UN rapporteur praises Slovenian president over Palestinian flag stance

Francesca Albanese, the UN special rapporteur on the occupied Palestinian territory, praised Slovenian President Natasa Pirc Musar after she criticised the decision by Prime Minister Janez Janša to remove the Palestinian flag from the main government building in Ljubljana.

In a post on X, Albanese described Palestine as the “moral compass of our time” and said Musar’s response demonstrated that there “is hope for Europe”.

She added that such a Europe would “put people above banks and markets, rights above profits, and respect international law regardless of political calculus”.

Thank you President 🇸🇮.
Palestine is the moral compass of our time.
From Spain to Slovenia there is hope for Europe. A Europe that puts people above banks and markets, rights above profits, and respects int'l law regardless of political calculus. https://t.co/XbekaNZ2Q4

— Francesca Albanese, UN Special Rapporteur oPt (@FranceskAlbs) June 6, 2026