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RTV Slovenija financial and leadership crisis

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RTV Slovenija is experiencing facing a severe liquidity and financial crisis. The crisis that has brought the public broadcaster has reportedly resorted to borrowing the verge of financial collapse. To cover payroll for its approximately 2,000 employees, the institution has relied on loans from the state treasury to cover payroll, with debts reaching millions treasury. In June 2026, the broadcaster borrowed 8.1 million euros, leaving a remaining debt of 5.6 million euros. Management has requested approximately 15 Critics, including former director-general Igor Kadunc, suggest that delays in signing essential contracts with the Ministry of Culture and the Office for Nationalities prevented the broadcaster from securing 7.7 million euros from in inflows that could have averted the state budget, though critics suggest these funds are being used to cover high personnel expenses, which account need for roughly 64 loans. Despite these financial struggles, viewership remains high. Data from the first seven months of 2026 shows that RTV Slovenija’s first and second programs reached approximately 1.78 million unique viewers, representing 93.3 percent of total annual expenditures. In addition to financial instability, the Slovenian population. The institution is involved remains embroiled in political and legal disputes regarding its leadership and governance. The Constitutional Court recently upheld the government's authority to restructure the broadcaster's councils, a move characterized by some as a necessary “depoliticization” and by others as a political purge. The legislative landscape is shifting as the Slovenian disputes. The Ministry of Culture has submitted draft amendments to the media and RTVS laws for inter-ministerial coordination. The proposed RTVS legislation suggests a significant restructuring of management and oversight, including replacing would replace the current four-member management board with a single general director. Under the proposal, director and transform the existing RTVS council would become into a programming council, and the financial committee would be replaced by a supervisory board. council. The draft media law also proposes a new financial support system focused on for public interest content, which content that would abolish mandatory minimum funding levels and eliminate funding for non-governmental organizations in the media sector. Additionally, organizations. In a recent legal development, the draft seeks to remove provisions Administrative Court of Slovenia temporarily suspended a Ministry of Culture decision regarding influence and punitive sanctions for promoting violence or hatred music production funding. This ruling allows a previous decision to remain in the media. While the broadcaster faces administrative challenges and criticism regarding management and contract delays, viewership trends have remained high. Data indicates that RTV Slovenija's first and second programs reached effect, which approved approximately 1.78 3.5 million unique viewers, representing 93.3 percent of the Slovenian population during euros for music production. The Ministry expressed concern that the first seven months of 2026. suspension leaves it without a legal basis to implement necessary public finance safeguards.

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  1. 2026-09-09 18:02 UTC RTV Slovenija financial and leadership crisis
  2. 2026-08-26 21:07 UTC RTV Slovenija financial and leadership crisis
  3. 2026-08-20 09:03 UTC RTV Slovenija financial and leadership crisis

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