Slovenia

What the government has said

“Slovenia does not support the proposal in its current form. The reason is the disproportionate interference with privacy that the regulation provides for.”Ministry of the Interior, 2 October 2025, translated from Slovenian

Receipt: Ministry of the Interior statement, 2 Oct 2025 (Zanima.me)

Against the Commission text under the previous government (Oct 2025). The government confirmed on 4 June 2026 has not stated a line; on 10 June 2026 its delegation entered a positive scrutiny reservation on the presidency compromise, which includes mandatory detection for public content. Reclassified from Against to Unclear on 9 September 2026.

How it voted in the Council

Negotiating mandate, 26 November 2025

yes The Council position adopted in Coreper: voluntary scanning only, no detection orders. Coreper does not publish votes; the split was reported the same day by the Czech news agency CTK.

Chat Control 1.0, 23 July 2026

yes The vote that brought back the temporary rules: voluntary scanning of private messages allowed until 3 April 2028.

A government can oppose mandatory scanning and still vote for the voluntary regime. The two are listed separately for that reason. Council votes need 15 states with 65 % of the population; four states with more than 35 % block.

How its MEPs voted

On 9 July 2026 the European Parliament voted on a motion to reject the Council text that brought back voluntary scanning, Chat Control 1.0. Rejection needed 361 votes and got 314, so the text passed. Of the 9 MEPs elected in Slovenia, 4 voted to reject it, 3 voted against rejection, 2 abstained and 0 did not vote.

• 4 for rejection, that is against voluntary scanning
• 3 against rejection, letting the text pass
• 2 abstained
• 0 did not vote

The government line above concerns mandatory scanning; this vote concerned the voluntary regime. They are different questions, which is why both are shown. Source: roll-call vote 195775 as published by the European Parliament and compiled by HowTheyVote.eu; all 27 delegations side by side on the governments page.

Who decides in Slovenia

Minister

Franci Matoz, Minister of the Interior and Public Administration in the government confirmed on 4 Jun 2026. The position on record was stated by the previous government’s Interior Ministry on 2 Oct 2025. Justice Minister Mihael Zupančič

Ministry in charge

Ministry of the Interior and Public Administration; Ministry of Justice

Permanent representation

Ambassador Metka Ipavic, Permanent Representative (Coreper II); Ambassador Goranka Krošelj, Deputy Permanent Representative (Coreper I)

Source: www.gov.si/en/state-authorities/ministries/ministry-of-the-interior/

Timeline

1. 9 September 2026Reclassified from Against to Unclear. The quoted position dates from the previous government; the government confirmed on 4 June 2026 has not stated one, and at the Council working party of 10 June 2026 its delegation described its scrutiny reservation on the presidency compromise, which includes mandatory detection for public content, as positive (Council minutes via netzpolitik.org). source
2. 23 July 2026Council vote on Chat Control 1.0, the temporary rules. Slovenia: yes.
3. 9 July 2026European Parliament votes on rejecting Chat Control 1.0; the motion fails, the text passes. MEPs elected in Slovenia: 4 for rejection, 3 against, 2 abstained, 0 did not vote. source
4. 4 June 2026The National Assembly confirms the government of Janez Janša; Franci Matoz becomes Minister of the Interior and Public Administration. The position recorded here was stated under the previous government. source
5. Since 4 Jun 2026Recorded as unclear. Receipt: Ministry of the Interior statement, 2 Oct 2025 (Zanima.me) source
6. 26 November 2025Council negotiating mandate adopted in Coreper. Slovenia: yes.

Sources

• Ministry of the Interior statement, 2 Oct 2025 (Zanima.me) (receipt)
• Council minutes, 12 Nov 2025 (welcomed the removal of detection orders), via netzpolitik.org
• Council minutes, 10 Jun 2026, via netzpolitik.org
• Permanent Representation of Slovenia to the EU, about
• Record note, 10 Sep 2026: Slovenia, from Against to Unclear, the two documents behind the change
• Method: what the labels mean and where the population shares come from