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REPUBLIKA SLOVENIJA DRŽAVNI ZBOR REPORT ON NATIONAL ASSEMBLY'S WORK IN THE PARLIAMENTARY TERM 2014–2018 REPORT ON NATIONAL ASSEMBLY'S WORK IN THE PARLIAMENTARY TERM 2014 – 2018 September 2018 REPORT ON NATIONAL ASSEMBLY'S WORK IN THE PARLIAMENTARY TERM 2014 – 2018, Collection: Library collection of the National Assembly published by the Public Relations Office Editor: Karmen Uglešić Data gathering and processing: Staff of the Research and Documentation Division (edited by: Tatjana Krašovec, Igor Zobavnik; technically edited by: Andrej Eror, Valerija Jelić) Translation: Sandra Kos Cerar Front cover photo: Borut Peršolja Front cover design: Martina Čuk Address of publisher: National Assembly, Ljubljana, Šubičeva 4 Telefon: +386 1 478 94 00 Production: Public Relations Office Report on National Assembly's Work, ISSN 2463-9826 https://www.dz-rs.si/wps/portal/Home/deloDZ/Publikacije/PorocilaDZ/ The first page of the publication features a motif from the mosaic in the National Assembly building: Composition or Sun City, Jože Ciuha, by Alfio Tambosso, 1960. 2 INTRODUCTORY WORDS BY THE PRESIDENT OF THE NATIONAL ASSEMBLY MILAN BRGLEZ Dear readers, Before you is the report of the 2014 – 2018 parliamentary term. The seventh National Assembly was highly challenging, mainly due to factors in the international community, which was also contributed by a varied and often unpredictable domestic political developments. I am therefore so the more pleased that we managed to bring this parliamentary term to a successful conclusion, despite so many people doubting it. In this respect, I honestly believe that in the period we had available, we have come a long way. The laws which we have adopted are not only plentiful but also good. These are the laws that will increase the welfare of our fellow citizens. I am pleased that quite a few of them were adopted by a large parliamentary majority, and I am particularly pleased that during this term we managed to enshrine the right to drinking water in the Constitution. This step, which did not require “only” a two-thirds majority, has, above all, shown and proved that if there is a will there is a way, and that, despite the often wrong impression, members of the National Assembly do work together. They work for the welfare of us all. Allow me to conclude, by sharing my purely personal impressions bestowed upon me after this four-year period. The first one is that no work can be done without the National Assembly’s expert services. They are an indispensable part of our mission, and above all, a reliable partner to whom one may always turn to. The second impression is that it is always busy in the National Assembly’s hallways, even though the citizens might think that the deputies are only present in the National Assembly when it is in plenary session. I can tell you that, regardless of the prevailing (mistaken) belief, a great majority of deputies are extremely industrious and hardworking. The third impression is, in my opinion, also the most important one – that there are many hidden talents in the National Assembly: cultural workers, athletes, humanitarian workers, reputable experts and many more. Thus, every deputy is more than “merely” a deputy. The same applies to employees in our expert services. Everyone has valuable talents in them which only need to be recognised or, perhaps, people only need to be encouraged to show them. In this parliamentary term, for example, a Parliamentary Choir was established, of which I am extremely proud, and I sincerely congratulate those who decided to join it. A great thanks also goes to the Secretary General Uršula Zora Tavčar for supporting this idea and realising it, since music is a universal language that connects people, hence certainly making an important contribution to improved relations and better work performance. Ladies and gentlemen, I would like to conclude by wishing that when reading this report you would capture the spirit behind the National Assembly – the spirit of cooperation and diligence, and, above all, the spirit of respect. Although it may seem that this is often not the case, in the National Assembly we are well aware that we can do something well only if we work together. Good luck Slovenia! Milan Brglez 3 4 CONTENTS 1 INTRODUCTION – EXPLANATION OF METHOD AND CONTENTS .......................................................... 8 2 GENERAL INFORMATION .......................................................................................................................... 11 2.1 Deputies of the National Assembly in the parliamentary term 2014 – 2018 .............................................. 11 2.2 Deputy groups ............................................................................................................................................ 16 2.3 The structure of deputies ........................................................................................................................... 17 2.4 Leading officials of the National Assembly ................................................................................................ 18 2.5 Deputy offices ............................................................................................................................................ 18 2.6 Ratio coalition – opposition, deputies of the Italian and Hungarian national communities, unaffiliated deputies ............................................................................................................................................................ 19 3 SESSIONS OF THE NATIONAL ASSEMBLY ............................................................................................. 20 3.1 Sessions of the National Assembly ............................................................................................................ 20 3.2 Adjournments and obstructions ................................................................................................................. 22 3.3 Draft and adopted laws and other acts ...................................................................................................... 24 3.3.1 Adopted laws and other acts .......................................................................................................... 24 3.3.2 Number of draft and adopted acts by proposer.............................................................................. 26 3.3.3 Adopted laws by type of legislative procedure ............................................................................... 27 3.3.4 Details concerning the regular legislative procedure ..................................................................... 28 3.4 Amendments .............................................................................................................................................. 29 3.5 Parliamentary questions and motions ........................................................................................................ 31 3.6 Motions and requests filed pursuant to the Referendum and Popular Initiative Act .................................. 33 3.7 Impeachment before the Constitutional Court, interpellations, votes of confidence, resignations and dismissals of ministers ..................................................................................................................................... 34 3.7.1 Impeachment before the Constitutional Court................................................................................ 34 3.7.2 Interpellations ................................................................................................................................. 34 3.7.3 Dismissal of a minister ................................................................................................................... 35 3.7.4 Vote of (no) confidence in the Government ................................................................................... 36 3.7.5 Resignation of the President of the Government or minister ......................................................... 36 3.7.6 Resignation or dismissal of the President of the National Assembly ............................................. 37 3.7.7 Request of the National Assembly for the opinion of the President of the Republic ..................... 38 3.8 Immunity of deputies .................................................................................................................................. 38 3.9 Proceedings before the Constitutional Court ............................................................................................. 39 3.10 Motions and proposals by the National Council ....................................................................................... 40 3.10.1 Activities of the National Council concerning the legislative procedure ....................................... 40 5 4 THE NATIONAL ASSEMBLY AND EU AFFAIRS ....................................................................................... 42 4.1 Deciding on EU affairs at plenary sessions of the National Assembly ...................................................... 42 4.2 Discussion of EU affairs at meetings of working bodies ............................................................................ 43 4.2.1 Activities of the working bodies competent for EU affairs .............................................................. 43 4.2.2 Activities of the working bodies responsible in relation to EU affairs ............................................. 44 4.3 Monitoring compliance with the principle of subsidiarity

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