Slovenia's national press agency at risk after funding slashed
The right-wing government of Prime Minister Janez Jansa has cut funding for Slovenia's public press agency, claiming the service hasn't accounted for its spending. Rights groups have decried the threat to press freedom.
Prime Minister Janez Jansa has consistently criticized STA's reporting
The future of Slovenia's national press agency, STA, is at risk after the Slovenian government suspended funding earlier this month and said its funding for 2021 is also at risk.
If funds are not restored by the end of the year, it "would mean a loss of almost half a million euros," STA director Bojan Veselinovic told DW, adding that the government has never been late with its payments. "It means that we would run out of money for the salaries of 70 people," he added. STA currently employs 80 journalists and photo reporters.