Brussels condemns Slovenia’s prime minister for online personal attacks against journalists

Brussels, Feb 18 (AFP/APP): Brussels on Thursday condemned Slovenia’s prime minister for online personal attacks against journalists reporting on the deterioration of rule of law in his country, which will take on the rotating EU presidency in July. “We are not accepting the harmful words directed at journalists, and we do condemn them,” commission spokesman Eric Mamer told a media conference a day after tweets made by Prime Minister Janez Jansa. Jansa, a right-wing politician and proud fan of former US president Donald Trump, initially accused a reporter for the news website Politico of bias in a story on his “campaign” against media, … Continue reading Brussels condemns Slovenia’s prime minister for online personal attacks against journalists