According to reports, the current leadership within the Ministry of Foreign and European Affairs (MFE) appears to be largely guided by the legal opinions provided by the government service regarding legislative matters. A recent legal opinion addressed the nomination of Tanja Fajon as the EU representative for Sahel, concluding that the former Secretary General, Barbara Žvokelj, did not possess the requisite authority to make this nomination without explicit approval from the government. This procedural concern was also highlighted in the Ministry’s formal complaint.
The documentation emphasizes that, by law, the government remains the sole body legally authorized to represent the state and to execute the functions of establishing and staffing key roles. Crucially, the complaint noted that the government had not made any determination regarding the specific candidacy in question. Furthermore, the nomination process was found to have bypassed established governmental oversight mechanisms.
Specifically, the candidacy was not reviewed or considered by the government’s commission for personnel and administrative affairs. Additionally, the competent committee responsible for state matters was reportedly not informed of the proposed appointment. These findings underscore a reliance on established legal protocols within the ministry concerning high-level appointments related to foreign affairs.
The procedural reliance on official government sanction appears to be central to the Ministry’s current operational guidance on this matter.
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