Launch of web site rocnadela.org at Slovenian Festival Melbourne

1 March 2008 In Melbourne we are launching the website within the framework of the traditional Victorian Slovenian cultural event - the 11th Slovenian Festival at the club Jadran, on Saturday, 1st March. SEM presentation of the website will take place in Ljubljana later this year.

Australian premiere of Slovene Emigrant Handicrafts Archives

The Australian launch of the Online Archive of Slovenian Emigrant Handicrafts in Victoria will take place at the Opening of the 11th Slovenian Festival at the club Jadran on Saturday, 1 March 2008.

Slovensko predsedovanje EU - pismo avstralski skupnosti

7. januar 2008 Pismo odpravnika poslov Republike Slovenije v Canberri Gregorja Kozovinca, avstralskim Slovenkam in Slovencem o začetku slovenskega predsedovanja Slovenije v svetu EU 2008.

Dobrodošlica Vlade RS- Slovensko predsedstvo Sveta EU 2008

Predsedstvo Sveta EU 2008
Vsaka država članica prevzame predsedovanje, natančneje, predsedovanje Svetu Evropske unije, za obdobje šestih mesecev. Predsedujoča država v tem času predstavlja Evropsko unijo in vse države članice na vseh področjih. V prvi polovici leta 2008 bo Slovenija kot prva med novimi državami članicami, ki so se Evropski uniji pridružile med letoma 2004 in 2007, prvič prevzela predsedovanje. To bo zadnje v vrsti tria, ki ga sestavljata še Nemčija in Portugalska. V naslednjem triu bodo Francija, Češka in Švedska.

Message of Welcome by PM Janez Janša - Slovenian EU C Presidency

Slovenia's Presidency of the EU Council 2008
The Presidency, i.e. the Presidency of the Council of the European Union, is held by each Member State in turn for a period of six months. During this time, the Presidency is the "face and voice" of the European Union, speaking on behalf of all Member States. In the first half of 2008, Slovenia holds the Presidency for the first time, as the first of the twelve “new” member states that joined the EU in the 2004 and 2007 enlargements to do so. Slovenia’s Presidency follows its Trio partners Germany and Portugal. The next Trio consists of France, Czech Republic and Sweden.
For more information http://www.eu2008.si/en/index.html

What do Slovenes need?

8 July 2007 The Slovenian government has established permanent dialogue with Slovenes around the world. In historic legislation in 2006 (Ur.I. RS st. 43/2006) the legal framework for cooperation with Slovenes abroad was enacted for the first time.  A special consulting body called the Council for Slovenes around the World - Svet za Slovence po svetu -  is chaired by the Prime Minister of Slovenia, Janez Janša. The Council consists of nineteen members, thirteen living outside of Slovenia. Representatives were nominated by the communities and duly elected. A meeting will be held each year in summer and more as needed.
In Australia two representatives Peter Mandelj and Florjan Auser have been appointed. Consultations with the Prime Minister Janez Janša and other ministers have been held and representatives have spoken in the Parliament.
Aleksandra Ceferin has prepared a paper, which was in parts read by Peter Mandelj to the assembled members at the inaugural session  of the Council on 3 July 2007 in Ljubljana. The paper presents the situation of the post-migrant generations of the descendants of Slovenian emigrants, questions the aims and substance of Slovenian emigrant publications and presents two main proposals:
1. a major Slovenian web site
2. establishment of Slovenia House in Ljubljana

Note: The paper was presented in Slovenian with an English version for publication.

Slovenian handicrafts online

31 May 2007 Slovenian handicrafts in Victoria online is a collaborative project by the Slovenian Ethnographic Museum and the Institute for Slovenian Studies of Victoria. It  is planned to be launched in Ljubljana by SEM. The launch date is yet to be determined by SEM and is anticipated early in 2008. This notice replaces the previous announcement for a launch in June.

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