SLOVENIA LOSES ITS GOOD REPUTATION FOR HONESTY IN GOVERNMENT
March 1st, 2013
Slovenia was once considered the clean corner of the Balkans. No longer. Protests against corruption have followed a devastating official report which toppled the prime minister. Mark Rowe reports. IN January, a general strike by up to 100,000 public sector workers called not only for their jobs to be safeguarded but for an end to what a growing number of Slovenians see as a culture of graft among the rich and powerful.Public sector corruption is a particularly acute problem in Slovenia where the state has direct or indirect ownership of 30% to 35% of all ...
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