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Mon, 01 Mar 2021 06:01:27 +0000Rogla hosting Snowboarding World Championships
Zreče – The Slovenian ski resort of Rogla is hosting a segment of the Freestyle Ski and Snowboarding World Championships, with the parallel giant slalom and parallel slalom disciplines scheduled for Monday and Tuesday, respectively. Slovenians...
Mon, 01 Mar 2021 05:59:42 +0000
C5 meeting discussing Slovenia’s EU presidency
Brdo pri Kranju – Foreign Minister Anže Logar will host a meeting of Central 5 foreign ministers in Brdo pri Kranju on Monday. Logar and his counterparts from Austria, the Czech Republic, Hungary and Slovakia will talk about Slovenia’s E...
Mon, 01 Mar 2021 05:57:08 +0000
Loss of income in fitness industry in 2020 estimated at 75%
Ljubljana – The fitness industry has been severely affected by coronavirus restrictions with last year’s loss of income estimated at 75%, said the fitness, recreation and regeneration branch of the Chamber of Commerce and Industry (GZS) o...
Mon, 01 Mar 2021 05:54:13 +0000
CROSS-COUNTRY SKIING: Lampič and Urevc third in team event in Oberstdorf
Oberstdorf – Cross-country skiers Anamarija Lampič and Eva Urevc won bronze in the women’s team event at the Nordic World Ski Championships in Oberstdorf, Germany, on Sunday. The pair fell short of gold by 3.46 seconds. Sweden’s Ma...
Mon, 01 Mar 2021 05:48:47 +0000
Slovenian olive oil declared best in northern hemisphere
Paris – Slovenian olive oil Vanja produced by Koper-based olive grower Vanja Dujc has won the prestigious Olio Nuovo award for the best olive oil in the northern hemisphere in 2021, the contest’s organisers announced. The award was presen...
Sun, 28 Feb 2021 06:55:00 +0000
Sales in services and retail down almost 10% last year
Ljubljana – The Covid-19 lockdown that started in March last year and that has persisted in various forms had a significant impact on the volume of sales in the services sector and retail in 2020, as it was down by a combined 9.6% compared to t...
Sun, 28 Feb 2021 06:53:00 +0000
Energy efficiency study shows room for improvement in public sector and companies
Ljubljana – The REUS study on energy efficiency in Slovenia has once again focused on the public and services sectors. Since the previous such study, seven years ago, much has changed regarding legislation and circumstances, however the situati...
Sun, 28 Feb 2021 06:51:00 +0000
Slovenia to host major mathematics event in June
Koper – The University of Primorska will host the 8th European Congress of Mathematics (8ECM), one of the major events in the field, in the coastal town of Portorož between 20 and 26 June. The congress will be held mostly online due to the epi...
Sun, 28 Feb 2021 06:50:00 +0000
Air France returning to Ljubljana airport
Brnik – The French flag carrier Air France is returning to the Ljubljana airport on 6 March with weekly flights to Paris. Gradually the number of flights is to be gradually increased and the carrier is expected to fly between the Slovenian and ...
Sat, 27 Feb 2021 18:53:28 +0000
Lanišek wins bronze at Nordic World Ski Championships
Oberstdorf – Slovenia’s ski jumper Anže Lanišek won the bronze medal on the normal hill at the FIS Nordic World Ski Championships in Oberstdorf on Saturday. Gold went to Polish Piotr Zyila, while German Karl Geiger was second. Touching ...