Soldiers from 9 countries at the central military exercise Immediate Response 2015

Conflict with the Postojna municipality because of Poček training grounds

10. september 2015 ob 12.16 • Ljubljana - MMC RTV SLO

This year Slovenia will be the host of the exercise involving 1,500 participants from 9 countries, Foto: BoBo

This year's Slovenian Armed Forces main exercise Immediate Response started on Wednesday with a ceremony in the centre of Postojna. The exercise will take place until September 22, and will be executed in Croatia and in Germany as well.

This year Slovenia will be the host of the exercise involving 1,500 participants from 9 countries, including soldiers from Croatia, the USA, Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Montenegro, Kosovo, Macedonia and Great Britain. The operator of the computer-assisted exercise is the command of the American land forces in Europe.
The dispute between the municipality of Postojna and the MInistry of Defense has not been resolved yet. The dispute was caused by non-payment of compensation for use of the Poček exercise grounds and the fact that the influence on the surroundings and on human health has not been established yet. For that reason three requests for control of constitutionality and legality are still open, consequently evoking mixed fillings among local population.
The Slovenian Armed Forces have lately chosen a friendlier approach towards the local community. They wish to build two-way open relationships with the local population, and the matter is being discussed with the Municipality.