On the day when the world watches the madness of leaders who think the wolrd belongs solely to them

On the day when the world watches the dangerous absurdities of leaders who genuinely believe the world exists solely for their own power…

…on the eve of Slovenia’s Statehood Day, a day long dreamed of by generations before us—generations whose persistence and courage laid the foundations of our Republic…

…we find ourselves dealing with efforts to revise historical truth.

Wonderful. Truly.

Today, the European Parliament’s Committee on Petitions adopted a resolution on the remembrance of victims of the post-war communist period in Slovenia—a text that is anything but an honest or balanced reckoning with the past.

A text that deliberately omits the key context of World War II.
Yes, today we are debating World War II.

Wonderful. Truly.

A text that simplistically equates resistance to fascist occupation with “communist violence.”

A text offering a distorted version of history—the very version that Slovenia’s SDS party has used since its founding to divide, to campaign, and to fuel its political program.

And the greatest irony?

This resolution was passed with votes from parties like Germany’s AfD, Italy’s Brothers of Italy, Austria’s Freedom Party, and Hungary’s Fidesz.

So much for reconciliation.

Because it’s easier to ignore certain historical facts—and reshape others to allow for selective amnesia—and then, for good measure, exploit parliamentary procedures in the process.

Wonderful. Truly.

It’s also ironic that the final version of the resolution included proposals from our own political group, Renew Europe, calling for the condemnation of collaboration, revisionism, and the unacceptability of using history for political gain. Which, in itself, is genuinely commendable—this part I do mean seriously. And yet, this very inclusion makes the resolution logically inconsistent—a contradiction in terms, both historically and politically.

Let’s be clear: No one is excusing or denying post-war atrocities.
But the political exploitation of painful and still-traumatic historical events in such a manipulative and inflammatory way is simply low and indecent. I wish this chapter could be closed once and for all. But this resolution only reinforces what many of us already know: SDS is not interested in reconciliation.

And for all the smearing, Slovenia has nothing to be ashamed of. The fight for national freedom against Nazi occupation will never—morally or historically—be wrong.

The European Union, meanwhile, has a lot on its plate. Challenges that are, let’s say… less than 80 years old. So to my fellow colleagues, especially those in the largest political group in this Parliament: perhaps you could use your position to do something constructive—for Slovenia and for the EU.

It might do you some good to engage with the present and the future, sincerely and honestly, without historical revisionism, ideological divisions, or conspiracy theories.

And above all, it would do our beautiful country some real good.

Because that would actually be…
Wonderful. Truly.