LJUBLJANA – German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier visited the Republic of Slovenia on 9 and 10 May 2019. President Borut Pahor and his German counterpart Steinmeier repeated their call to EU citizens, especially the youth, to turn out for the upcoming election as they addressed the press after a meeting.
The pair discussed the challenges faced by the EU, from Brexit to migration, with Pahor saying that the EU’s successful solving of these issues would be the basis of a more successful EU after the election. They warned against taking the EU for granted. Steinmeier believes that now, in the light of the upcoming EU election, it is time to review the situation the bloc is in at the moment. He said that he and Pahor had agreed that a debate or even a dispute was a part of political discourse aimed at setting the course for the future.
In Ljubljana he was welcomed with military honours by President Borut Pahor and layed a wreath at the Monument to the Victims of All Wars. He then conducted political talks with President Pahor and also with the Speaker of the National Assembly. In the evening, he attended a concert on the occasion of Europe Day.
Source: predsednik.si