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Sun, 02 May 2021 18:58:45 +0000
Vaccination campaign in Slovenia reaches two milestones
Ljubljana – The vaccination campaign against Covid-19 has reached two important milestones. According to data by the National Institute of Public Health, more than 20% of the population has received one shot of a Covid-19 vaccine and more than ...

Sun, 02 May 2021 18:57:51 +0000
On Labour Day, unions critical of govt’s attitude to social dialogue
Ljubljana – President Borut Pahor hosted a Labour Day reception on Saturday at which the head of the ZSSS trade union association Lidija Jerkič said the holiday should be an opportunity to reflect on workers’ rights, and assessed that th...

Sun, 02 May 2021 18:54:17 +0000
EU Commission receives Slovenia’s recovery and resilience plan
Brussels/Ljubljana – The European Commission confirmed on Saturday it has officially received Slovenia’s recovery and resilience plan, which specifies reforms and public investments projects the country intends to implement with support o...

Sun, 02 May 2021 18:52:21 +0000
Slovenia, Hungary mutually recognise vaccination certificates
Ljubljana – Slovenia and Hungary have agreed to mutually recognise their respective Covid-19 vaccination certificates, the Slovenian Ministry has announced. A vaccination certificate issued in one country will have the same legal effect as the ...

Sun, 02 May 2021 18:50:30 +0000
Two carriers to fly between Ljubljana and Brussels during presidency
Ljubljana – Ljubljana will be connected to Brussels with regular flights during Slovenia’s presidency of the Council of the EU in the second half of the year. The routes will be operated by carriers Brussels Airlines and Wizzair, Slovenia...

Sat, 01 May 2021 04:57:51 +0000
Protesters light bonfire in front of parliament
Ljubljana – After a massive anti-government protest in Slovenia’s capital on Resistance Day, several hundred protesters hit the streets on their bicycles on Friday, stopping by at the headquarters of the Slovenian Press Agency (STA) on th...

Sat, 01 May 2021 04:54:49 +0000
TIGR Primorske association sees history distorted at state ceremony
Sežana – An association fostering memory of the anti-Fascist underground organisation has distanced itself from the state Resistance Day ceremony at a monument to three TIGR members, which they see as distortion of history. In a written protes...

Sat, 01 May 2021 04:51:53 +0000
EU Commission urges Slovenia to speed up delegated prosecutor appointments
Brussels – European Commissioner for Justice Didier Reynders has urged Slovenia’s Justice Minister Lilijana Kozlovič to speed up the appointment of European delegated prosecutors. The European Public Prosecutor’s Office is set to b...

Sat, 01 May 2021 04:49:27 +0000
Labour Day messages call for job security and safety at work
Ljubljana – The International Workers’ Day, 1 May, will this year again be marked by epidemic-related restrictions. Trade unions call for job security, decent pensions, social security but also for safety at work, so that workers are not ...

Sat, 01 May 2021 04:47:52 +0000
Foreign ministers of Slovenia, Japan call for boosting cooperation
Ljubljana – Foreign Minister Anže Logar received his Japanese counterpart Toshimitsu Motegi on Friday with the pair calling for enhancing cooperation between Slovenia and Japan both in business and politics, as Slovenia sees potential in high-...



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