proposed
Adopted
Proposed
Adopted
Proposed
Adopted
Proposed
Adopted
Proposed
Adopted
Working body**
708
664
1469
1433
440
429
187
186
2804
2712
Deputies*
882
170
1922
915
2080
924
1853
1360
6737
3369
Government
48
31
92
55
100
99
9
9
250
194
1638
865
3483
2403
2620
1452
2049
1555
9790
6275
Working body
73
68
89
89
57
47
16
15
235
219
Deputies*
748
87
322
77
386
98
131
43
1587
305
4
3
2
2
3
3
0
0
9
8
Laws
TOTAL to laws
Acts
Government
TOTAL to acts
825
158
413
168
446
148
147
58
1831
532
Working body**
781
732
1558
1522
497
476
203
201
3039
2931
Deputies*
1630
253
2244
992
2466
1022
1984
1403
8324
3670
52
34
94
57
103
102
9
9
259
203
2463
1023
3896
2571
3066
1600
2196
1613
11621
6807
Government
TOTAL to laws
and acts
Source: Annual reports on National Assembly’s work, databases of the National Assembly as of 8 October 2008.
Notes:
* Distribution by deputy groups is presented in Chapter 6.
** Distribution by deputy groups is presented in Chapter 5.
Lesser differences in the number of amendments in the mentioned chapters are due to different methods of data gathering.
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Diagram 3.3: Proposed and adopted amendments by year and proposer
3000
2500
2000
1500
1000
500
0
proposed
adopted
2004-2005
proposed
adopted
proposed
2006
working body
adopted
2007
deputies
proposed
adopted
2008
Government
In the parliamentary term 2004-2008, the shares of proposed amendments by proposer were as follows: deputies 71.62%,
Government 2.23%, and working body 26.15%.
3.6 Parliamentary questions and motions
Parliamentary questions and motions are important
rights pertaining to the deputies that represent a form of
control over the work of the Government and individual
ministries. Once a month a particular item on the agenda
of the session of the National Assembly is reserved for
parliamentary questions. When such item is discussed, the
representatives of the Government (President, ministers
and the Secretary General) must be present at the session.
The chairperson must ensure that deputies of different
deputy groups are given the floor. The first four questions
are posed by the opposition deputies and one coalition
deputy.
In the parliamentary term 2004-2008, 3144 parliamentary
questions and motions were submitted. Table 3.10 shows
the number of questions and motions submitted by the
coalition, the opposition, and the deputies of the national
communities by year.
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Table 3.10: Parliamentary questions and motions by the coalition, the opposition,
and the deputies of the national communities
PARLIAMENTARY QUESTIONS
AND MOTIONS
2004-2005
2006
2007
2008
TOTAL
COALITION
162
96
96
63
417
Answered
161
96
90
61
408
Unanswered
1
0
6
2
9
OPPOSITION
770
639
691
591
2691
Answered
768
636
682
560
2646
Unanswered
2
3
9
31
45
NC DEPUTIES
12
10
8
6
36
Answered
12
10
8
6
Unanswered
0
0
0
0
36
0
944
745
795
660
3144
TOTAL questions and motions
Source: Databases as of 20 October 2008.
Note:
* According to available data, 54 questions and motions remained unanswered. In accordance with the Rules of Procedure (Art.
249a), upon the beginning of the term of office of a new Government, minister or the Secretary General of the Government,
unanswered parliamentary questions and motions submitted to the Government, minister or the Secretary General of the
Government are dismissed.
Table 3.11 shows the number of questions and motions by
addressee. If a question or motion was addressed to
several addressees, only the first addressee was taken into
account.
Table 3.11: Parliamentary questions and motions by addressee
ADDRESSEE:
NO.
Government
498
President of the Government
158
Secretary General of the Government
5
Minister of Finance
208
Minister of the Interior
202
Minister of Foreign Affairs
93
Minister of Justice
156
Minister of Defence
66
Minister of Labour, Family and Social Affairs
231
Minister of the Economy
130
Minister of Agriculture, Forestry and Food
150
Minister of Culture
133
Minister of the Environment and Spatial Planning
274
Minister of Transport
280
Minister of Education and Sport
155
Minister of Higher Education, Science and Technology
77
Minister of Health
200
Minister of Public Administration
87
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Table 3.11 continue:
ADDRESSEE:
NO.
Minister without Portfolio, responsible for Local Self-Government and Regional Development
35
Minister without Portfolio, responsible for the Development Strategy
6
TOTAL
3144
Source: Databases of the National Assembly as of 20 October 2008.
3.7. Motions and requests filed pursuant to the Referendum
and Public Initiative Act
on the Constitution. Individual requests and motions for
referendum and the referendums held are presented in
tables 3.12 and 3.13.
In the parliamentary term 2004-2008, 15 motions and
requests to call a referendum were filed and three
referendums held. The Referendum and Public Initiative
Act was amended in 2006 (see ZRLI-D; Official Gazette
of the Republic of Slovenia No. 139/06). Pursuant to this
amendment, an early legislative referendum is no longer
possible. The new provision also explicitly regulates the
referendum on international integrations, while in the
past such referendum procedures were carried out based
Two legislative initiatives were submitted by the voters in
the past parliamentary term. In the last year of the term
(2008), a proposal to initiate the procedure for amending
the Constitution was presented to the voters.
Table 3.12: Motions and request filed pursuant to the Referendum and Public
Initiative Act
MOTIONS OR REQUESTS FILED
PURSUANT TO THE ZRLI
2004-2005
2006
2007
2008
TOTAL
Legislative referendum
3
3
1
2
9
Consultative referendum
-
-
-
4
4
-
-
-
2
2
3
3
1
8
15
Public initiative (Art. 59 of the ZRLI)
1
1
-
1
3
TOTAL (filed pursuant to the
ZRLI)
4
4
1
9
18
Referendum on international
integrations
Total (motions or requests for a
referendum)
Source: Databases of the National Assembly and of the Office of the President of the National Assembly.
Table 3.13: Referendums held
REFERENDUMS HELD
2004-2005
2006
2007
2008
TOTAL
Early legislative referendum
-
-
-
-
-
Subsequent legislative referendum
1
-
1
-
2
Consultative referendum
-
-
-
1
1
-
-
-
-
-
1
-
1
1
3
Referendum on international
integrations
Total
Source: Databases of the National Assembly and of the Office of the President of the National Assembly.
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3.8 Interpellations, votes of confidence, resignations,
dismissals
3.8.1 Interpellations
The interpellation is a means of supervision over the work
of the Government and individual ministers. Art. 118 of the
Constitution provides that an interpellation with respect
to the work of the Government or an individual minister
may be initiated in the National Assembly by at least ten
deputies. If, after the debate following such interpellation,
a majority of all deputies carries a vote of no confidence in
the Government or in an individual minister, the National
Assembly dismisses the Government or the said minister.
Such procedure is regulated in more detail by Articles 250253 of the Rules of Procedure. In the past parliamentary
term, three interpellations were discussed.
Table 3.14: Interpellations in the parliamentary term 2004-2008
INTERPELATIONS IN THE TERM 2004 - 2008
Interpellation concerning
the work and accountability
of a minister
Submitted by
Submitted on
Discussed by NA on
Result of voting
Vasko Simoniti, Minister of
Andrej Bručan, Minister of
Dragutin Mate, Minister of the
Culture
Health
Interior
Group of deputies
(first-signed: Majda Širca)
Group of deputies
(first-signed: Cvetka Zalokar
Oražem)
Group of deputies
(first-signed: Pavel Gantar)
25 Sep. 2006
11 Oct. 2006
22 Nov. 2007
30 Nov. 2006
13 Dec. 2006
5 Feb. 2008
(22nd regular session)
(25th extraordinary session)
(35th regular session)
Present: 78, for: 33, against: 41.
Present: 78, for: 35, against: 43.
Present: 68, for: 26,
against: 42.
Source: Databases of the National Assembly.
3.8.2 A vote of confidence in the Government
Art. 117 of the Constitution provides that the President of
the Government may require in the National Assembly a
vote of confidence in the Government. If the Government
does not receive the support of a majority vote of all
deputies, the National Assembly must elect within 30
days a new President of the Government or in a new vote
express its confidence in the incumbent President of the
Government. Such procedure is regulated in more detail
by Articles 257-260 of the Rules of Procedure.
In the past term, one request for a vote of confidence in the
Government was submitted to the National Assembly:
Submitted by: President of the Government Janez Janša
Submitted on: 15 November 2007
Discussed by the National Assembly on: 19 November
2007 (33rd regular session)
Result of voting: present: 84, for: 51, against: 33.
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3.8.3 Resignations of ministers
The procedure regarding the resignation of a minister is
regulated by Art. 261 of the Rules of Procedure. Within
seven days of receiving a written statement of resignation
from a minister, the President of the Government must
inform the President of the National Assembly thereof in
writing. The issue is placed on the agenda of a session of
the National Assembly within one week at the latest. It is
deemed that the office of the minister terminates when the
National Assembly has been informed of the resignation
at a session.
In the past term, five ministers presented their
resignations:
21 Mar. 2006 resignation of the Minister without
Portfolio, responsible for Coordinating
and Monitoring the Implementation of
Slovenia’s Development Strategy Jože
Pavlič Damijan
10 Jan. 2007 resignation of the Minister of Agriculture,
Forestry and Food Marija Lukačič
30 Aug. 2007 resignation of the Minister of Health
Andrej Bručan, the Minister of Transport
Janez Božič, and the Minister of Higher
Education, Science and Technology Jure
Zupan
3.8.4 Dismissal of a minister
Art. 112 of the Constitution provides that the ministers are
appointed and dismissed by the National Assembly on the
proposal of the President of the Government.
On the proposal of the President of the Government,
the National Assembly on 1 December 2006 dismissed
the Minister of Labour, Family and Social Affairs Janez
Drobnič.
Result of voting: present: 72, for: 59, against: 7.
3.9 Immunity of deputies
The Constitution of the Republic of Slovenia provides that
no deputy of the National Assembly is criminally liable
for any opinion expressed or vote cast at sessions of the
National Assembly or its working bodies (professional
immunity) (Art. 83). Furthermore, it provides that no
deputy may be detained nor, where such deputy claims
immunity, may criminal proceedings be initiated against
him without the permission of the National Assembly,
except where such deputy has been apprehended
committing a criminal offence for which a prison
sentence of over five years is prescribed (non-professional
immunity). The National Assembly may also grant
immunity to a deputy who has not claimed such immunity
or who has been apprehended committing a criminal
offence for which a prison sentence of over five years
is prescribed. The Constitution grants immunity also to
judges and Constitutional Court judges. Immunity is also
granted to the Ombudsman and Deputy Ombudsmen in
accordance with the Ombudsman Act.
The procedures regarding the immunity of deputies and
other holders of public offices is regulated in more detail
by Articles 203-214 of the Rules of Procedure.
In the 2000-2004 parliamentary term, the National
Assembly discussed 13 issues related to granting immunity
to seven deputies. Immunity was not granted to any of
them neither did they claim such.
The National Assembly discussed no issue related to
granting immunity to judges, Constitutional Court judges,
Ombudsman or Deputy Ombudsmen.
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3.10 Proceedings before the Constitutional Court
Pursuant to Article 160 of the Constitution and the provisions
of the Constitutional Court Act, the Constitutional Court of
the Republic of Slovenia decides on the constitutionality
of laws and on the constitutionality and legality of other
general legal acts of the National Assembly. Furthermore,
the Constitutional Court has other powers regarding the
acts of the National Assembly: it decides on constitutional
complaints, on jurisdictional disputes, on proposals for and
calling of referendums, on deputies' terms of office, etc.
The relationship between the National Assembly and
the Constitutional Court is specifically regulated by
Articles 262-271 of the Rules of Procedure of the National
Assembly.
With regard to the proceedings before the Constitutional
Court, the Constitutional Court asked the National
Assembly to explain 747 issues, 323 requiring a reply or
explanation.
In the same term, the Constitutional Court issued 67
decisions whereby it abrogated individual legal provisions,
and 80 decisions whereby it established that certain legal
provisions were unconstitutional.
Table 3.15: Issues subject to constitutional review or verification of legality
ISSUES
NO. OF ISSUES
2004-2008
Issues sent to the National Assembly by the Constitutional Court
747
Issues sent to the National Assembly for reply or explanation
323
Issues settled in the National Assembly
171
Issues settled at the Constitutional Court
692
Source: Legislative and Legal Service.
Table 3.16: Types of Constitutional Court decisions*
TYPES OF CONSTITUTIONAL COURT DECISIONS
NO. OF ISSUES
2004-2008
Confirmation of constitutionality
82
Confirmation of unconstitutionality
80
Abrogation of law or rules of procedure
67
Refusal of motion or request or of
Request for judicial protection
261
Rejection of a motion or request
375
Suspension of procedure
72
Source: Legislative and Legal Service.
Note:
* A single CC decision may include several different decisions therefore the number of CC decision does not equal the number of
issues settled.
3.11 Motions and proposals by the National Council
Pursuant to the Constitution and laws, the National Council has certain powers and roles in the legislative procedure. The
National Council comprises the representatives of social, economic, professional and local interests.
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3.11.1 Activities of the National Council in the legislative procedure
In the legislative procedure, the National Council may:
• propose the passing of laws,
• convey opinions to the National Assembly,
• require the National Assembly to decide again on a
given law.
Its powers are shown in tables 3.17 and 3.18.
Table 3.17: Number of draft and adopted laws, number of opinions
ACTIVITIES OF THE NATIONAL COUNCIL
2004-2008
Draft laws
12
Adopted laws
0
Opinions
129*
Source: National Council.
Note:
* The number does not include the opinions of National Council’s commissions.
Table 3.18: Number of suspensive vetoes and result of new voting
SUSPENSIVE VETO
2004-2008
Vetoes submitted
24
Laws adopted after new voting
19
Laws not adopted after new voting
5
3.11.2 Other activities of the National Council
Other activities of the National Council include:
• proposals for an authentic interpretation,
• requests for the calling of a referendum, and
• requests to order parliamentary inquiries.
Table 3.19: Other activities of the National Council
20042005
2006
2007
2008
TOTAL
Proposals for an authentic interpretation
1
2
0
0
3
Requests for the calling of a referendum
0
0
1
0
1
Requests to order parliamentary inquiries
1
0
1
0
2
OTHER ACTIVITIES OF THE NATIONAL COUNCIL
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The legal basis for National Assembly’s activities in relation
to EU affairs includes Art. 3a of the Constitution of the
Republic of Slovenia, the Act on Cooperation between
the National Assembly and the Government regarding
EU Affairs, and the Rules of Procedure of the National
Assembly.
The National Assembly participates in the formulation of
the positions of the Republic of Slovenia regarding those
EU affairs which – in accordance with the Constitution
and laws and given their subject matter – would have
fallen within the competence of the National Assembly
had Slovenia not transferred the exercise of part of its
sovereign rights to the European Union and its institutions.
Moreover, it discusses amendments to the treaties on which
the EU is founded. At least once a year, it holds a debate
on the state of affairs in the EU and on the position of the
Republic of Slovenia therein, and adopts the position on
the political guidelines for the activity of Slovenia within
EU institutions. According to the terminology used in the
National Assembly, the above cases are referred to as “U”
affairs. At the proposal of the Government or by its own
initiative, the National Assembly also discusses other EU
affairs (known as the “E” affairs) and takes note of other
documents forwarded by the Government, which are
relevant for the execution of its constitutionally provided
powers and refer to the political and programme aspects
of EU activities (known as the “S” affairs).
Pursuant to the Rules of Procedure, the working bodies
competent for discussing EU affairs are the Committee
on EU Affairs and the Committee on Foreign Policy. The
Committee on EU Affairs discusses all EU affairs with the
exception of the EU foreign and security policy, which
falls within the competence of the Committee on Foreign
Policy. An important role in the discussion of EU affairs is
also assumed by the working bodies responsible, which
discuss the content of individual EU affairs and present
their opinions and positions to the two competent
working bodies.
The following subchapters present data on the activities
of the National Assembly in plenary, the work of the two
competent working bodies, as well as the work of the
working bodies responsible in relation to EU affairs in the
period between 17 November 2004 – when the National
Assembly began to discuss EU affairs and established the
competent working bodies – and the end of the term.
4.1 Deciding on EU affairs at plenary sessions
The activities of the National Assembly at plenary sessions regarding EU affairs in the parliamentary term 2004-2008 are
presented in Table 4.1.
Table 4.1: Activities regarding EU affairs at plenary sessions
SESSION OF THE NATIONAL ASSEMBLY
ACTIVITIES OF THE NATIONAL ASSEMBLY
Establishment of the Committee on EU Affairs and of the Committee on Foreign
17 Nov. 2004 – 2nd extraordinary session
Policy. The National Assembly discussed and adopted the position of the
Republic of Slovenia on Slovenia’s Presidency of the EU Council.
Declaration on Activities of the Republic of Slovenia in the Institutions of the
29 Mar. 2005 – 4th regular session
European Union in 2005 and Slovenia’s Priorities for the Work in the EU Council
in 2005.
22 Apr. 2005 – 8th extraordinary session
Positions of the Republic of Slovenia in the accession of Bulgaria and Romania to
the EU and on the signing of the Accession Treaty.
European Union in 2006 and the Report on the State of Affairs in the EU and the
Position of Slovenia therein in 2005.
12 Oct. 2007 – 29th extraordinary session
17 Jul. 2008 – 39th extraordinary session
European Union in the period January 2007–June 2008.
Positions of the Republic of Slovenia on the Draft Treaty amending the Treaty on
the European Union and the Treaty Establishing the European Community.
Report on Slovenia’s Presidency of the EU Council from 1 January to 30 June
2008 and the Conclusions of the European Council of 19 and 20 June 2008.
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Table 4.1 continue:
SESSION OF THE NATIONAL ASSEMBLY
ACTIVITIES OF THE NATIONAL ASSEMBLY
17 Jul. 2008 – 39th extraordinary session
European Union in the period July 2008–December 2009.
Source: Databases of the National Assembly.
4.2 Discussion of EU affairs at meetings of the working bodies
Initially, it needs to be stressed that all committees of the
National Assembly were referred for discussion draft
declarations on activities of the Republic of Slovenia in
the institutions of the European Union in various periods.
The tables below show details of the discussion of the
declarations by individual committees. The same applies
to “U” affairs. Joint meetings of two (or more) working
bodies are listed separately for each working body. The
same applies to the number of EU affairs discussed.
Table 4.2: Meetings of the competent working bodies
COMPETENT WORKING BODY
MEETINGS OF THE COMPETENT WORKING BODY
177 meetings held – 135 regular and 39 urgent. 3 correspondent meetings held. EU affairs
Committee on EU Affairs
discussed at all meetings.
138 meetings held – 39 regular and 97 urgent. 2 correspondent meetings held. EU affairs
Committee on Foreign Policy
discussed at 46 meetings.
Source: Databases of the National Assembly and data provided by the services of both committees.
Table 4.3: Data on the work of the committees competent for EU affairs
EU AFFAIRS
NO. OF
MEETINGS
DEALING
COMPETENT COMMITTEE
WITH EU
AFFAIRS
EU affairs
EU
referred
“U”
“E”
“S”
to the
affairs
affairs
affairs
committee
discussed
discussed
discussed
affairs
discussed
(total)
(“U” + “E”)
177
46
169
14
128
14
30
-
224
37
382
51
TOTAL
223
183
142
30
261
433
Source: Databases of the National Assembly and data provided by the services of both committees.
Legend:
»U« affairs EU affairs referred to in Art. 4(1) of the Act on Cooperation between the National Assembly and the Government
regarding EU Affairs, and affairs discussed by a similar procedure as the »U« affairs pursuant to Art. 5 of the said Act.
»E« affairs EU affairs referred to in Art. 4(3) of the said Act.
»S« affairs EU affairs referred to in Art. 8 of the said Act - informing and reporting by the Government and other issues.
Table 4.4: Activities of the working bodies in relation to EU affairs
EU AFFAIRS
NO. OF
WORKING BODY
RESPONSIBLE
Committee on the
Economy
MEETINGS
EU affairs
DEALING
referred to
WITH EU
committee
AFFAIRS
(“U” + “E”)
12
38
EU
“U”
“E”
“S”
affairs
affairs
affairs
discussed
discussed
discussed
8
4
4
affairs
discussed
(total)
16
40
Table 4.4 continue:
EU AFFAIRS
NO. OF
WORKING BODY
RESPONSIBLE
Committee on Transport
MEETINGS
EU affairs
DEALING
referred to
WITH EU
committee
AFFAIRS
(“U” + “E”)
EU
“U”
“E”
“S”
affairs
affairs
affairs
discussed
discussed
discussed
affairs
discussed
(total)
11
39
15
-
2
17
8
13
8
-
2
10
8
9
4
-
1
5
10
27
6
2
4
12
15
20
19
-
2
21
4
5
5
-
1
6
Committee on the
Environment and Spatial
Planning
Committee on Agriculture,
Forestry and Food
Committee on Finance
and Monetary Policy
Committee on
Domestic Policy, Public
Administration and Justice
Committee on Local SelfGovernment and Regional
Development
Committee on Defence
4
3
5
-
2
7
Committee on Health
12
17
11
1
3
15
5
4
5
-
1
6
4
7
5
-
1
6
3
6
4
-
2
6
3
2
1
-
3
4
99
190
96
7
28
131
Committee on Labour, the
Family, Social Policy and
the Disabled
Committee on Culture,
Education and Sport
Committee on Higher
Education, Science
and Technological
Development
Commission for Public
Finance Control*
TOTAL
Source: Databases of the National Assembly and data provided by the services of the working bodies.
Legend:
»U« affairs EU affairs referred to in Art. 4(1) of the Act on Cooperation between the National Assembly and the Government
regarding EU Affairs, and affairs discussed by a similar procedure as the »U« affairs pursuant to Art. 5 of the said Act.
»E« affairs EU affairs referred to in Art. 4(3) of the said Act.
»S« affairs EU affairs referred to in Art. 8 of the said Act - informing and reporting by the Government and other issues.
4.3 Activities of the National Assembly during EU Presidency
In the first half of 2008, Slovenia followed Portugal as
the country holding the Presidency of the Council of the
European Union. The National Assembly began to plan
its Presidency-related activities already at the beginning
4 NATIONAL ASSEMBLY AND EU AFFAIRS of 2006. On 20 April 2007, the Council of the President of
the National Assembly approved the timetable and topics
of committee meetings (supplemented on 13 July 2007)
41
to be held in the National Assembly during the Slovenian
Presidency.
Table 4.5: Calendar of events related to Slovenia’s Presidency of the EU Council
DATE
EVENT
WORKING BODY
2007
11 and 12 October
17 and 18 October
18 October
26 and 27 November
30 November
20 December
Visit by the EP Committee on Foreign Affairs
(AFET) to Slovenia
Visit by the EP Committee on Development
(DEVE) to Slovenia
Visit by the EP Committee on Employment and
Social Affairs (EMPL) to Slovenia
Committee on the Economy
Committee on Labour, the Family, Social Policy
and the Disabled
Visit by the EP Committee on Economic and
Monetary Affairs (ECON) to Slovenia
Committee on Finance and Monetary Policy
Visit by the EP Committee on Legal Affairs
Committee on Domestic Policy, Public
(JURI) to Slovenia
Visit by the EP Conference of Presidents to
President and the Council of the President of the
Slovenia – dialogue with the youth
National Assembly
2008
8 January
11 January
Visit by the President of the European
Parliament
Meeting of the Presidents of the presiding
Troika and France and the EP President
Chair of the Committee on EU Affairs
Chair of the Committee on Foreign Policy
Chair of the Committee on the Economy
21 January
Meeting of chairpersons of energy committees
Chair of the Committee on the Environment and
Spatial Planning
11 and 12 February
Joint parliamentary meeting on the Lisbon
Strategy (in cooperation with EP)
Chair of the Committee on the Economy
Chair of the Committee on Labour, the Family,
Social Policy and the Disabled
Member of the Committee on EU Affairs
17 and 18 February
2 and 3 March
4 and 5 March
17 and 18 March
Meeting of COSAC chairpersons and Troika
Meeting of chairpersons of defence
committees
Meeting of the WEU Assembly
Meeting of chairpersons of foreign affairs
committees
Chair of the Committee on Defence
National Assembly’s delegation to WEU Assembly
Meeting of chairpersons of the committees
Chair of the Committee on Culture, Education
responsible for culture, education and sport
and Sport
7 and 8 May
XXXIX COSAC
24 and 25 May
Transatlantic Legislative Dialogue
Joint parliamentary meeting on the “European
Perspective for Southeast Europe” (in
cooperation with EP)
14 April
26 and 27 May
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Table 4.5 continue:
DATE
2 June
EVENT
WORKING BODY
Meeting of chairpersons of the committees on
Chair of the Committee on Agriculture, Forestry
agriculture, forestry and food
and Food
Joint meeting of development committees (in
26 June
cooperation with EP)
Member of the Committee on Foreign Policy
Source: Presidency Project Group.
The programmes of the meetings were prepared by the working bodies based on topics approved by the National
Assembly.
Table 4.6: Number of participants at events (meetings of committee chairpersons)
Energy and
COMMITTEE
environment
Public access
EU affairs
Defence
Foreign
affairs
Culture
EU affairs
Agriculture
closed
open
open
closed
open
open
partly open
61
110
52
75
57
216
62
44
68
45
52
36
138
44
- female
17
42
7
23
21
78
18
- deputies
45
38
25
37
37
101
42
16
72
27
38
21
115
20
22
27
23
27
22
28
26
8
2
6
7
5
3
6
- foreign
4
1
4
5
1
0
3
- Slovenian
4
1
2
2
4
3
3
8
7
8
6
11
44 + 7*
16
No. of
participants
- male
Expert
services
No. of
countries
No. of
speakers
No. of
interpreters
Note:
* Troika meeting.
The National Assembly also set up a new website as one of the main tools for communicating with the public.
1,253,020 text characters were made available, together with 91 Word or PDF attachments and 624 photos. The number
of visits to the website testifies to the dynamics of individual events and the number of participants, who were among
the most important visitors of the website.
Table 4.7: Visits to the website between December 2007 and June 2008
PERIOD
No. of
visits
DECEMBER
JANUARY
FEBRUARY
MARCH
APRIL
MAY
JUNE
TOTAL
7,589
9,866
11,044
12,975
84,785
104,933
50,295
281,487
5 WORKING BODIES, COMMISSIONS OF INQUIRY,
AND OTHER STRUCTURES OF THE NATIONAL
ASSEMBLY
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5 WORKING BODIES, COMMISSIONS OF INQUIRY, AND OTHER STRUCTURES OF THE NATIONAL ASSEMBLY
5.1 Working bodies
The National Assembly sets up working bodies to monitor
the state of affairs in individual areas, to draw up decisions
regarding the policy to be implemented in such areas, to
formulate opinions on individual issues, and to discuss
draft laws and other acts of the National Assembly. The
working bodies responsible prepare proposals for
National Assembly’s decisions, while the working bodies
concerned examine the proposed solutions from their
scopes of work and give their opinions to the working
bodies responsible.
There are two types of working bodies in the National
Assembly: the committees and the commissions. As a
general rule, committees are established to monitor the
state of affairs and discuss issues in areas corresponding to
those for which ministries are competent, or which cover
several inter-related areas. Commissions are established
to examine specific common issues or to examine
individual matters. The commissions are either standing
or established ad hoc. Standing commissions are specified
in the Rules of Procedure.
apply for the standing commissions, as they and their tasks
are specified in the Rules of Procedure. The working bodies
that are not listed in the Rules of Procedure as standing
working bodies are regulated by the Ordinance on the
Establishment and Tasks of National Assembly’s Working
Bodies (Official Gazette of the Republic of Slovenia No.
123/04 and 35/06). Another ordinance was adopted to
establish the Constitutional Commission (Official Gazette
of the Republic of Slovenia No. 137/04). The Council of the
President also decides on the number of seats in working
bodies to be filled by individual deputy groups, and which
deputy group is entitled to name the chairman and deputy
chairman of a working body. A deputy group determines
which one of its members will sit on a particular working
body. Following the appointment of chairmen and deputy
chairmen of working bodies, the composition thereof is
published in the National Assembly’s gazette.
The composition of the working bodies reflects the
composition of the National Assembly as a whole, with
certain deviations in some cases, as for example in the
supervisory bodies.
In the parliamentary term 2004-2008, the National
Assembly had 9 commissions and 14 committees.
The National Assembly sets up working bodies and
determines the tasks thereof at the proposal of the Council
of the President of the National Assembly. This does not fully
5.1.1 General information
The changes that occurred in the composition of working
bodies throughout the term were, on one hand, due to
replacements of individual members proposed by deputy
groups, while on the other they referred to changes
(also proposed by the deputy groups) in the numeric
representation of deputy groups in individual working
bodies.
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Table 5.1: Composition and chairmanship of working bodies at the beginning and
end of the term
WORKING
BODY
DATE OF
ESTABLISH–
COALITION
CHAIR
COALITION
OTHER
DEPUTIES
MENT
TOTAL
IN %
End of
term
Beginning
of
operations
End of
term
Beginning
of
operations
End of
term
Beginning
of
operations
End of
term
End of
term
Commissions set
up pursuant to Art.
35 of the Rules of
Procedure
Office and Elections
22 Oct. 2004
C
12
11
10
10
54.55
52.38
21
Commission for the
Rules of Procedure
17 Nov. 2004
O
4
4
3
3
57.14
57.14
7
Commission for
National Communities
17 Nov. 2004
O
2
2
4
5
33.33
28.57
7
Finance Control*
17 Nov. 2004
O
3
3
4
4
42.86
42.86
7
Commission for
the Supervision of
Intelligence and
Security Services
17 Nov. 2004
O
3
3
4
4
42.86
42.86
7
Commission for
Relations with Slovenes
in Neighbouring and
Other Countries**
17 Nov. 2004
C
5
6
4
5
55.56
54.55
11
Commission for
Petitions, Human
Rights and Equal
Opportunities
17 Nov. 2004
O
3
4
3
3
50.00
57.14
7
Commission under
the Prevention of
Corruption Act
17 Nov. 2004
O
3
3
4
4
42.86
42.86
7
O
3
3
4
4
42.86
42.86
7
16 Dec. 2004
C
12
11
10
10
54.55
52.38
21
Committee on the
Economy
17 Nov. 2004
O
9
9
7
6
56.25
60.00
15
Committee on
Transport
17 Nov. 2004
C
8
9
7
8
53.33
52.94
17
Other commissions
Commission under
the Incompatibility of
Holding Public Office
29 Mar. 2006
with Gainful Activity
Act***
Constitutional
Commission
Committees
46
Table 5.1 continue:
WORKING
BODY
DATE OF
ESTABLISH–
COALITION
CHAIR
COALITION
OTHER
DEPUTIES
MENT
TOTAL
IN %
End of
term
Beginning
of
operations
End of
term
Beginning
of
operations
End of
term
Beginning
of
operations
End of
term
End of
term
Committee on the
Environment and
Spatial Planning
17 Nov. 2004
C
8
9
6
6
57.14
60.00
15
Committee on
Agriculture, Forestry
and Food
17 Nov. 2004
C
7
8
5
7
58.33
53.33
15
and Monetary Policy
17 Nov. 2004
C
8
9
6
6
57.14
60.00
15
Committee on Foreign
Policy
17 Nov. 2004
C
10
10
9
9
52.63
52.63
19
Committee on
Administration and
Justice
17 Nov. 2004
C
9
8
8
7
52.94
53.33
15
Committee on Local
Self-Government and
Regional Development
17 Nov. 2004
C
8
8
6
7
57.14
53.33
15
17 Nov. 2004
O
6
5
4
4
60.00
55.56
9
Committee on Health
17 Nov. 2004
O
6
8
4
5
60.00
61.54
13
Committee on Labour,
the Family, Social
Policy and the Disabled
17 Nov. 2004
C
8
10
6
7
57.14
58.82
17
Education and Sport
17 Nov. 2004
C
9
10
8
9
52.94
52.63
19
Committee on Higher
Education, Science
and Technological
Development
17 Nov. 2004
O
7
8
6
7
53.85
53.33
15
Committee on EU
Affairs
17 Nov. 2004
C
10
8
8
7
55.56
53.33
15
Legend:
C
Coalition deputies
O
Other deputies (not members of deputy groups of the parties that signed the coalition agreement)
Notes:
* Data refer to the end of term.
** Named Commission for Budgetary and Other Public Finance Control until 16 July 2007.
*** Not a standing commission until 16 July 2007.
****The commission did not operate in this term. It should start to operate with the entry into force of the Incompatibility of Holding
Public Office with Gainful Activity Act (Official Gazette of the Republic of Slovenia, No. 20/06), but this did not happen in the
current term. The decision of the Constitutional Court No. U-I-57/06-28 of 29 March 2007 (Official Gazette of the Republic of
Slovenia, No. 33/07) applies. The issues to be dealt with by this commission are covered by the Commission under the Prevention
of Corruption Act. 5 WORKING BODIES, COMMISSIONS OF INQUIRY, AND OTHER STRUCTURES OF THE NATIONAL ASSEMBLY 47
5.1.2 Activities of the working bodies
Table 5.2: Activities of the working bodies in the parliamentary term 2004-2008
(meetings)
MEETINGS
Total
Urgent
Correspondence
meetings
Commission for Public Office and
Elections
62
18
1
Commission for the Rules of
Procedure
17
3
Commission for National
Communities
15
Commission for Public Finance
Control*
partly
Closed
for the
public
Duration
hrs:min
Held
outside
NA
51
10
-
87:05
-
-
17
-
-
37:54
-
5
-
15
-
-
30:17
-
79
19
2
74
3
-
290:18
-
Commission for the Supervision of
Intelligence and Security Services
43
16
-
1
2
40
195:51
2
Commission for Relations with
Slovenes in Neighbouring and
Other Countries**
20
8
1
19
-
-
39:31
-
Commission for Petitions, Human
Rights and Equal Opportunities
49
12
-
49
-
-
125:57
-
Commission under the
Prevention of Corruption Act
19
3
-
-
-
19
18:36
-
Constitutional Commission
7
1
-
7
-
-
17:47
-
71
26
-
65
2
4
166:00
1
53
26
-
47
3
3
111:33
4
Committee on the Environment
and Spatial Planning
48
19
1
43
1
3
103:36
3
Forestry and Food
54
23
-
54
-
-
134:03
10
Committee on Finance and
Monetary Policy
81
40
-
76
1
4
221:25
-
WORKING BODY
Public
entirely
Commissions set up pursuant
to Art. 35 of the Rules of
Procedure
Other commissions
Committees
140
99
2
66
17
55
229:56
-
Committee on Domestic Policy,
Public Administration and Justice
104
58
-
94
6
4
284:39
-
Development
37
19
-
35
2
-
89:34
-
45
16
-
30
11
2
111:16
-
Committee on Health
52
19
-
44
2
6
155:07
-
48
Table 5.2 continue:
MEETINGS
Total
Urgent
Correspondence
meetings
Committee on Labour, the Family,
59
20
-
Committee on Culture, Education
and Sport
53
20
Committee on Higher Education,
Science and Technological
Development
33
11
WORKING BODY
TOTAL
partly
Closed
for the
public
Duration
hrs:min
Held
outside
NA
58
-
1
160:15
-
-
53
-
-
193:44
-
-
33
-
-
125:50
3
Public
entirely
177
39
3
29
21
123
251:26
-
1318
520
10
960
81
264
3181:40
23
Source: Databases of the National Assembly and data provided by the services of the working bodies.
Notes:
* Named Commission for Budgetary and Other Public Finance Control until 16 July 2007.
** Not a standing commission until 16 July 2007.
Closed sessions refer to sessions entirely closed to the public. “No. of items” means all items on the agenda. Joint meetings of two (or
more) working bodies are considered separately for each working body. The same applies to the duration of meetings and number
of items on the agenda.
Diagram 5.1: Number of meetings of the working bodies
200
180
160
140
120
100
80
60
40
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5 WORKING BODIES, COMMISSIONS OF INQUIRY, AND OTHER STRUCTURES OF THE NATIONAL ASSEMBLY Diagram 5.2: Total duration of meetings of the working bodies
336
288
240
192
144
96
48
0
Diagram 5.3: Number of items on the agenda of meetings of the working bodies
700
600
500
400
300
200
100
0
49
50
Table 5.3: Activities of the working bodies (content, part I)
ITEMS DISCUSSED
WORKING BODY
Total
Without
particular
referral
297
171
Constitutional
Court No. of
items
received
Position
of WBR on
opinions
of local
communities
(Art. 145(2) of
the Rules of
Procedure)
Reports sent
to NA and
discussed by
WBR (Art.
41(4) of the
Rules of
Procedure)
1
-
-
Commissions set up pursuant to
Art. 35 of the Rules of Procedure
Elections
Commission for the Rules of Procedure
44
27
-
-
-
Commission for National Communities
44
32
-
-
-
Control*
207
160
-
-
33
140
120
-
-
3
Commission for Relations with Slovenes
in Neighbouring and Other Countries**
66
61
-
-
-
Commission for Petitions, Human Rights
and Equal Opportunities
197
188
-
-
7
Commission under the Prevention of
Corruption Act
53
46
-
-
15
16
5
-
-
-
162
25
18
-
47
130
37
1
-
12
Committee on the Environment and
Spatial Planning
150
78
7
7
19
Committee on Agriculture, Forestry and Food
117
69
5
1
8
Committee on Finance and Monetary
Policy
193
2
22
4
39
579
304
-
-
4
341
25
72
13
27
Committee on Local Self-Government
and Regional Development
70
8
7
109
2
168
145
1
-
1
Other commissions
Committees
Committee on Health
123
67
13
-
-
154
47
8
-
5
Committee on Culture, Education and
Sport
117
18
13
16
10
Table 5.3 continue:
ITEMS DISCUSSED
WORKING BODY
Development
TOTAL
Total
Without
particular
referral
59
17
Constitutional
Court No. of
items
received
Position
of WBR on
opinions
of local
communities
(Art. 145(2) of
the Rules of
Procedure)
Reports sent
to NA and
discussed by
WBR (Art.
41(4) of the
Rules of
Procedure)
2
-
-
633
475
-
-
2
4060
2127
170
150
234
Source: Data provided by the services of the working bodies.
Notes:
Table 5.4: Activities of the working bodies (content, part II)
WORKING BODY
Presentation
of
proposals,
Present
motions
and
purs. to Art.
51(2) of the questions by the
Rules of
civil society (Art.
Procedure 41(3) of the Rules
of Procedure)
Research by
external
institutions
Research by
Research
Section
Public
presentations
of opinions
Elections
-
-
-
-
-
Commission for the Rules of Procedure
1
-
-
-
-
Commission for National Communities
67
4
-
-
-
Control*
135
2
-
1
-
78
21
5
2
-
Commission for Relations with Slovenes
in Neighbouring and Other Countries**
153
35
1
1
-
166
131
-
1
1
Commission under the Prevention of
Corruption Act
16
-
-
-
-
13
9
6
1
1
398
87
-
3
-
Other commissions
Committees
52
Table 5.4 continue:
Presentation
of
proposals,
Present
motions and
purs. to Art.
51(2) of the questions by the
Rules of
civil society (Art.
Procedure 41(3) of the Rules
of Procedure)
WORKING BODY
Research by
external
institutions
Research by
Research
Section
Public
presentations
of opinions
259
11
-
-
1
Committee on the Environment and
Spatial Planning
91
-
-
1
3
Committee on Agriculture, Forestry
and Food
229
111
-
3
1
Committee on Finance and Monetary Policy
250
125
-
-
-
52
-
-
-
-
236
89
-
-
3
Committee on Local Self-Government
and Regional Development
66
1
-
-
-
179
2
-
1
-
Committee on Health
241
67
-
-
-
432
82
2
-
-
Committee on Culture, Education and
Sport
189
39
-
1
4
Development
398
13
-
-
-
386
1
-
2
1
4035
830
14
17
15
TOTAL
Source: Data provided by the services of the working bodies and databases of the National Assembly.
Notes:
Table 5.5: Activities of the working bodies (laws and other acts discussed)
LAWS
WORKING BODY
Total
WBR
WBC
URG
SHR
3
3
-
-
3
Disc.
No sup- Support
of NCo
port to
to
opinion NCo veto NCo veto
Other
acts
Commissions set up
pursuant to Art. 35 of the
Rules of Procedure
Commission for Public Office
and Elections
-
-
-
442
Table 5.5 continue:
LAWS
WORKING BODY
Disc.
No sup- Support
of NCo
port to
to
Other
acts
Total
WBR
WBC
URG
SHR
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
1
Commission for National
Communities
18
-
18
-
5
-
-
-
6
Control
11
4
7
10
1
-
-
-
11
Commission for the Supervision
of Intelligence and Security
Services
9
4
5
-
2
-
-
-
11
Commission for Relations with
Slovenes in Neighbouring and
Other Countries
7
-
7
-
-
-
-
-
-
19
1
18
2
3
4
-
-
34
Prevention of Corruption Act
2
-
2
-
-
-
-
-
-
3
3
-
-
-
1
-
-
7
58
54
4
6
18
27
3
-
14
Commission for the Rules of
Procedure
Other commissions
Committees
34
31
3
12
9
17
1
-
19
Committee on the Environment
and Spatial Planning
21
21
-
4
8
23
-
-
9
Forestry and Food
29
23
6
1
9
14
1
-
5
Committee on Finance and
Monetary Policy
88
88
-
34
20
29
2
-
17
179
171
8
165
-
6
-
-
89
Committee on Domestic Policy,
Public Administration and
Justice
161
161
-
32
68
53
2
4
22
Development
24
21
3
3
5
22
-
-
15
7
7
-
-
1
2
-
-
7
Committee on Health
30
28
2
3
9
14
1
-
11
Family, Social Policy and the
Disabled
52
50
2
5
14
27
4
-
34
Education and Sport
40
36
4
1
21
25
3
-
20
54
Table 5.5 continue:
LAWS
WORKING BODY
Committee on Higher
Education, Science and
Technological Development
TOTAL
Total
WBR
WBC
URG
SHR
15
15
-
3
6
Disc.
No sup- Support
of NCo
port to
to
14
3
1
Other
acts
17
1
-
1
-
-
-
-
-
8
811
721
90
281
202
278
20
5
799
Source: Data provided by the services of the working bodies.
Legend:
WBR
No. of laws discussed by working body as the working body responsible.
WBC
No. of laws discussed by working body as the working body concerned.
URG
No. of laws discussed by working body by the urgent procedure.
SHR
No. of laws discussed by working body by the shortened procedure.
Notes:
5.2 Commissions of inquiry
Pursuant to Article 93 of the Constitution, parliamentary
inquiry enables the National Assembly to order inquiries
into matters of public importance. It is intended to
examine irregularities, violations, inadmissible conduct,
abuse of powers of holders of public offices, etc. This issue
is regulated in more detail by the relevant laws and rules
of procedure. The Parliamentary Inquiry Act (Official
Gazette of the Republic of Slovenia No. 63/93) regulates
the purpose and subject of inquiry, the fundamental
principles of organising and conducting inquiries, the
status of the participants to the procedure, the powers of
the commissions of inquiry, their relations towards courts
and other state authorities, the protection of secrecy, and
sanctions for the obstruction of inquiry. The Rules of
Procedure on Parliamentary Inquiry (Official Gazette of
the Republic of Slovenia No. 63/93 and 33/03) regulate
issues regarding the initiation and implementation
of parliamentary inquiry. A general provision on
parliamentary inquiry is also enshrined in the Rules of
Procedure of the National Assembly (Art. 2).
The National Assembly must order a parliamentary
inquiry if so required by a third of the deputies or by the
National Council. The subject and scope of inquiry are
defined by the decision establishing the commission and
initiating the inquiry. In general terms, commissions of
inquiry may not investigate those issues that do not come
within the constitutional powers of the National Assembly.
The commission conducts the inquiry on behalf of the
National Assembly.
The term of the commissions of inquiry is by rule limited,
meaning that they are set up for a certain period of time.
They cease to operate upon the completion of the inquiry
and the presentation of a report to be discussed by the
National Assembly, or at the end of the parliamentary term
The suspension or staying of parliamentary inquiry is also
possible under certain conditions.
5.2.1 Commissions of inquiry, their composition and activities
of armoured personnel carriers - medium-weight 8x8wheeled armoured personnel carriers, with regard to the
allegation that the purchase procedure was politically
arranged and conducted in a non-transparent and noneconomical manner and with regard to the alleged
occurrence of clientelism and corruption, as well as
to determine the alleged direct or indirect connection
between the currently and formerly involved players and
holders of public office and the weapons in the 1991-1993
period
In the parliamentary term 2004-2008, four inquiries into
matters of public importance were ordered and four
commissions appointed:
CI 1 - Commission of Inquiry to determine and assess
the actual state of affairs which may serve as a basis for
deciding on the political responsibility of the holders of
public offices within the Government of the Republic of
Slovenia, the Ministry of Justice and the Office of the State
Prosecutor General of the Republic of Slovenia concerning
the exercise of control pursuant to the State Prosecutor
Act (Official Gazette of the Republic of Slovenia, No.
110/02 - official consolidated text) in relation to legislative
amendments and other decisions made in accordance
with the constitutional powers of the National Assembly
CI 4 - Commission of Inquiry to determine the political
responsibility of holders of public office involved in the
preparation and conduct of the purchase of light 6x6wheeled armoured personnel carriers, the government
VIP aircraft, 155mm Howitzers, the Air Command
and Control System (ACCS), Pilatus aircrafts and the
modernization of T55-S tanks financed under the basic
development programmes of the defence forces of
the Republic of Slovenia in the 1994-2007 period, with
regard to the allegation that the purchase procedure was
politically arranged and conducted in a non-transparent
and non-economical manner and with regard to the
alleged occurrence of clientelism and corruption, as well
as to determine the alleged responsibility of holders of
public office in the disarmament of the former Territorial
Defence Force
responsibility of holders of public functions with regard
to the alleged damaged suffered by state property through
the sale of shares of Kapitalska družba d.d. and Slovenska
odškodninska družba d.d. in companies, involving all
sales that are disputable in terms of compliance with laws
and other regulations and in terms of transparency and
economy
responsibility of holders of public office involved in the
drafting and execution of the contract for the purchase
Table 5.6: Ordered inquiries and composition of the commissions
COMMISSIONS OF
INQUIRY
CI 1
CI 2
CI 3
CI 4
Act ordering
parliamentary inquiry
adopted on:
23 Mar. 2005
(OG RS No. 35/05)
30 Nov. 2005
(OG RS No. 109/05)
30 Mar. 2007
(OG RS No. 31/07)
27 Apr. 2007
(OG RS No. 39/07)
Adoption based on
Constitution:
- Art. 93
Rules of Procedure on
Parliamentary Inquiry:
- Art. 1(2)
- Art. 4(2 and 3)
Constitution:
- Art. 93
- Art. 1(2)
- Art. 4(2 and 3)
Constitution:
- Art. 93
- Art. 1(2)
- Art. 4(2 and 3)
Constitution:
- Art. 93
- Art. 1(2)
- Art. 4(2 and 3)
Established / appointed on
No. of members,
affiliation with deputy
groups at the time
of establishment /
appointment
20 Apr. 2005
20 Dec. 2005
24 Apr. 2007
31 May 2007
5
5
8
7
56
Table 5.6 continue:
COMMISSIONS OF
INQUIRY
CI 1
CI 2
CI 3
CI 4
SDS
4 (1 Chair)
1 (Chair)
1 (Deputy Chair)
1 (Chair)
SD
1
-
1 (Chair)
1 (Deputy Chair)
LDS
-
-
1
1
NSi
1
1 (Deputy Chair)
1
1
SLS
1
1
1
1
Zares
-
-
-
-
SNS
1 (Deputy Chair)
1
1
1
DeSUS
-
1
1
1
NC
-
-
-
-
UD
-
-
1
-
24 Apr. 2007: deputy
member Franc Kangler
replaced by Marjan
Drofenik (both SLS);
29 Jan. 2008:
Boštjan Zagorac, Deputy
Changes in composition group of unaffiliated
deputies (Lipa)
appointed member;
Barbara Žgajner Tavš
removed as substitute
of Zmago Jelinčič
Plemeniti
No. of members,
affiliation with deputy
groups at the end of the
term
27 Sep. 2007: Chair
Polonca Dobrajc
replaced by Branko
Marinič (both SDS);
29 Jan. 2008:
Sašo Peče now represents
the Deputy group of
unaffiliated deputies
(Lipa); Zmago Jelinčič
Plemeniti replaces him in
the office of Deputy Chair
from SNS
25 Oct. 2007: the Deputy
group of unaffiliated
deputies renamed Zares;
Vili Rezman (DeSUS)
dismissed;
28 May 2008: Alojz Sok
(NSi) and Drago Koren
(NSi) dismissed;
15 Jul. 2007:
Chair Milan M. Cvikl
(SD) dismissed*
-
6
6
5
7
SDS
4 (1 Chair)
1 (1 Chair)
1 (Deputy Chair)
1 (Chair)
SD
1
-
1*
1 (Deputy Chair)
DC LDS
-
-
1*
1
NSi
1
1 (Deputy Chair)
-
1
SLS
1
1
1
1
Zares
-
-
1
-
SNS
1 (Deputy Chair)
1
1
1
Lipa
1
-
-
-
DeSUS
-
1
-
1
NC
-
-
-
-
UD
-
1
-
-
Date of first meeting
3 Jun. 2005
26 Jan. 2006
15 Nov. 2007
18 Sept.2007
Date of last meeting
10 Apr. 2008
15 May 2008
20 Jun. 2008
13 Jun. 2008
Source: Documentation provided by the commissions of inquiry.
Note:
* Former LDS deputy Milan M. Cvikl has been deputy of SD since 21 March 2007.
Table 5.7: Activity of the commissions of inquiry
ACTIVITIES OF THE COMMISSIONS OF INQUIRY
CI 1
CI 2
CI 3
CI 4
Preparatory inquiry actions
- No. of persons
- duration (hours)
-
-
5
*
-
No. of examined witnesses
29
33
12
4
33 hrs 55 min
21 hrs 40 min
**
**
-
-
2
-
67
195
40
34
Duration of examination
No. of experts
Volume of written documentation (No. of files)
Data on measures of constraint
Final report (adoption)
-
-
-
-
22 Jun. 2008
2 Jul. 2008
***
14 Jul. 2008
Source: Documentation provided by the commissions of inquiry.
Notes:
* The duration of preparatory inquiry actions may not be
specified in time units due to participation of external
associates.
** No data on duration of examination available as
examinations took place during meetings and the time
thereof was not recorded separately.
*** In accordance with Art. 23 of the Rules of Procedure on
Parliamentary Inquiry, a parliamentary inquiry that is
not completed within the relevant parliamentary term is
deemed concluded. At the request of the Office of the State
Prosecutor General, the Commission of Inquiry forwarded a
copy of its documentation to such Office for examination.
5.3 Other structures of the National Assembly
Other structures of the National Assembly include in
particular the parliamentary friendship groups and
permanent delegations. Parliamentary friendship groups
are listed in Chapter 8 – International activity. This Chapter
also presents the activities of permanent delegations of the
National Assembly in eight international parliamentary
institutions. The representation of deputy groups in
permanent delegations is presented in Chapter 6 – Deputy
groups. Thus, below we present the Parliamentary group
GLOBE Slovenia only.
Organisation for a Balanced Environment. GLOBE
Slovenia was established at the meeting of 18 May 2005,
but had been operating in the previous terms as well. It
is composed of deputies of the National Assembly and
members of the National Council. In the parliamentary
term 2004-2008, Globe Slovenia comprised 12 deputies
and two members of the National Council, i.e. 14 members
in total. . GLOBE Slovenia is member of GLOBE Europe,
a network of national GLOBE groups from European
countries, and GLOBE International.
Parliamentary group GLOBE Slovenia
The activities of GLOBE Slovenia are regulated by its
rules of procedure and the programme of work adopted
by the Executive Committee on 10 October 2006. In
addition to the constituent meeting, GLOBE Slovenia
held 17 Executive Committee meetings and 5 thematic
meetings organised in cooperation with the Council for
Environmental Protection of the Republic of Slovenia.
The Parliamentary group GLOBE Slovenia (hereinafter:
GLOBE Slovenia) is a voluntary group composed
of members of parliaments, dealing with issues of
environment protection and sustainable development.
The abbreviation GLOBE means Global Legislators
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60
6 DEPUTY GROUPS
6.1 Structure of deputies by deputy groups
Tables 6.1 to 6.5 depict the main characteristics regarding
the structure of deputies, such as sex, age, education,
the number of re-elected deputies and the number of
deputies – mayors.
Table 6.1: Structure by sex
YEAR
DEPUTY GROUP
SDS
SD
LDS
NSi
SLS
Zares
2004
2
2
3
2
-
-
2008
2
3
-
2
-
2
DeSUS
SNS
Lipa
NC
UD
1
-
1
-
-
1
1
-
TOTAL
FEMALE
DEPUTIES
-
11
MALE
DEPUTIES
2004
27
8
20
7
7
-
4
5
-
1
-
2008
27
11
11
6
7
5
4
3
2
1
2
79
Source: Service of the Commission for Public Office and Elections, 15 July 2008.
Table 6.2: Structure of deputies by age
DEPUTY
GROUP
UNDER 30
30-39
40-49
50-59
60-69
OVER 70
No.
%
No.
%
No.
%
No.
%
No.
%
SDS
2004
2008
1
3
3
10
15
52
7
24
3
10
-
-
4
14
10
34
12
41
3
10
SD
2004
2008
-
-
1
10
3
30
4
40
2
20
-
-
1
7
5
36
4
29
3
21
DC LDS
2004
2008
-
-
1
4
14
61
5
22
3
13
-
-
-
-
5
45
4
36
2
18
NSi
2004
2008
-
-
1
11
7
78
-
-
1
-
-
-
-
5
62
2
25
SLS
2004
2008
-
-
1
14
3
43
3
-
-
-
-
1
14
5
Zares
2004
2008
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
1
14
2
29
3
43
DeSUS
2004
2008
-
-
-
-
-
-
1
25
3
75
-
-
-
-
-
-
1
25
2
50
SNS
2004
2008
1
17
2
33
1
17
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
1
33
1
33
1
33
No.
TOTAL
%
No.
%
10
-
100
-
29
100
-
-
10
100
1
7
14
100
-
-
23
100
-
-
11
100
11
-
-
9
100
1
12
-
-
8
100
43
-
-
-
-
7
100
71
1
14
-
-
7
100
-
-
-
-
1
14
-
-
7
100
-
-
4
100
1
25
4
100
-
-
6
100
-
-
3
100
-
100
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Table 6.2 continue:
DEPUTY
GROUP
UNDER 30
30-39
No.
40-49
%
No.
50-59
%
No.
60-69
%
No.
OVER 70
%
No.
%
TOTAL
No.
%
No.
%
Lipa
2004
2008
-
-
-
-
3
100
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
3
100
NC
2004
2008
-
-
-
-
-
-
1
50
1
50
-
-
-
100
-
-
-
-
-
-
1
50
1
50
-
-
2
100
UD, UD2
2004
2008
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
2
-
-
-
-
2
100
100
100
100
Table 6.3: Structure of deputies by education and deputy group
EDUCATION
DEPUTY
GROUP
SDS
2004
2008
SD
2004
2008
Doctor’s
degree
Master’s
degree
HIGHER
EDUCATION
Other
No.
%
No.
%
No.
%
No.
1
3
3
10
15
52
-
-
3
10
15
52
SECONDARY
EDUCATION
%
No.
1
3
4
14
TOTAL
%
No.
%
9
31
29
100
7
24
29
100
-
-
1
10
5
50
2
20
2
20
10
100
1
7
3
21
6
43
1
7
3
21
14
100
DC LDS
2004
2008
5
22
3
13
9
40
3
13
3
13
23
100
1
9
1
9
5
45
2
18
2
18
11
100
NSi
2004
2008
1
1
11
7
78
-
-
-
-
-
100
-
-
-
-
6
75
1
12
1
12
8
100
SLS
2004
2008
-
-
1
14
2
29
3
43
1
14
7
100
-
-
1
14
1
14
4
57
1
14
7
100
Zares
2004
2008
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
100
2
29
-
-
4
57
1
14
-
-
7
100
DeSUS
2004
2008
-
-
1
25
2
50
1
25
4
100
-
-
2
50
1
25
-
-
1
25
4
100
SNS
2004
2008
-
-
-
-
2
33
2
33
2
33
6
100
-
-
-
-
-
-
2
67
1
33
3
100
62
6 DEPUTY GROUPS
Table 6.3 continue:
EDUCATION
DEPUTY
GROUP
Doctor’s
degree
Master’s
degree
HIGHER
EDUCATION
Other
SECONDARY
EDUCATION
TOTAL
No.
%
No.
%
No.
%
No.
%
No.
%
No.
%
Lipa
2004
2008
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
100
-
-
-
-
2
67
1
33
-
-
3
100
NC
2004
2008
-
-
-
-
-
-
1
50
1
50
2
100
-
-
-
-
-
-
1
50
1
50
2
100
2004
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
100
2008
1
50
1
50
-
-
-
-
-
-
2
100
UD, UD1,
UD2
Table 6.4: Number of re-elected deputies
DEPUTY GROUPS
TOTAL
SDS
SD
PK
LDS
NSi
SLS
Zares
DeSUS
SNS
Lipa
NC
UD
2004
10
8
12
3
3
-
-
3
-
2
-
41
2008
7
9
7
2
2
4
¬-
2
1
2
1
37
Source: Database of the service of the Commission for Public Office and Elections, 15 July 2008.
Table 6.5: Number of deputies – mayors
DEPUTY GROUPS
SDS
SD
PK
LDS
NSi
SLS
2004
7
2
5
1
2
2008
4
2
3
2
3
TOTAL
Zares
DeSUS
SNS
Lipa
NC
UD
1
1
-
-
-
19
2
1
1
-
-
-
18
Source: Database of the service of the Commission for Public Office and Elections, 15 July 2008.
6.2 Activities of deputy groups
This chapter presents the activities of the deputies by
deputy groups at regular and extraordinary sessions of
the National Assembly, the number of proposed laws
and amendments, and parliamentary questions and
motions.
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6.2.1 Deputy groups at sessions of the National Assembly
Table 6.6: Activities of deputies at regular sessions of the National Assembly
DEPUTY
GROUP
NO. OF
DEBATES
NO. OF
REPLIES
ON BEHALF
OF DG
PROCEDURAL
TOTAL
SDS
2160
95
738
60
3053
SD
2435
130
852
129
3546
DC LDS
3108
203
798
260
4369
NSi
1383
57
714
30
2184
SLS
599
27
625
21
1272
Zares
326
12
193
28
559
DeSUS
334
11
561
18
924
SNS
1122
47
726
121
2016
Lipa
150
5
157
27
339
NC
98
1
92
5
196
UD
34
-
1
1
36
UD1
2
-
-
-
2
UD2
9
-
-
-
9
Source: Databases of the National Assembly, databases of the Research and Documentation Division, as of 17 September 2008.
Table 6.7: Activities of deputies at extraordinary sessions of the National Assembly
DEPUTY
GROUP
NO. OF
DEBATES
NO. OF
REPLIES
ON BEHALF
OF DG
PROCEDURAL
TOTAL
SDS
663
29
116
33
841
SD
514
42
144
36
736
DC LDS
847
64
182
76
1169
NSi
337
14
131
11
493
SLS
178
7
100
6
291
Zares
49
5
43
9
106
DeSUS
89
3
101
2
195
SNS
247
12
120
24
403
Lipa
45
-
38
16
99
NC
22
1
6
1
30
UD
6
-
- 1
7
UD1
3
1
-
- 4
UD2
6
-
-
- 6
Source: Databases of the National Assembly, databases of the Research and Documentation Division, as of 17 September 2008.
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Table 6.8: Adjournments and obstructions
AT REQUEST OF DEPUTY GROUPS
ADJOURNMENTS
OBSTRUCTIONS
TOTAL
SDS
9
-
9
SD
7
21
28
DC LDS
23
35
58
NSi
-
-
-
SLS
6
-
6
Zares
-
13
13
DeSUS
3
4
7
SNS
10
22
32
Lipa
3
11
14
NS
TOTAL
-
-
-
61
106
167
Source: Secretariat of the National Assembly, as of 10 September 2008.
6.2.2 Draft and adopted laws by deputy groups
Table 6.9: Draft and adopted laws at the end of the term
DEPUTY GROUP*
DRAFT LAWS
20042005
ADOPTED LAWS
TOTAL
2006
2007
2008
2
2
-
10
2004-
TOTAL
2006
2007
2008
4
2
1
1
8
05
SDS
6
SD
10
1
7
8
26
1
-
-
1
2
DC LDS
14
13
3
6
36
-
-
2
-
2
NSi
-
-
-
1
1
-
-
-
-
-
SLS
1
-
-
1
2
-
-
-
1
1
Zares
-
-
5
10
15
-
-
-
1
1
DeSUS
2
1
1
2
6
-
1
-
1
2
SNS
11
5
6
1
23
-
1
-
-
1
Lipa
-
-
-
4
4
-
-
-
-
-
NC
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
UD
-
-
1
-
1
-
-
-
-
-
UD1
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
UD2
TOTAL
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
44
22
25
33
124
5
4
3
5
17
Note:
• According to the proposer
• first-signed on the list.
Table 6.10: Requests for general debate
DEPUTY GROUP
LAWS PROPOSED BY THE GOVERNMENT
LAWS PROPOSED BY DEPUTIES
First-signed DG
Co-signatories
First-signed DG
Co-signatories
SDS
13
-
1
-
SD
22
4
-
-
DC LDS
23
2
1
-
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DEPUTY GROUP
LAWS PROPOSED BY THE GOVERNMENT
LAWS PROPOSED BY DEPUTIES
First-signed DG
Co-signatories
First-signed DG
Co-signatories
-
12
-
1
SLS
-
12
-
1
Zares
1
1
-
-
DeSUS
-
12
-
1
SNS
-
2
-
-
Lipa
-
-
-
-
NC
-
1
-
-
UD
-
-
-
-
UD1
-
-
-
-
UD2
-
-
-
-
59
46
2
3
NSi
TOTAL
Note:
The column First-signed indicates the number of requests for general debate presented by a deputy group as the first-signed under
such requests, whereas the column Co-signatories indicates the number of requests for general debate presented by a deputy group
that was not the first-signed under the request.
6.2.3 Time utilisation at regular and extraordinary sessions by deputy
groups
SNS 62%, DeSUS 54%, Zares 61%, Lipa 66%, NC 17%, UD
9% and UD2 41% .
Time utilisation per deputy group is indicated in Diagram
6.1.
Time utilisation means the share of time actually spent
compared to the announced duration of a speech or
debate. At regular and extraordinary sessions, the share
of the announced time used by deputy groups was as
follows: SDS 69%, LDS 73%, SD 69%, NSi 66%, SLS 46%,
Diagram 6.1: Time utilisation at regular sessions and extraordinary sessions
90%
80%
70%
60%
50%
40%
30%
20%
10%
0
DG
SDS
DC
LDS
DG
SD
DG
NSi
DG
SLS
DG
SNS
Ordinary sessions
DG
DeSUS
DG
Zares
DG
Lipa
Extraordinary sessions
DG
NS
UD
UD2
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6.2.4 Draft and adopted amendments by deputy groups
Table 6.25 indicates the number of amendments tabled to laws and acts by one or more individual deputies. Table 6.26
indicates the number of amendments tabled to laws and acts by one or more deputy groups.
Table 6.11: Total number of amendments tabled to laws and acts by proposer
DEPUTY GROUP
D
FS
TOTAL
SDS
9
40
49
SD
296
41
337
DC LDS
197
74
271
NSi
35
37
72
SLS
16
27
43
Zares
64
0
64
DeSUS
95
3
98
SNS
156
4
160
Lipa
2
-
2
NC
9
2
11
UD
7
2
9
UD1
-
-
-
UD2
-
-
-
886
230
1116
TOTAL
Legend:
D Proposed by a deputy.
FS Proposed by the first-signed person from the deputy group.
Note:
Lesser differences in the number of amendments in the individual chapters are due to different methods of data gathering. Table
6.25 is based on data from the databases of the National Assembly.
Table 6.12: Total number of amendments tabled to laws and acts by proposer –
deputy groups and different categories (DG alone, with other DGs)
DEPUTY GROUP
ALONE
WITH OTHER DGs
FIRST-SIGNED
NOT FIRST-SIGNED
SDS
68
3686
14
SD
979
154
206
DC LDS
1098
193
145
13
11
3644
NSi
SLS
47
9
3327
289
-
264
DeSUS
156
6
2937
SNS
262
-
88
Lipa
43
-
39
NC
71
-
1
UD
8
1
166
UD1
-
-
-
Zares
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DEPUTY GROUP
UD2
TOTAL
WITH OTHER DGs
ALONE
FIRST-SIGNED
NOT FIRST-SIGNED
-
-
-
3034
4060
10831
Source: Databases of the National Assembly as of 8 October 2008.
Notes:
The column alone indicates the number of draft amendments tabled by a single deputy group, while the columns first-signed and
not first-signed indicate the number of draft amendments tabled by at least two deputy groups. The column first-signed shows the
number of amendments in the tabling of which an individual deputy group was first-signed on the list, whereas the column not firstsigned shows the number of amendments in the tabling of which the individual deputy group was not first-signed.
Only the first two columns are relevant for comparisons with amendments indicated in other parts of this Report. Lesser differences
in the number of amendments in the individual chapters are due to different methods of data gathering. Table 6.12 is based on data
from the databases of the National Assembly.
6.2.5 Parliamentary questions and motions by deputy groups
Table 6.13 indicates the number of parliamentary questions and motions posed by deputy groups and the number of
unanswered questions and motions.
Table 6.13: Parliamentary questions and motions by deputy groups
DEPUTY GROUP
POSED
UNANSWERED
SDS
187
7
SD
673
8
DC LDS
538
2
NSi
131
2
51
0
104
4
SLS
Zares
DeSUS
48
0
SNS
1170
20
Lipa
203
11
NC
36
0
UD
3
0
3144
54
TOTAL
Source: Annual reports on National Assembly’s work, databases of the National Assembly as of 20 October 2008.
Note:
Data as of 20 October 2008. In accordance with the Rules of Procedure (Art. 249a), upon the beginning of the term of office of a new
Government, minister or the Secretary General of the Government, unanswered parliamentary questions and motions submitted to
the Government, minister or the Secretary General of the Government are dismissed.
Diagram 6.4 shows the structure of parliamentary questions and motions by deputy groups in %.
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Diagram 6.4: Share of parliamentary questions and motions
UD; 0%
DG Lipa; 6%
DG NC; 1%
DG SDS; 6%
DG SD; 21%
DG SNS; 38%
DC LDS; 17%
DG DeSUS; 2%
DG NSi; 4%
DG Zares;
3%
DG SLS; 2%
Diagram 6.5: Share of unanswered parliamentary questions and motions
6,00%
5,42%
5,00%
4,00%
3,85%
3,74%
3,00%
2,00%
1,71%
1,53%
1,19%
1,00%
0,37%
0,00%
0,00%
DG
SDS
DG SD
DC LDS DG NSi
DG SLS DG Zares
0,00%
DG
DeSUS
0,00%
DG SNS DG Lipa DG NC
0,00%
UD
7 THE COUNCIL OF THE PRESIDENT OF THE NATIONAL
ASSEMBLY
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7 THE COUNCIL OF THE PRESIDENT OF THE NATIONAL ASSEMBLY
The Council of the President of the National Assembly is
the consultative body of the President. In cases provided
by the Rules of Procedure, the Council is also competent
for decision-making. The Council consists of the President
and Vice-Presidents of the National Assembly, the leaders
of deputy groups, and the deputies of the national
communities. The Secretary General and the Head of
the Legislative and Legal Service participate in the work
of the Council; the chairmen of the working bodies, the
representatives of the Government, specialised staff
members of the National Assembly, and other persons may
also take part. The meetings of the Council are public.
The President of the National Assembly calls a meeting
of the Council to consult on the notifications of sessions
and draft agendas of sessions of the National Assembly, on
other issues related to the work of the National Assembly
and its working bodies, on the fulfilment of the conditions
to form new deputy groups, on the conditions for the
work of deputy groups, as well as on other issues where
so provided by Article 22 of the Rules of Procedure.
The Council adopts the annual work programme of the
National Assembly and the time schedule for at least two
months (Article 23 of the Rules of Procedure).
Table 7.1: Meetings of the Council in the parliamentary term 2004-2008
MEETINGS OF
THE COUNCIL
2004-2005
2006
2007
2008
TOTAL
Regular meetings
46
37
36
29
144
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International activities comprise: cooperation of
the National Assembly with representative bodies
of other countries, with international parliamentary
institutions, international organisations, international
bodies, organisations of Slovene national minorities
and organisations of Slovene expatriates, cooperation
of the deputies of the Italian and Hungarian national
communities with the Italian and Hungarian parliaments,
with their mother nations and minority institutions, and
participation of the deputies of the National Assembly
at other events held abroad. International activities are
regulated by the Rules on the International Activity of the
National Assembly.
The National Assembly carries out its international
activities in the form of:
• multilateral cooperation at meetings of international
parliamentary institutions and organisations,
• bilateral cooperation with parliaments of other
countries, and
• participation of deputies at conferences, meetings and
other events.
The international activities are carried out at the level
of the President of the National Assembly, the working
bodies, parliamentary friendship groups, and deputies.
In the past term, the National Assembly organised nine
international events and hosted the meeting of the South
Caucasus Parliamentary Initiative and the meeting of the
European Parliament and the US Congress.
Together with the parliaments of France, Germany and
Belgium, the National Assembly participated in the
project of the European Agency for Reconstruction (EAR)
“Further Support to the Assembly of Kosovo”, financed by
the European Union.
8.1 Multilateral activities
8.1.1 Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe
The Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe
(PACE) is the parliamentary body of the Council of Europe
established in 1949 as the first European assembly in the
history of the continent, and is the broadest organisation
of this kind. Despite being above all a consultative
body, PACE plays an important role in the conduct of
the Council’s activities and defines their impact on the
member countries.
Table 8.1: Activities of the National Assembly’s delegation to PACE
ACTIVITIES
2004-2005
2006
2007
2008
TOTAL
Assembly sessions
4
4
4
3
15
Committee
meetings
25
16
15
13
69
Other
2
1
8
2
13
Source: Section for International Relations, Protocol and Translation.
8.1.2 Parliamentary Dimension of the Central European Initiative
The Parliamentary Dimension of the Central European
Initiative (CEI PD) covers parliamentary cooperation
within the CEI – the oldest regional organisation with the
largest number of members created in Central and Eastern
Europe after the division of Europe into two blocks was
abolished. The organisation was established in 1989 as
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Quadrilateral Cooperation (Italy, Austria, Hungary and
Yugoslavia), became the Pentagonal Initiative in 1990
(joined by Czechoslovakia) and the Hexagonal Initiative
in 1991 (joined by Poland), and was finally renamed as
Central European Initiative (CEI) in November 1991.
Slovenia became a member of CEI in July 1992.
Today, CEI comprises the following countries: Austria,
Albania, Bulgaria, Belarus, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Czech
Republic, Montenegro, Croatia, Hungary, Macedonia,
Moldova, Italy, Poland, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia,
Ukraine, and Serbia.
Table 8.2: Activities of the National Assembly’s delegation to CEI PD
ACTIVITIES
2004-2005
2006
2007
2008
TOTAL
1
-
-
-
1
Parliamentary Assembly
1
-
-
-
1
Other
5
-
-
-
5
Parliamentary
Committee
8.1.3 Parliamentary Assembly of the Organization for Security and
Cooperation in Europe
The Parliamentary Assembly of the Organization for
Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE PA) was
established in 1991, following the proposal for its creation
presented in the Paris Charter for a New Europe in 1990.
The Assembly became a part of the institutional structure
of the then Conference for Security and Cooperation in
Europe which in 1994 changed its name to OSCE.
The OSCE PA gathers 320 parliamentarians from a total
of 56 full members. The main task of this organisation
is to facilitate inter-parliamentary dialogue among
OSCE Member States. Other tasks include assessing the
implementation of OSCE objectives, discussing issues
tackled at the meetings of the OSCE Ministerial Council
and summits of the heads of state or government,
developing and promoting mechanisms to prevent
and solve conflicts, supporting the strengthening
and consolidation of democratic institutions in OSCE
countries, and contributing to the development of OSCE
institutions and to the relations and cooperation between
them.
Table 8.3: Activities of the National Assembly’s delegation to OSCE PA
ACTIVITIES
2004-2005
2006
2007
2008
TOTAL
Assembly sessions
3
3
2
3
11
Observation of elections
1
3
3
2
9
Other
4
10
8
5
27
8.1.4 NATO Parliamentary Assembly
The NATO Parliamentary Assembly (NATO PA) is an
inter-parliamentary organisation which has no formal
relationship with NATO. It was established in 1955 as
North Atlantic Assembly and was renamed as NATO
Parliamentary Assembly in November 1998. It comprises
26 member countries and 13 associated members.
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Slovenia attended a session of the North Atlantic Assembly
for the first time in 1994 as observer at the 40th session
in Washington between 15 and 18 November. On that
occasion, it was granted the status of associated member.
Slovenia became full member of the NATO PA on 29 March
2004.
Table 8.4: Activities of the National Assembly’s delegation to NATO PA
ACTIVITIES
2004-2005
2006
2007
2008
TOTAL
Assembly sessions
3
2
2
1
8
Committee and subcommittee meetings
1
7
11
6
25
Other
6
2
5
2
15
8.1.5 Assembly of the Western European Union – the European
Security and Defence Assembly
The Assembly of the Western European Union (WEU) is one
of the bodies of WEU. It comprises 400 parliamentarians
from 39 countries which are either full members, associate
partners, or observers.
The WEU Assembly has four standing committees and
may establish special committees of inquiry.
Table 8.5: Activities of the National Assembly’s delegation to WEU Assembly
ACTIVITIES
2004-2005
2006
2007
2008
TOTAL
Assembly sessions
3
2
2
1
8
Committee meetings
11
15
11
3
40
-
1
2
2
5
Seminars, conferences
8.1.6 Inter-Parliamentary Union
The Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU) was established in
1889 and is one of the oldest international organisations
gathering the parliaments of sovereign states. Its seat is in
Geneva. Currently it comprises 150 members while eight
international parliamentary assemblies have the status
of associated members. Other regional parliamentary
organisations and associations cooperate with the IPU and
attend IPU conferences and other events as observers.
Slovenia became full member of the IPU on the occasion
of the 89th IPU conference held in New Delhi between 12
and 17 April 1993.
The purpose of IPU is to enhance cooperation and
the exchange of experience among parliaments and
parliamentarians of the world, to consider questions of
international interest and concern, and express its views
on such issues to bring about action by parliaments and
parliamentarians. The IPU contributes to the defence
and promotion of human rights – an essential factor of
parliamentary democracy and development, and to better
knowledge of the working of representative institutions
and to the development of their means of action.
Any deputy may joint the IPU National Group in the
National Assembly. In the last parliamentary term, this
Group comprised 30 deputies. The Group is chaired by
the Chair of the Committee on Foreign Policy.
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Table 8.6: Activities of the National Assembly’s delegation to IPU
ACTIVITIES
2004-2005
2006
2007
2008
TOTAL
Assembly sessions
2
2
2
1
7
Other
7
2
6
1
16
8.1.7 Euro-Mediterranean Parliamentary Assembly
The Euro-Mediterranean Parliamentary Assembly (EMPA)
was established in Naples on 3 December 2003. Its first
session was held on 22 and 23 March 2004 near Athens,
Greece. The Assembly consists of 242 members, including
representatives of national parliaments of the 27 EU
Member States (75 members), representatives of national
parliaments of the 12 Mediterranean partners (Algeria,
Egypt, Jordan, Israel, Lebanon, Morocco, Palestinian
Authority, Syria, Tunisia, Turkey) – 124 members, and 45
members from the European Parliament. Slovenia has been
a member of EMPA since 1 May 2004. The main objectives
and principles of EMPA are to enhance and promote – as the
parliamentary expression of the Barcelona Process – the
Euro-Mediterranean parliamentary dialogue among the
representatives of parliaments of EU Member States, their
Mediterranean partners, and the European Parliament.
Being a consultative body, EMPA adopts resolutions and
recommendations addressed on ministerial conferences
in relation to any aspect of the Euro-Mediterranean
Partnership and promotes cooperation and exchange of
experience.
Table 8.7: Activities of the National Assembly’s delegation to EMPA
ACTIVITIES
2004-2005
2006
2007
2008
TOTAL
Assembly sessions
2
1
1
2*
6
Committee meetings
3
6
4
3
16
-
-
1
2
3
Other
1
2
3
2
8
TOTAL
6
9
9
9
33
Workshops to establish
EMUNI**
Source: EMPA Secretariat.
Notes:
* Including the General Assembly to be held in October 2008.
** Euro-Mediterranean University.
8.1.8 Parliamentary Assembly of the Mediterranean
The Parliamentary Assembly of the Mediterranean (PAM) is
a successor of the Conference on Security and Cooperation
in the Mediterranean that operated within the InterParliamentary Union. The establishment of an independent
parliamentary assembly is the result of a 15-year process
that had been taking place within the Inter-Parliamentary
Union to tackle the issues of security and cooperation in the
Mediterranean (i.e. the littoral states of the Mediterranean
as well as Portugal, Macedonia and Jordan).
The PAM aims at promoting the political will and the
economic development of the Mediterranean, expand
the values and cultural achievements, as well as at
fostering cooperation in addressing regional challenges,
including the appeasement of political discrepancies and
conflicts in the region. The PAM also tackles issues such as
globalisation, international migrations, terrorism, money
laundering, organised crime, environment degradation,
and trafficking in human beings.
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Table 8.8: Activities of the National Assembly’s delegation to PAM
ACTIVITIES
2004 2005
2006
2007
2008
TOTAL
Assembly sessions
-
1
Other
-
-
1
-
2
1
3
4
8.1.9 Adriatic-Ionian Initiative
The Adriatic-Ionian Initiative (AII) was established at the
proposal of Italy on 20 May 2000 in Ancona. Its members are:
Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Montenegro, Greece,
Croatia, Italy, Slovenia and Serbia. The establishment of
the Initiative was supported by the European Commission
whose representative is also member of the AdriaticIonian Council. Slovenia held the presidency of the AII
between May 2003 and May 2004.
The main goal of the AII is cooperation among the states
of the Adriatic and Ionian seas in the fields of development
and security of the region. In such context, Slovenia believes
that cooperation should focus on issues related to the sea
and the littoral zone. Member countries cooperate in the
following six areas: combat of organised crime; environment
protection and sustainable development; economy, tourism
and SMEs; transport and maritime cooperation; culture and
education; cooperation among universities.
The 5th meeting of the Presidents of AII parliaments held
in Sveti Štefan and Cetinje (Montenegro) on 30 and 31 May
2005 was attended by the Vice-President of the National
Assembly Sašo Peče. The meeting discussed the common
perspectives of the economic development of the region
and the contribution of parliamentary cooperation to
fostering economic development among the countries
in the region. The 6th meeting of the Presidents of AII
parliaments held in Neum (BiH) on 17 May 2007 was
attended by the Vice-President of the National Assembly
Vasja Klavora, and addressed the issue of environment
protection in the region as well as the importance of meeting
the European standards of environment protection. No
meetings at the level of presidents of parliaments took
place in 2006 (under the Albanian presidency) and 2008
(under the Croatian presidency).
8.1.10 European Union
Following Slovenia’s accession to the European Union, the
contacts between the National Assembly and the European
Parliament and other Member States’ parliaments in the
area of EU affairs deepened and became more intense.
The Chair and members of the Committee on EU Affairs
regularly attended the meetings of COSAC and the Troika.
COSAC – the Conference of Community and European
Affairs Committees of Parliaments of the European
Union – is the only institutionalised form of cooperation
in EU affairs among the national parliaments and the
European Parliaments, enabling a regular exchange of
experience without interfering with the competences of
EU parliamentary bodies. The Chair of the Committee on
EU Affairs Anton Kokalj became a member of the COSAC
presiding Troika on 1 July 2007, and chaired such body
during Slovenia’s Presidency of the EU Council.
The chairpersons of National Assembly committees
attended the meetings of chairpersons of parliamentary
committees from EU Member States, the candidate
countries and the European Parliament in the parliaments
of the countries holding the EU Presidency.
In 2007, the Austrian Presidency and the European
Parliament launched what is known as the joint
parliamentary meetings, which are now organised
four times a year by the parliament of the country
holding the EU Presidency together with the European
Parliament; along with the parliamentary meetings, joint
committee meetings are held, gathering the members
of the committees of the national parliaments and of
the European Parliament. Depending on the topic of
discussion, the meetings were attended by Chairs and
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members of National Assembly working bodies, while
parliamentary meetings were attended by the President
of the National Assembly. During Slovenia’s Presidency,
the latter co-chaired the joint parliamentary meetings on
the Lisbon Strategy and on the Western Balkans.
This parliamentary term also saw several study visits of
National Assembly’s staff to the European Parliament and
the parliaments of the countries holding the Presidency
before Slovenia.
Table 8.9: Relations with the European Union
ACTIVITIES
2004-2005
2006
2007
2008
TOTAL
European Parliament
4
5
16
12
37
Other (visits, meetings,
COSAC, seminars)
23
7
28
21
79
TOTAL
27
12
44
33
116
8.1.11 Quadrilateral and other multilateral meetings
The deputies of the National Assembly also attended several multilateral meetings (conferences, seminars, etc.)
abroad.
Table 8.10: Quadrilateral and other multilateral meetings
ACTIVITIES
2004-2005
2006
2007
2008
TOTAL
-
-
-
-
-
72
58
82
41
253
Quadrilateral meetings
Other multilateral
meetings
8.2 Bilateral activities
The bilateral activities of the National Assembly were very
intense also in the present term. Contacts were fostered
mainly with the parliaments of the EU countries and of
the Western Balkans both at the highest parliamentary
level and at the level of working bodies, parliamentary
friendship groups, and expert services. Direct contacts
were maintained also with regional parliaments from
Austria, Italy, Germany and the United Kingdom.
8.2.1 Bilateral visits
Table 8.11: Bilateral visits by country
Bilateral visits
abroad
Bilateral visits
to Slovenia
Albania
-
-
Argentina
1
-
COUNTRY
Bilateral visits
abroad
Bilateral visits
to Slovenia
Armenia
-
1
Australia
1
1
COUNTRY
78
COUNTRY
Austria
Bilateral visits
abroad
Bilateral visits
to Slovenia
6
7
Bilateral visits
abroad
Bilateral visits
to Slovenia
Lithuania
1
1
COUNTRY
Belgium
-
-
Luxembourg
2
1
Bulgaria
1
3
Hungary
2
4
Bosnia and
Herzegovina
1
8
Macedonia
3
5
Malta
1
-
Brazil
1
-
Moldova
-
1
Cyprus
-
2
NATO
1
-
Czech Republic
3
3
Germany
5
13
Montenegro
-
2
Netherlands
1
2
Denmark
2
-
Norway
1
2
Estonia
1
1
Poland
1
1
European
Parliament
-
3
Portugal
-
-
Romania
1
-
Finland
4
6
Russia
3
5
France
1
5
Slovakia
5
5
Greece
2
-
Serbia
-
3
Serbia and
Montenegro
2
7
Georgia
1
-
Croatia
3
1
India
-
-
Iran
-
-
Ireland
1
1
Iceland
-
1
Italy
4
2
Israel
-
-
Japan
1
2
Jordan
-
1
Canada
2
3
China
1
2
Korea
-
1
Kosovo
-
5
Kuwait
-
-
Latvia
1
-
Spain
-
-
Sweden
1
4
Switzerland
-
-
Thailand
-
-
Tunisia
1
-
Turkey
2
4
Ukraine
1
-
Uruguay
1
-
Holy Seat
1
-
United States of
America
2
5
United Kingdom
5
7
80
130
TOTAL
Source: Section for International Relations, Protocol and
Translation.
Table 8.12: Bilateral visits abroad and to Slovenia by year
BILATERAL VISITS
2004-2005
2006
2007
2008
TOTAL
Abroad
23
23
22
12
80
To Slovenia
32
42
43
13
130
79
8.2.2 Parliamentary friendship groups
In the 2000-2004 parliamentary term, 53 parliamentary
friendship groups and one sub-group operated in the
National Assembly. At the end of the term, these groups
included 81 deputies from all deputy groups. During the
term, they included another five deputies whose terms
of office ceased during the term, and one deputy who
passed away.
Table 8.13: Parliamentary friendship groups
Parliamentary
friendship
group / country
Africa
President
Franc (Feri)
Horvat
Deputy group
Parliamentary
friendship
group / country
SD
Cuba
President
Zmago Jelinčič
Plemeniti
Deputy group
SNS
Argentina
Srečko Prijatelj
SNS
Latvia
Vili Rezman
DeSUS
Australia
Anton Kokalj
NSi
Lithuania
Aleš Gulič
LDS
Austria
Mitja Slavinec
LDS
Luxembourg
Milan Petek
LDS
Azerbaijan
Srečko Prijatelj
SNS
Belgium
Milenko Ziherl
SDS
Bulgaria
Jakob Presečnik
SLS
Josip Bajc
SLS
Brazil
Tomaž Štebe
Cyprus
Majda Potrata
Czech Republic
Montenegro
Bosnia and
deputy of the
Hungary
Maria Pozsonec
Hungarian
national
community
Macedonia
Stane Pajk
SDS
SDS
Malta
Marko Pavliha
SD
SD
Mexico
Vasja Klavora
DeSUS
Alojz Posedel
Zares
Moldova
Srečko Hvauc
SDS
Bojan Kontič
SD
Denmark
Bogdan Barovič
SNS
Egypt
Bojan Homan
SDS
Finland
Ljubo Germič
LDS
Herzegovina
France
Greece
Majda Širca
Barbara Žgajner
Tavš
Netherlands
Norway
Kristijan Janc
Zmago Jelinčič
Plemeniti
SNS
SNS
2006, when his
term of office as
New Zealand
deputy expired)
Drago Koren
NSi (since 18 Jan.
2007)
death on 4 Jul.
2008)
Iran
Srečko Prijatelj
Lipa
NSi (until 1 Dec.
SLS (until his
Croatia
Tavš
Franc Capuder
Zares
Lipa
Barbara Žgajner
Poland
Janez Kramberger
SLS
Romania
Branko Marinič
SDS
Russian Federation
Rudolf Petan
SDS
Anton Anderlič
LDS
Ireland
Miran Potrč
SD
Slovakia
Iceland
Drago Koren
NSi
Serbia
Breda Pečan
SD
Italy
Majda Širca
Zares
Spain
Aurelio Juri
SD
Israel
Franc Žnidaršič
DeSUS
Sweden
Milan M. Cvikl
SD
Japan
Anton Kokalj
NSi
Switzerland
Alenka Jeraj
SDS
SD
Tunisia
Alenka Jeraj
SDS
Turkey
Boštjan Zagorac
Lipa
Ukraine
Davorin Terčon
Zares
Canada
China
Republic of Korea
Marko Pavliha
Zmago Jelinčič
Plemeniti
Bogomir
Zamernik
SNS
SDS
80
Parliamentary
friendship
group / country
United Kingdom
President
Deputy group
Parliamentary
friendship
group / country
President
Deputy group
NSi (until
Germany
Jožef Jerovšek
SDS
Mojca Kucler
appointed
Hesse
Franc (Feri)
SD
Dolinar
minister on 1
(sub-group)
Horvat
Oct. 2007)
Anton Kokalj
NSi (since 24
Oct. 2007)
USA
Branko Grims
SDS
8.3 Protocol visits
The table shows the number of protocol visits to the
President and Vice-Presidents and to the working bodies
of the National Assembly.
Table 8.14: Protocol visits
VISITS
Protocol events
2004-2008
373
Receptions
355
TOTAL
728
Source: Section for International Relations, Protocol and
Translation.
Source: Databases of the service of the Commission for Public
Office and Elections and of the Section for International
Relations, Protocol and Translation.
9 PETITIONS
82
9 PETITIONS
bodies of the National Assembly thereof, proposing
measures for an effective implementation of the rights,
duties and legal interests of the citizens.
In the Republic of Slovenia, the right to petitions is
guaranteed by Article 45 of the Constitution. The petitions,
complaints and proposals received by the National
Assembly are dealt with by the Commission for Petitions,
Human Rights and Equal Opportunities, established on 17
November 2004 by the Ordinance on the Establishment
and Tasks of National Assembly’s Working Bodies. The
Commissions deals with the received petitions and
citizens’ proposals and informs the competent working
The number of petitions received and cases concluded
in this parliamentary term is indicated in Table 9.1; data
for 2004 cover the period between 1 October and 31
December 2004, while data for 2008 refer to petitions
received by 21 September 2008.
Table 9.1: Number of petitions
PETITIONS
No. of petitions
received
No. of cases
concluded
2004-2005
2006
2007
2008
TOTAL
388
198
200
162
948
269
122
137
284
812
Source: Databases of the service of the Commission for Petitions, Human Rights and Equal Opportunities.
Diagram 9.1: Petitions 2004-2008 by subject matter
350
300
308
270
252
250
210
200
150
88
100
68
67
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44
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21
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31
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Most of the 948 petitions – namely about one third
– relate to the work of the Judiciary (308 or 32.5%). 88
petitions (9.3%) related to spatial and public utility
issues, 68 (7.2%) to pension and disability insurance, 48
(5.1%) to labour law issues, 44 (4.6%) to housing issues,
38 (4.0%) to fundamental human rights, and 24 (2.5%)
83
to denationalisation, expropriation and privatisation. 21
petitions (2.2%) related to each of the following: taxes,
victims of war, and health and social insurance. 252
petitions (26.6%) deal with issues not included in any of
the above categories.
10 ELECTIONS AND APPOINTMENTS
86
Below is a presentation of the number of decisions
adopted by proposer and year, of the composition of
the Government and changes relating thereto, and the
number of announced changes in the composition of
working bodies.
One of the key powers held by the National Assembly
is the electoral power. The National Assembly elects,
appoints and dismisses: the President of the Government,
the ministers, the President and Vice-Presidents of the
National Assembly, the chairmen, deputy chairmen and
members of National Assembly working bodies, the
Secretary General of the National Assembly, judges, and
other holders of public offices.
10.1 Decisions adopted by proposer
Table 10.1 shows the number of decisions adopted by individual proposers by year. In the parliamentary term 2004-2008,
461 decisions were adopted.
Table 10.1: Decisions adopted by proposer
PROPOSER / YEAR
Judicial Council of the Republic of
Slovenia
President of the Republic of
Slovenia
Government of the Republic of
Slovenia
2004-05
2006
2007
2008
NO.
71
66
130
30
297
4
4
5
5
18
8
2
1
1
12
Minister of Justice
Elections
Assembly of the Health Insurance
1
18
1
18
21
13
1
Institute
70
1
Council of the Foundation
for Financing Disability and
3
3
Humanitarian Organisations
Deputy group
Council of the President of the
National Assembly
TOTAL
9
7
17
8
41
6
3
5
4
18
119
101
180
61
461
Source: Services of the Commission for Public Office and Elections
10.2 Composition of the Government
Below we present the composition of the Government
in the parliamentary term 2004-2008 (data applying to 1
September 2008 are highlighted).
PRESIDENT OF THE GOVERNMENT
JANEZ JANŠA, elected on 9 November 2004 (Official
Gazette of the Republic of Slovenia No. 122/04).
MINISTER OF LABOUR, FAMILY AND SOCIAL
AFFAIRS
JANEZ DROBNIČ, appointed on 3 December 2004
(Official Gazette of the Republic of Slovenia No. 132/04);
dismissed on 1 December 2006. Pursuant to a decision
by the President of the Government, since 1 December
2006 the office of minister has been temporarily held
by ANDREJ VIZJAK, Minister of the Economy. Decision
10 ELECTIONS AND APPOINTMENTS 87
establishing the cessation of the office of minister (Official
(Official Gazette of the Republic of Slovenia No. 132/04).
MARJETA COTMAN, appointed on 18 December 2006
(Official Gazette of the Republic of Slovenia No. 136/06),
Decision on the appointment of minister (Official Gazette
of the Republic of Slovenia No. 136/06).
MINISTER OF JUSTICE
LOVRO ŠTURM, appointed on 3 December 2004 (Official
MINISTER OF FINANCE
ANDREJ BAJUK, appointed on 3 December 2004
MINISTER OF THE ECONOMY
ANDREJ VIZJAK, appointed on 3 December 2004
MINISTER OF AGRICULTURE, FORESTRY AND
FOOD
MARIJA LUKAČIČ, appointed on 3 December 2004 (Official
Gazette of the Republic of Slovenia No. 132/04); resigned
and ceased to hold office on 29 January 2007. Continued
to perform her regular duties pending the appointment
of a new minister (Art. 115 of the Constitution). Decision
IZTOK JARC, appointed on 6 March 2007 (Official
Gazette of the Republic of Slovenia No. 21/07), Decision
on the appointment of minister (Official Gazette of the
Republic of Slovenia No. 21/07).
MINISTER OF CULTURE
VASKO SIMONITI, appointed on 3 December 2004
MINISTER OF THE INTERIOR
DRAGUTIN MATE, appointed on 3 December 2004
MINISTER OF DEFENCE
KARL ERJAVEC, appointed on 3 December 2004 (Official
MINISTER OF THE ENVIRONMENT AND SPATIAL
PLANNING
JANEZ PODOBNIK, appointed on 3 December 2004
MINISTER OF PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION
GREGOR VIRANT, appointed on 3 December 2004
MINISTER OF TRANSPORT
JANEZ BOŽIČ, appointed on 3 December 2004 (Official
Gazette of the Republic of Slovenia No. 132/04); dismissed
on 6 September 2007 following resignation. Continued
to perform his regular duties pending the appointment
RADOVAN ŽERJAV, appointed on 11 September 2007
MINISTER OF EDUCATION AND SPORT
MILAN ZVER, appointed on 3 December 2004 (Official
MINISTER OF HIGHER EDUCATION, SCIENCE AND
TECHNOLOGY
JURE ZUPAN, appointed on 3 December 2004 (Official
Gazette of the Republic of Slovenia No. 132/04); resigned
and ceased to hold office on 6 September 2007. Continued
to perform his regular duties pending the appointment
MOJCA KUCLER DOLINAR, appointed on 1 October
2007 (Official Gazette of the Republic of Slovenia No.
90/07).
MINISTER OF HEALTH
ANDREJ BRUČAN, appointed on 3 December 2004
ceased to hold office on 6 September 2007 following
resignation. Continued to perform his regular duties
pending the appointment of a new minister (Art. 115 of
the Constitution). Decision establishing the cessation of
88
FOR COORDINATING AND MONITORING THE
IMPLEMENTATION OF SLOVENIA’S DEVELOPMENT
STRATEGY
JOŽE PAVLIČ DAMIJAN, appointed on 20 December
117/05); Decision on the appointment of minister without
portfolio, responsible for coordinating and monitoring
the implementation of Slovenia’s Development Strategy
ceased to hold office on 27 March 2006 following
resignation; Decision establishing the cessation of the
office of minister (Official Gazette of the Republic of
Slovenia No. 34/06).
ŽIGA TURK, appointed on 6 March 2007 (Official Gazette
of the Republic of Slovenia No. 21/07), Decision on the
appointment of minister (Official Gazette of the Republic
of Slovenia No. 21/07).
the office of minister (Official Gazette of the Republic of
Slovenia No. 82/07).
ZOFIJA MAZEJ KUKOVIČ, appointed on 11 September
83/07).
MINISTER OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS
DIMITRIJ RUPEL, appointed on 3 December 2004
MINISTER WITHOUT PORTFOLIO, RESPONSIBLE
FOR LOCAL SELF-GOVERNMENT AND REGIONAL
DEVELOPMENT
IVAN ŽAGAR, appointed on 16 December 2004 (Official
MINISTER WITHOUT PORTFOLIO, RESPONSIBLE
10.3 Announced changes in the composition of the working
bodies
Table 10.2. indicates the number of announced changes in the composition of working bodies. 278 such announcements
were made in the parliamentary term 2004/2008.
Table 10.2: Announced changes in the composition of working bodies
YEAR
No. of announced changes
2004/05
2006
2007
2008
TOTAL
70
21
146
41
278
11 THE BUDGET OF THE NATIONAL ASSEMBLY
90
The budget of the National Assembly is presented in more
detail in the annual reports on National Assembly’s work.
Since the 2008 budget year is not yet concluded, the tables
below refer to the entire 2004, 2005, 2006 and 2007. Table
11.1 presents the adopted and current budget per year,
while Table 11.2 indicates expenditure.
The National Assembly is financed from the state budget
of the Republic of Slovenia. The National Assembly
adopts the state budget, which also includes the National
Assembly’s own budget. Thus, the National Assembly is a
direct budget user.
Table 11.1: Adopted and current budget of the National Assembly
2004-2006 in 000 SIT, 2007 in EUR
ADOPTED BUDGET**
Payroll
CURRENT BUDGET***
2004
2005
2006
2007
2004
2005
2006
2007
3,527,357
4,196,006
3,838,602
15,773,051
3,691,796
4,028,045
3,724,358
16,245,564
1,749,147
1,891,288
1,747,678
7,804,920
1,628,624
1,853,534
1,498,406
7,271,439
629,500
704,497
718,350
3,285,761
638,171
394,633
748,341
3,371,913
219,000
228,198
244,116
320,376
248,653
168,049
6,125,004
7,019,989
27,107,848
6,278,967
6,524,865
6,139,154
Material
and other
costs and
expenditure
Investment
and
maintenance
Own
activity*
TOTAL
116,945
6,421,575
319,520
27,208,436
Source: National Assembly, Finance and Accounting Section.
Notes:
* This category includes the National Assembly’s own activities: the restaurant and the bulletin Poročevalec. By 14 April 2006,
the latter was issued in paper version. Ever since, it has been available in digital form on the National Assembly’s website. Thus,
National Assembly’s own activity ceased in 2007.
** Adopted budget is the budget adopted by the National Assembly and published in the Official Gazette. Several budgets may be
adopted for a single year, but only the most recent one is implemented.
*** Current budget is the most recently adopted budget, including all amendments adopted over the budget year. Amendments are
a result of redistribution and coordination of the rights to use budgetary funds. The current budget may be amended on a daily
basis, in accordance with the above amendments. The conditions and manner of allocating funds are provided by the Public
Finance Act.
Table 11.2: Expenditure
2004-2006 in 000 SIT, 2007 in EUR
EXPENDITURE**
Payroll
EXPENDITURE IN %***
2004
2005
2006
2007
2004
2005
2006
2007
3,647,931
3,993,082
3,703,065
16,125,298
98.81%
99.13%
99.43%
99.26%
1,500,230
1,381,150
1,408,217
6,037,437
92.12%
74.51%
93.98%
83.03%
447,281
366,782
702,596
3,189,382
70.09%
92.94%
93.89%
94.59%
Material
and other
costs and
expenditure
Investment
and
maintenance
91
2004-2006 v 000 SIT, 2007 v EUR
EXPENDITURE**
Own activity
TOTAL
EXPENDITURE IN %***
285,293
228,098
98,877
242,679
89.05%
91.73%
58.84%
75.95%
5,880,735
5,969,112
5,912,755
25,594,796
93.66%
91.48%
96.31%
94.07%
Source: National Assembly, Finance and Accounting Section.
Notes:
** Expenditure is the sum of realised expenditures and other losses.
*** Expenditure in % means the share of budget realised compared to the current budget by year and category of expenditure.
12 THE NATIONAL ASSEMBLY IN THE FOURTH
PARLIAMENTARY TERM
94
Afterword by the Secretary General of the National Assembly
Acting as Secretary General of the National Assembly is
a very complex task and such office should always be
regarded from two different perspectives: on one hand,
the Secretary General is a functionary appointed by the
National Assembly and acts as a link between the political
part, i.e. the deputies, and the services of the National
Assembly, while on the other he is the Head of National
Assembly’s services and acts as their manager. Hence,
also my view on the past parliamentary term should be
considered in such dual and complex dimension.
In the fourth parliamentary term, which started with the
first session of 22 October 2004 and ended in October
2008, the National Assembly carried out a considerable
amount of work in all areas that fall under its constitutional,
legislative and other competences. It performed its
legislative, supervisory, electoral and other functions,
just like any other modern democratic parliament. The
Report on National Assembly’s Work in the Parliamentary
Term 2004-2008 presents all such activities in a synoptical
and transparent manner, and I do not feel it is necessary
to repeat such presentation from the viewpoint of the
Secretary General. Instead, I will rather highlight some
activities which to my opinion were characteristic of the
past parliamentary term.
First and most significant was the project of Slovenia’s
Presidency of the EU Council at the parliamentary level.
The National Assembly began to plan its Presidencyrelated activities in early 2006, i.e. over a year before
the start of the relevant preparations. The framework
programme was then subject to negotiations between
the working bodies concerned and the deputy groups,
followed by coordination with the Government and the
European Parliament. The final version of the programme
was discussed at a joint meeting of the Committee on
EU Affairs and the Committee on Foreign Policy, and
presented to the National Assembly at its 34th session of
18 December 2007.
The National Assembly prepared and implemented what
is known as the Extended Presidency Programme which
– as it is common for national parliaments – covered the
activities at the following levels:
• chairing the COSAC meeting at the Brdo pri Kranju
Congress Centre in May 2008;
• six parliamentary meetings of national parliaments’
committees organised by the Presidency; the meeting
of economy and environment committees in January,
the meeting of EU affairs committees and the Troika in
February, the meeting of foreign affairs committees in
March, the meeting of defence committees, the meeting
of the committees on culture, education and sport in
April, and the meeting of agricultural committees in
June. All were held in the plenary hall of the National
Assembly;
• three joint parliamentary meetings in cooperation
with the European Parliament: co-chairing the joint
parliamentary meeting on the Lisbon Strategy in
February, the joint parliamentary meeting on a
European Perspective for Southeast Europe in May,
and the joint meeting of parliamentary committees on
development.
Moreover, the National Assembly hosted the visit of the
President of the European Parliament, the meeting of the
presidents of parliaments of the presiding Troika, France
and the European Parliament, and participated in the
organisation of the meeting of the WEU Assembly and the
Transatlantic Legislative Dialogue.
A special Project Group was appointed to prepare and
carry out the above activities and coordinate them
with the Government and the European Parliament.
The quality and preciseness of its work indeed made a
significant contribution to the successful implementation
of the programme. Another important input was given
by Public Relations. In order to have an efficient tool
for communicating with the public, a new website was
created in December 2007, featuring all the events from the
programme of activities of the National Assembly during
the Presidency.
In the past term, the National Assembly celebrated the
15th anniversary of sovereign and independent Slovenia,
convening on such occasion a special session of the
National Assembly and commemorative sessions of all
three Chambers of the former Assembly of the Republic
of Slovenia. An exhibition was put up, presenting the
events and decisions adopted by the Assembly of the
Republic of Slovenia between 1989 and 1992. Moreover,
the National Assembly joined the all-Slovenian project to
mark this anniversary. In such context, the most important
documents and materials regarding the decisions of the
Slovenian representative body in such period were selected
from National Assembly’s archives; they were published in
a book on Slovenia’s independence and exhibited in the
National Museum of Contemporary History.
In December 2007, the National Assembly celebrated its
15th anniversary. A special session was held to mark this
occasion, attended by all hitherto Presidents of the National
Assembly and the President of the first democratically
elected Assembly of the Republic of Slovenia. Special
consideration was given to those deputies who have held
such office for all 15 years. Prior to the session the deputies
of the first parliamentary term had the opportunity to
come together and remember the times 15 years ago.
They also agreed to set up a club gathering all present
and former deputies. The Club 90, as it was named, was
set up in June 2008.
On the same occasion, an exhibition was put up, depicting
the four parliamentary mandates with lists of deputies and
leading officials and presenting the hitherto activities of
the National Assembly through statistical data, diagrams,
photos and publications. The exhibition also featured the
recognitions awarded to deputies for their humanitarian,
cultural, sport and other achievements. The anniversary
was further celebrated with the publication The National
Assembly 1992-2007, presenting the 15 years of National
Assembly’s activity, the major highlights relating to the
creation of the Slovenian Parliament and of the Slovenian
State, and the Slovenian national symbols. The book is
published in both Slovenian and English versions and
available on the National Assembly’s website.
Also at the beginning of 2008, a permanent exhibition
was set up in the lobby of the Large Hall on the history
of parliamentarism in Slovenia, depicting important
historical moments from the enthronement of the dukes in
the Duchy of Carantania to the first democratic elections to
the three-Chamber Assembly of the Republic of Slovenia,
the adoption of the democratic Constitution, the plebiscite,
the ten-day war, Slovenia’s membership in international
organisations, the introduction of the euro, etc.
At the end of the spring term in July 2007, the National
Assembly amended its Rules of Procedure. This was
the first large intervention on the text of 2002. The
amendments introduced the possibility of submitting
documents into legislative procedure also in electronic
form and provided the legal basis for the use of
electronic signature; clearly defined the procedure for
discussing acts in a one-phase procedure; regulated
the conclusion of the procedure for all acts at the end
of the parliamentary term; defined who may represent
the Government at plenary sessions and meetings of the
working bodies, which made the cooperation between
the National Assembly and the Government regarding
the issues concerning Slovenia’s membership in the EU
much easier; regulated the status of deputy leaders of
deputy groups; introduced the rule of the odd number
of members on working bodies; defined the ratio
between coalition and opposition in supervisory bodies;
determined the order of parliamentary questions, etc.
The National Assembly and its services joined
international projects aimed at transferring best practices
to other parliaments (such as the parliaments of Western
Balkan countries: Bosnia and Herzegovina, Macedonia,
95
Montenegro, Serbia, and others). In particular, it
participated in the project Further Support to the Assembly
of Kosovo that was organised by a consortium of four
parliaments (parliaments of Germany, France, Belgium
and Slovenia). The National Assembly and its services
covered the following areas: transparency and control
of the budget; support to committees; establishment of a
long-term partnership between the Committee on Finance
and Monetary Policy and the Commission for Budgetary
Control; support to the work of deputy groups; library,
archives and documentation; providing the basis for the
research activity and for the search for documents and
information.
The National Assembly refurbished the two halls on
Tomšičeva street (upgraded conference and voting system,
system for simultaneous interpretation, the audio-video
system, remote control, and the integration into the
information system) and set up a video studio for TV
broadcast of working bodies’ meetings in cooperation
with RTV Slovenia, thus creating the conditions for a special
parliamentary channel, which started to broadcast in the
spring of 2008.
The National Assembly commissioned three research
projects, namely: Public Relations of the National Assembly,
Measuring Quality and Efficiency in National Assembly’s
Services, and the survey carried out among the deputies
and analysis of replies on The Role of a National Parliament
in the EU – the case of the National Assembly.
Several internal acts were drafted and adopted setting the
rules and the conditions for work of the National Assembly.
Some rules were adopted by the Commission for Public
Office and Elections and deal with the rights and duties
and the conditions for work of the deputies. Others fall
– in accordance with the Rules of Procedure – within the
competence of the Secretary General and refer to a whole
range of rules defining the house order the conditions for
work of media representatives in the National Assembly,
guidelines for a uniform use of titles and formulation of
official texts, guidelines on financial operations, document
management and archival materials, etc. These acts aim
at improving the organisation and quality of work in the
National Assembly.
Ljubljana, 30 September 2008
Lovro Lončar
Secretary General
13 THE SERVICES OF THE NATIONAL ASSEMBLY
98
The services of the National Assembly carry out expert,
administrative, technical and other tasks, thus providing
the conditions for work of the National Assembly. The
services are headed by the Secretary General of the
National Assembly. The organisation and work of the
services is regulated by the Ordinance on the Internal
Organisation, Positions and Titles in the Services of the
National Assembly (Official Gazette of the Republic
of Slovenia No. 50/04). In addition to internal acts of
the National Assembly, its services are subject to the
provisions of laws regulating the civil servants’ system,
such as the Civil Servants Act and the Salary System in the
Public Sector Act.
Below you may find some general and personnel-related
information on National Assembly’s services.
13.1 General information1
The Rules on the Internal Organisation and the System
of Positions in the Services of the National Assembly No.
040-03-/89-1/56 of 1 July 2004 provided for 351 positions,
namely:
•28 civil servants in leading positions,
•169 civil servants,
•154 administrative positions.
In the parliamentary term 2004-2008, several amendments
to the act on the system of positions were adopted.
The major amendments concerned the posts of senior
clerks who fell under administrative positions, and the
establishment of two new services of deputy groups.
The system of positions was mainly affected by the new
labour law provisions for civil servants. With the entry into
force of the Collective Agreement for the Public Sector
(CAPS) an the Salary System in the Public Sector Act, the
salary policy for civil servants changed and required an
amendment of the entire salary-related part of the system
of positions.
The recent amendment of the system of positions provided
for 358 positions, namely:
•30 civil servants in leading positions,
•159 civil servants,
•169 administrative positions, indicated in Diagram
13.1.
Diagram 13.1: Types of positions
48%
44%
8%
CS
1
Leading
Information provided by the Organization and Personnel Section.
Admin.
99
Source: Organisation and Personnel Section.
Diagram 13.2 shows a comparison between systemised and occupied positions at the beginning and end of the term.
Diagram 13.2: Comparison between systemised and occupied positions
370
358
360
350
351
340
330
320
320
325
310
300
Systemized
Occupied
2004
2008
Employees – number
On 1 September 2004, the National Assembly
employed 345 persons, namely:
•320 in systemised positions,
•2 trainees,
•24 in the services of deputy groups, according to Art. 12
of the Ordinance.
The above data are shown in Diagram 13.3.
Diagram 13.3: Number of employees at the beginning of the term 2004-2008
7%
1%
92%
Trainee
Art.12
Art.11
100
At the end of the term, the National Assembly employed
371 persons, namely:
•325 in systemised positions,
•5 additional positions or trainees,
•41 in the services of deputy groups, according to Art. 12
of the Ordinance.
The above data are shown in Diagram 13.4.
Diagram 13.4: Number of employees at the end of the term 2004-2008
11%
1%
88%
Substitute
Art.12
Art.11
Table 13.1 shows the employees by systemised positions in organisational units by sex and average age.
Table 13.1: Employees by organisational unit, sex and average age
ORGANISATIONAL UNIT
NO. OF
EMPLOYEES
MEN
WOMEN
AVERAGE
AGE
OFFICE OF THE PRESIDENT OF THE NATIONAL
ASSEMBLY
10
0
10
37,6
LEGISLATIVE AND LEGAL SERVICE
17
4
13
45,9
OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY GENERAL
4
2
2
48,1
PUBLIC RELATIONS OFFICE
6
1
6
43,0
SECRETARIAT OF THE NATIONAL ASSEMBLY
2
1
1
57,9
NATIONAL ASSEMBLY’S OPERATIONS DIVISION
4
0
4
42,6
Section for Preparing and Conducting Sessions
67
14
53
44,4
Section for International Relations, Protocol and Translation
17
0
17
37,8
RESEARCH AND DOCUMENTATION DIVISION
2
0
2
53,6
Research Section
8
3
5
43,1
Documentation and Library Section
14
2
12
47,2
DIRECTORATE
3
1
2
35,8
GENERAL AFFAIRS DIVISION
1
0
1
33,8
Organisation and Personnel Section
8
1
7
41,3
Finance and Accounting Section
10
1
9
40,3
INFORMATION DIVISION
2
1
1
45,9
101
NO. OF
EMPLOYEES
ORGANISATIONAL UNIT
MEN
AVERAGE
AGE
WOMEN
Section for the Development of the Information System
11
9
2
40,6
Materials and Mail Section
17
3
14
44,2
Operator Service
8
0
8
35,5
Printing Service
8
5
3
44,5
OPERATIONAL AND TECHNICAL DIVISION
3
1
2
48,1
Improvements and Maintenance Section
24
10
14
45,8
Catering Section
18
11
7
46,4
Transport Section
5
5
0
53,2
Reception and Telephone Services Section
10
3
7
41,4
LENDAVA DEPUTY OFFICE
1
0
1
36,7
MARIBOR DEPUTY OFFICE
1
0
1
65,5
SDS
9
2
7
33,1
SD
8
2
6
37,4
LDS
6
3
3
33,1
NSi
4
2
2
38,6
SLS
4
1
3
33,7
Zares
4
1
3
35,2
DeSUS
4
1
3
42,2
SNS
3
0
3
31,9
Lipa
4
1
3
33,2
NC
3
1
2
37,3
330 (100%)
92 (28%)
239 (72%)
39,8
SERVICES OF DEPUTY GROUPS
TOTAL
The ratio between male and female employees is presented in Diagram 13.5.
Table 3.13 shows the level of education among National Assembly employees.
Table 13.2: Level of education among National Assembly employees
ORGANISATIONAL
UNIT
DOCTOR
MASTER
SPEC
UNI
HIGHER
COLLEGE SECOND.
VOCAT.
PRIM.
TOTAL
3
2
4
1
10
1
2
10
1
1
2
17
1
2
1
4
1
2
1
1
1
6
1
1
2
OFFICE OF THE
PRESIDENT OF THE
NATIONAL ASSEMBLY
LEGISLATIVE AND
LEGAL SERVICE
OFFICE OF THE
SECRETARY GENERAL
PUBLIC RELATIONS
OFFICE
SECRETARIAT OF THE
NATIONAL ASSEMBLY
102
ORGANISATIONAL
VOCAT.
PRIM.
TOTAL
2
12
1
3
1
3
2
1
3
1
1
2
1
2
3
1
1
2
2
1
3
1
1
2
2
1
3
1
2
1
4
1
1
1
1
1
3
1
1
2
1
3
1
2
7
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
Commission of inquiry
1
2
3
1
1
2
UNIT
Committee on Foreign
Policy
and Monetary Policy
Committee on the
Economy
DOCTOR
MASTER
SPEC
UNI
HIGHER
COLLEGE SECOND.
2
1
6
1
1
1
2
Committee on the
Environment and Spatial
Planning
Committee on
Agriculture, Forestry and
Food
Education and Sport
Committee on
Administration and
Justice
Family, Social Policy and
the Disabled
Office and Elections
Commission for the Rules
of Procedure
Finance Control
Commission for
the Supervision of
Intelligence and Security
Services
Commission for Petitions,
Human Rights and Equal
Opportunities
Commission for Relations
with Slovenes in
Neighbouring and Other
Countries
Prevention of Corruption
Act
Constitutional
Commission
103
ORGANISATIONAL
VOCAT.
PRIM.
TOTAL
1
2
1
2
1
12
1
1
2
17
1
2
5
1
1
8
3
7
1
3
14
3
3
1
1
1
4
1
2
8
1
2
3
4
10
1
1
2
2
1
2
5
1
11
Materials and Mail Section
1
2
8
4
2
17
Operator Service
6
2
8
Printing Service
2
6
8
2
1
3
1
7
2
14
24
Catering Section
5
11
2
18
Transport Section
5
5
6
3
1
10
1
1
1
1
UNIT
DOCTOR
MASTER
SPEC
UNI
HIGHER
COLLEGE SECOND.
1
1
1
1
1
1
Policy
Committee on Health
Committee on Higher
Education, Science
and Technological
Development
Section for International
Relations, Protocol and
Translation
RESEARCH AND
DOCUMENTATION
DIVISION
Research Section
Documentation and
Library Section
DIRECTORATE
GENERAL AFFAIRS
DIVISION
Organisation and
Personnel Section
Finance and Accounting
Section
INFORMATION
DIVISION
Section for the
Development of the
Information System
OPERATIONAL AND
TECHNICAL DIVISION
Improvements and
Maintenance Section
Reception and Telephone
Services Section
LENDAVA DEPUTY
OFFICE
MARIBOR DEPUTY
OFFICE
104
ORGANISATIONAL
DOCTOR
MASTER
SPEC
UNI
HIGHER
SDS
6
SD
1
4
2
LDS
2
1
1
1
1
6
NSi
1
2
1
4
UNIT
COLLEGE SECOND.
VOCAT.
PRIM.
TOTAL
3
9
1
8
SERVICES OF DEPUTY
GROUPS
SLS
3
1
4
Zares
3
1
4
DeSUS
3
1
4
SNS
2
1
3
Lipa
2
2
4
NC
1
1
1
3
TOTAL
5
30
21
89
13
29
87
36
20
330
The ratio between the level of education among the deputies is shown in % in Diagram 13.6.
Diagram 13.6: Level of education among National Assembly employees in %
11%
26%
6%
2%
9%
6%
9%
4%
27%
ŠŠ
SP
OŠ
DR
MAG
SPEC
UNI
VS
VIŠJA
105
13.2 Deputy groups’ services
The deputy groups’ services provide technical and administrative assistance to the deputies. They examine current
issues, draft laws, other acts and EU affairs; issue expert opinions and positions; prepare reports, conclusions, analyses,
information and other material; provide expertise in relation to policy-making in individual areas and monitor the
implementation thereof; and provide explanations to issues concerning the Rules of Procedure. Certain statistical data
about deputy groups’ staff are available in the general chapter on National Assembly’s services.
Pursuant to the Ordinance on the Internal Organisation, Positions and Titles in the Services of the National Assembly,
each deputy group is entitled to:
•one Secretary,
•two expert members of staff,
•one clerk, and
•on additional clerk for every eight deputies.
•
In addition to the above, deputy groups with more than eight deputies are entitled to another expert member of staff for
every six deputies (Art. 11 of the Ordinance on the Internal Organisation, Positions and Titles in the Services of the National
Assembly). Deputy groups are further provided with specific funds for additional expert assistance; for each deputy,
a deputy group is entitled to funds for additional expert assistance equalling the monthly salary of an Undersecretary.
These funds may be allocated for recruiting civil servants on the basis of a temporary employment contract or for contract
work. The employment relationship is concluded for a specific period of time, yet no longer than until the cessation of
the deputy group. These positions are not included in the system of positions neither planned in the personnel plan (Art.
12 of the Ordinance). A decision regarding the conclusion of the employment contract and the selection of the candidate
is taken by the leader of the deputy group; the contract is signed by the Secretary General.
106
14 SOURCES
108
14 SOURCES
1.
National Assembly’s website: http://www.dz-rs.si/index.php?id=89#SS600, October 2008.
2.
Decision of the Constitutional Court No. U-I-57/06-28 of 29 March 2007 (Official Gazette of the Republic of
Slovenia, No. 33/07).
3.
Ordinance on the Organisation, Positions and Titles in the Services of the National Assembly (Official Gazette
of the Republic of Slovenia, No. 50/04).
4.
Information provided by the relevant services, September, October 2008.
5.
Information provided by the National Council.
6.
Information provided by the National Assembly: databases in Lotus Notes environment: Sessions of the National
Assembly, Verbatim Records of the Sessions of the National Assembly, Adopted Laws, Draft Laws, Draft Acts,
Laws − End of Procedure, Acts − End of Procedure, Consolidated Texts of Laws, Parliamentary Questions and
Motions, EU Affairs, Proceedings before the Constitutional Court, Meetings of Working Bodies, Verbatim Records
of Meetings of Working Bodies, Council of the President of the National Assembly, Parliamentary Friendship
Groups, National Assembly − Code Tables.
7.
Information provided by the Finance and Accounting Section.
8.
Information provided by the Commission for Petitions, Human Rights and Equal Opportunities.
9.
Information provided by the Committee on EU Affairs.
10.
Information provided by the Section for International Relations, Protocol and Translation.
11.
Information provided by the Secretariat of the National Assembly.
12.
Information provided by the Secretaries of working bodies on the activity of the working bodies.
13.
Information provided by the service of the Commission for Public Office and Elections.
14.
Information provided by the Legislative and Legal Service.
15.
Databases and documentation of the commissions of inquiry.
16.
Databases of the Office of the President of the National Assembly.
17.
Databases of the Research and Documentation Division.
18.
Rules of Procedure of the National Assembly, official consolidated text (PoDZ-1-UPB1), Official Gazette of the
Republic of Slovenia, No. 92/07.
19.
Rules of Procedure on Parliamentary Inquiry, Official Gazette of the Republic of Slovenia, No. 63/93, 33/03.
20.
Rules on the Internal Organisation and the System of Positions in the Services of the National Assembly No. 04003-/89-1/56 of 1 July 2004.
21.
Presidency Project Group.
22.
Constitution of the Republic of Slovenia /URS/, Official Gazette of the Republic of Slovenia, No. 33I/1991-I
(amendments: Official Gazette of the Republic of Slovenia, No. 42/97, 66/00, 24/03, 69/04, 68/06).
REPORT ON NATIONAL ASSEMBLY’S WORK IN THE PARLIAMENTARY TERM 2004–2008
REPUBLIC OF SLOVENIA
NATIONAL ASSEMBLY
REPORT ON NATIONAL
ASSEMBLY’S WORK
2004–2008
October 2008

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