The slovenian government introduced changes to the act on the Slovenian Security and Intelligence Agency (SOVA). The changes would allow SOVA to keep extending its use of special surveillance methods for an unlimited period of time, said Davorin Tercon, the head of the the parliamentary intelligence and security services oversight commission. 

He moreover believes that abolishing the current six-month ceiling for using such methods could infringe on human rights. However, he added that allowing SOVA to extend its surveillance by three months at a time rather than one month as is the case now, could be acceptable, pending a detailed argumentation from the cabinet on the move. Tercon also sees no need to transfer the competence for authorising SOVA for such measures from the head of the District Court in the district of the agency's seat to the president of the Supreme Court.

The ombudsman's deputy Jernej Rovsek believes that legislation should set the top limit for carrying out such surveillance. He told STA that an effective external supervision of the measures must be put in place to prevent abuse.