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Ukraine Achieves More Reforms in War Than Western Balkans in Peace
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Ukraine Achieves More Reforms in War Than Western Balkans in Peace

From Delo · () Slovenian

Translated from Slovenian, summarized and contextualized by DistantNews.

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  • The article criticizes a book about European Commissioner Marta Kos, calling it a politically motivated attempt to discredit her.
  • The author dismisses the book's premise, suggesting it fails because the EU views Slovenia as a developed democracy, not influenced by communist-era secret police.
  • The piece concludes that the book is a failed effort and will not be read.

The author begins by stating a deliberate non-engagement with a book about Marta Kos by Omerza, and any of his other works, due to a lack of interest in historical books intended for daily political use. The author asserts that Omerza's latest book reveals its true purpose: to compromise the European Commissioner, apparently because she has displeased the leader of a Slovenian political party.

Alternatively, the author speculates if the intention was to protect the EU from the Slovenian UDBA (the former Yugoslav secret police). However, this project is deemed a complete failure. The reasoning provided is that the EU perceives Slovenia as the most developed democracy among former socialist states, making it difficult to convince them that it is actually led by "cunning communists" and members of the secret communist police.

Omerza's contribution to the "Letters to the Editor" section is characterized as another attempt to draw attention to a book that was written in vain and will not be read. The author's perspective is dismissive and critical of the book's perceived political agenda and its lack of impact.

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Originally published by Delo in Slovenian. Translated, summarized, and contextualized by our editorial team with added local perspective. Read our editorial standards.