Focus on freedoms in Slovenia triggers EU Twitter spat


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  • Friday, 15 Oct 2021

FILE PHOTO: Slovenian Prime Minister Janez Jansa walks to meet Britain's Prime Minister Boris Johnson at Downing Street in London, Britain, September 30, 2021. REUTERS/Hannah McKay

(Reuters) - A visit by European Union lawmakers to assess media freedoms in Slovenia has sparked a Twitter spat between the country's prime minister and his Dutch counterpart, fuelling tensions over eastern members' respect for the rule of law ahead of an EU summit next week.

Slovenian Prime Minister Janez Jansa denounced the delegation of eight lawmakers as they took stock of the rule of law situation, media freedom and the fight against corruption.

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