Slovenian referendum rejects PM’s water management law

Slovenian referendum rejects PM’s water management law — — -Brussels (Brussels Morning) An overwhelming majority of Slovenes voted on Sunday to reject the government’s plans to amend a water management law in a manner that critics claimed would have jeopardised water quality and benefited private investors.

The referendum was initiated by a group of environmental and civil society NGOs that came together to launch an initiative dubbed “Movement for Drinkable Water”, after Prime Minister Janez Janša’s government had approved the controversial