In response to a written question as to whether the Slovene PM would comment on the map, which was published by Podobonik's newly-established publishing house, since it had aroused great interest in Croatia and reactions from top Croatian state officials, the statement said that it was a private initiative. "This is a civil association whose initiatives are free and independent of government structures."
The statement went on to say that the views of the Slovene government regarding possible initiatives to hold a referendum in Slovenia on Croatia's EU entry were already known and that the Prime Minister had presented them on April 6 after a meeting of parliamentary parties.
Jansa said in parliament at the time that the meeting had not discussed the possibility of calling a referendum on Croatia's EU entry bid, noting that such a referendum was "one possibility which, considering Slovene laws regulating referendums, is very remote and little likely."
Jansa added that the initiatives for such a referendum, launched by some Slovene parties, "are not a serious matter."
The meeting of the parliamentary parties decided not to include on the agenda the issue of a resolution on relations with Croatia, as proposed by the Slovene People's Party (SLS), one of the four coalition parties in the Slovene government. The SNZ is the populist wing of the SLS.