Slovenia does away with cultural ministry

Slovenia's new conservative Prime Minister Janez Janša has abolished the country's ministry of culture, allocating its areas of competence to the country's Ministry of Education and Sport. In presenting his cabinet on Saturday Janša justified the move with the need for cuts but that won't be the result, writes the columnist Miha Jenko in the left-liberal daily Delo: "The question remains of what it is best for small Slovenia to do. The country must abide by global principles in culture as well as finance. Those working in the culture sector should decide the matter for themselves. Ultimately, however, only the coming years will show who is right: those in favour of abolishing the ministry or those who oppose the move. As an author dealing with budget and other financial matters, I can only say that combining the cultural portfolio with other areas will not bring any  financial savings to speak of."

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