Slovenia has been a member of the European Union since 2004.
Slovenia in EU institutions
Slovenia in the Council of the EU
Slovenia in the European Parliament
Current MEPs
| MEP | Term began | Term ended | Positions |
|---|---|---|---|
Slovenia in the European Commission
Since becoming a member of the EU Slovenia has been entitled to a one member of the Commission. Slovenia has never held a vice-presidency of the Commission.
| Commissioner | Term began | Term ended | Positions | Commission |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Janez Potočnik | 1 May 2004 | 21 November 2004 | Enlargement | Prodi |
| 22 November 2004 | 9 February 2010 | Science and Research | Barroso I | |
| 9 February 2010 | 31 October 2014 | Enviroment | Barroso II | |
| Violeta Bulc | 1 November 2014 | 30 November 2019 | Transport | Juncker |
| Janez Lenarčič | 1 December 2019 | Incumbent | Crisis Management | von der Leyen |
Additionally in 2014, incumbent Primer Minister Alenka Bratušek was a candidate for a Vice-President for the Energy Union in the Juncker Commission, but did not pass the hearing in the European Parliament. She was later replaced by Deputy Prime Minister and Cohesion Minister in the Cerar Government Violeta Bulc. President Juncker switched portfolios of the Slovenian commissioner for a Transport portfolio and offering the Vice-Presidency ofr the Energy Union portfolio to a Slovak Maroš Šefčovič.[1]
Slovenia in the Court of Justice
Court of Justice
Marko Ilešič was the first and for now the only judge to serve on the Court in the name of Slovenia, serving from 2004 until 2024. He was a president of a chamber for two terms (2012–2018).
| Judge | Term began | Term ended | Positions |
|---|---|---|---|
| Marko Ilešič | 1 May 2004 | 21 June 2024 | President of Chamber (2012–2018) |
| TBD | Vacant |
Additionally to Judge Ilešič, Verica Trstenjak served as Advocate General at the Court of Justice from 2006 until 2012.
General Court
Slovenia is entitled to two judges at the General Court.
| Position 1[2] | Position 2[2] | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Judge | Term began | Term ended | Positions | Judge | Term began | Term ended | Positions |
| Verica Trstenjak | 7 July 2004 | 6 October 2006 | |||||
| Miro Prek | 6 October 2006 | 26 October 2019 | |||||
| Maja Brkan | 6 July 2021 | Incumbent | Damjan Kukovec | 13 January 2022 | Incumbent | ||
Two candidates, Marko Pavliha and Klemen Podobnik, did not pass the hearings before the Committe, establshed according to Article 255 of TFEU.[3][4]
Permanent mission to the EU
Permanent Representative
Permanent Representative of Slovenia in the EU is a diplomat in the rank of ambassador who represents Slovenia in COREPER II, all configuration that fall within the scope of COREPER II (judiciary and internal affairs, trade policy, EU enlargement, finance and regional policy, EU foreign and security policy), and all other official relations between Slovenia and EU and relations with other member states.[5]
Curent Permanent Representative is Ambassador Iztok Jarc, former Minister of Agriculture.[5]
Deputy Permanent Representative
Permanent Representative of Slovenia in the EU is a diplomat in the rank of ambassador who represents Slovenia in COREPER I, all configuration that fall within the scope of COREPER I (economy, single market and industry, agriculture, fisheries, forestry, veterinary medicine, environment, health, infrastructure, telecommunication, energy, education, science, youth policies, sport, employment, social affairs and culture).[5]
Curent Deputy Permanent Representative is Ambassador David Brozina.[5]
References
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- ^ K, G. "Pavliha potrdil, da so njegovo kandidaturo v Bruslju zavrnili". rtvslo.si (in Slovenian). Retrieved 2024-06-27.
- ^ Ma, Al. "Po Pavlihi naj bi v Luksemburgu zavrnili tudi Klemna Podobnika". rtvslo.si (in Slovenian). Retrieved 2024-06-27.
- ^ a b c d "About the Permanent Representation to the European Union Brussels | GOV.SI". Portal GOV.SI. Retrieved 2024-06-27.