Slovenia

National Assembly

Political system: Parliamentary system
Structure of parliament: Bicameral
IPU membership: Yes

Openness and transparency

Information about access to parliamentary documents, parliament’s reporting to the public, parliament’s relation to Freedom of Information laws, and lobbying.

Parliamentary documents

The agendas of plenary meetings are published online in advance: All
The agendas of committee meetings are published online in advance: All
Results of votes on draft legislation are published on the parliamentary web site: All
Draft legislation is published on the parliamentary website: All
Citizens can submit comments on draft legislation on the parliamentary web site: No

Annual reporting by parliament

Parliament publishes an annual report on its activities: Yes

Notes: The National Assembly’s Research Section drafts annual and end-of-term reports on the work of the National Assembly. After the end of the spring session, before the start of parliamentary recess, it also prepares a concise biannual report, and after the end of the autumn session a concise annual report.
The annual report is available on the parliamentary web site: Yes
Parliament publishes the parliamentary budget: Yes
Level of detail of the parliamentary budget made available to the public: A summary of the main elements
The parliamentary budget is available on the parliamentary web site: Yes
Link to the parliamentary budget: https://www.dz-rs.si/wps/portal/Home/is/PogostaVprasanja/vprasanje/8691cea5-5bcc-4b6f-8be7-3646455bc641/!ut/p/z1/tVhbe6I6FP0rzoOPKTuEQHLevLQIXqi3aeXlfFyipaeCgxTP9NefOKfzTZUKOI6-5DNZa6-9V4LZqLjKo-LGXh6tvCxKYu9Ffl-4-t_t0YRafRMDmxgYxsQa6YMexhZQ5eEHoG85U97GLTAnmgoW7vPZYDjAMNIU9-Oyo3Y5WD3osT4nhN1X8dv4kH-0bGDlq-IqbhBnm-xJWYRvjTAJXtcizrZNWIsweo6akIRvUS7HfJN6Wy9-9hpxkkexlz6LvBHFjSRcJXmSRo1YLoomMJ3jQHgUUT8IkObrS8R8YSCia7pG5aSu4b3qJohCZVELfVRl0YaKKstdMo5ccoa4CxZ3-ADbDMDRC_oFgPtxl53RuAstoBNuE4Lh9uculQDK8u8Udtnh-A6sOTE1MpwB3EE9_RIB93R4U1cr-Ayfmf8RwNQvqn-fYEn9JtXK_d8D9nw48WnBsT4z5WNs4fsWHU0n2OzgQ_3Dp1xlcKxfBOz5Nu-37P2ySU0G41nfmdi9NozvjHf-L4A6oTDuqu3hFAhM1TI-k-h3fkmBtfglCbol6Q1xBX9E69V_6vzP1UM-kHZH6s8c_ZZPMAxIhX9DfCEfzq3_EDAlZ_KLCR7m37m_k8vtcff-9isGXNi_IuCA7_TBkP5rdM5sDqCr5flrbThTvyhwwfn7AXDr3LIlgIrnfyH5xsn7h0qBPBI7ZR4n6Vre-tNf15smCPENaiDPEyHSmA-Ih4IiHXxV48CY6i-VXkEBQNpo9WbE7thATJVcqFAe3oLrhlevGx5fN_yl3ttVPZxsEqPnb9_cluzEkjgT_2bK459pxWrlJ-XVdNgZrmRVXvaEoniZKI-_49xRX1R2anUZP6Qco8DzGNKWIUa-GnJkEC6YrvMlZ3pF-Cm-bvjrZq_CdcOr1w1_qfd2Vcv9-amsFbv-8xR6sdg28kaYvnl5LNaNNz9JX-V8skrCfyTgDKtOdndl58innHsYI6YbHGmY-MijQkM-DcOlEWDqC_xuVUnzeMKqOrH_pFV19EqtsuSLwEmrar0n2lWNwPV-amvl9_lO1S1t9ZL4__-n0Ip9wmSQVCxFKtKb11ROP2XZZvtXE5qw2-1uVkmyehE3QbJuwmeUp2Qraz9EKpv1fL5m5Ht06oMWdr7bzZbrjs8-DA8sY8VZOXwnL3lhfGDb1pcv_wFiv-Y9/dz/d5/L2dBISEvZ0FBIS9nQSEh/

Access to parliament

Plenary meetings are open to the public: Yes

Notes:
Article 101, Rules of Procedure.

The sessions of the National Assembly are open to the public. A session or a part thereof may be closed to the public if the National Assembly discusses materials containing confidential information or other information protected pursuant to the law. The openness of sessions or meetings of working bodies is guaranteed if representatives of the media are allowed to attend directly in the room where the session or meeting is held, or if they are allowed to follow the session or meeting by means of technical devices. On the proposal of the Chairperson, the working body responsible, a deputy group, the Government, or the National Assembly may decide that a session or part of a session be closed to the public and the National Assembly adopts a decision at a closed session. Ultimately, the Chairperson decides who, in addition to the Deputies, may be present at a session or part of a session closed to the public.

RTV Slovenia live streams all working body meetings, even if two or more meetings are taking place at the same time. This is also possible via the new website of the National Assembly. The public service performed by RTV Slovenia also comprises a special national television channel intended to provide live transmission of sessions of the National Assembly and its working bodies and broadcasting of recordings of such sessions where live transmission is not possible and intended to provide comprehensive information to the public regarding all other parliamentary events, including sessions of the National Council, the international activities of parliament, consultations organized by the National Assembly, its working bodies or the National Council, and other activities associated with the exercising of constitutional powers by the Slovenian parliament.
Committee meetings are open to the public: Yes

Notes:
Article 101, Rules of Procedure.

The sessions of the National Assembly are open to the public. A session or a part thereof may be closed to the public if the National Assembly discusses materials containing confidential information or other information protected pursuant to the law. The openness of sessions or meetings of working bodies is guaranteed if representatives of the media are allowed to attend directly in the room where the session or meeting is held, or if they are allowed to follow the session or meeting by means of technical devices. On the proposal of the Chairperson, the working body responsible, a deputy group, the Government, or the National Assembly may decide that a session or part of a session be closed to the public and the National Assembly adopts a decision at a closed session. Ultimately, the Chairperson decides who, in addition to the Deputies, may be present at a session or part of a session closed to the public.
There is a dedicated channel for broadcasting parliamentary meetings: Yes
Media used for the dedicated channel: TV

Webcast
Meetings broadcast on the dedicated channel: Plenary sittings

Committee meetings

Freedom of information

There is a freedom of information law in the country: Yes
Parliament is subject to the freedom of information law: Yes
Parliament has an office/division dedicated to FOI requests: Yes
Categories of Information that are exempt from disclosure: Pursuant to the provisions of the Public Information Access Act, the National Assembly appoints an official responsible for the transmission of public information.

Exemptions include classified information; information that is defined as a trade secret; personal data; information of which disclosure could constitute a breach of the confidentiality of individual information on reporting units in accordance with the Act governing Government statistical activities; information of which disclosure could constitute a breach of the tax procedure confidentiality or a breach of tax secrecy in accordance with the Act governing tax procedure; information acquired or compiled for the purposes of criminal prosecution or in relation to it, or minor offense procedure, of which disclosure could prejudice the implementation of such procedure; information acquired or compiled for the purposes of civil, non-contentious civil proceedings or other court proceedings, of which disclosure could prejudice the implementation of such procedure; information from the document which is being drawn up and is still subject to consultation by the body, of which disclosure could lead to misunderstanding of its contents; information on natural or cultural value; and information from the document compiled in connection with internal operations or activities of bodies, of which disclosure could cause disturbances in the body's operations or activities.

The unofficial consolidated version of the Public Information Access Act available at: http://pisrs.si/Pis.web/npbDocPdf?idPredpisa=ZAKO7772&idPredpisaChng=ZAKO3336&type=doc&lang=EN

Lobbying

There are rules about the activities of lobbyists in parliament: Yes

Notes: The Commission for the Prevention of Corruption -- an autonomous and independent state body -- supervises the implementation of the provisions of the Integrity and Prevention of Corruption Act. The Commission’s decisions are published on its website.

Sources:
Integrity and Prevention of Corruption Act, 2011, Official Gazette of the Republic of Slovenia, No. 69/11.

https://www.kpk-rs.si/kpk/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/ZintPK-ENG.pdf.pdf

The register of lobbyists is maintained by the Commission for the Prevention of Corruption and is publicly available: https://www.kpk-rs.si/delo-komisije/instituti/lobiranje/register-lobistov/
There is a register of accredited lobbyists: Yes
The register of accredited lobbyists is available on the parliamentary web site: Yes

Slovenia

National Assembly

Openness and transparency

Parliamentary documents

Annual reporting by parliament

Access to parliament

Freedom of information

Lobbying

Historical data for IPU membership