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Sun, 06 Jun 2021 19:03:05 +0000
Slovenia’s flatwater kayakers Ponomarenko Janić and Osterman European champions
Poznan – Slovenia’s female pair Špela Ponomarenko Janić and Anja Osterman won Sunday’s 200-metre race at the Canoe Sprint European Championships in Poznan, Poland. While their excellent K2 performances at top competitions are cont...

Sun, 06 Jun 2021 19:01:41 +0000
Analysis: Slovenia’s recovery plan with lowest shares of funds for green, digital goals
Brussels – Slovenia’s recovery and resilience plan is leading the way in terms of a high share of “other” investments, while the shares of “digital” and “green” investments are the lowest among the 23 E...

Sun, 06 Jun 2021 19:00:37 +0000
Improving cyber security a priority of Slovenia’s EU presidency
Ljubljana – Improving cybersecurity across the EU will be one of the priorities of Slovenia’s EU presidency during its six-month stint in the second half of the year. Uroš Svete, head of the country’s Information Security Administr...

Sun, 06 Jun 2021 18:59:07 +0000
Golfer Babnik scores first Slovenian win at Ladies European Tour
Annecy – Golfer Pia Babnik scored the first Slovenian win at the Ladies European Tour on Saturday as she won the EUR 200,000 Jabra Ladies Open tournament in the Evian Resort Golf Club in France. The win earned he a ticket for the Summer Olympic...

Sun, 06 Jun 2021 18:57:25 +0000
Seven-day infection average continues to drop in Slovenia
Ljubljana – A total of 245 infections with the novel coronavirus were confirmed in Slovenia on Friday in 3,464 PCR tests as the rolling seven-day average continued to drop. Two Covid-19 patients meanwhile died, fresh data from the government sh...

Sat, 05 Jun 2021 06:40:21 +0000
Pahor expects STA, prosecutor issues to be resolved before EU presidency
Brussels – President Borut Pahor has expressed the expectation that the government will have secured stable financing of the Slovenian Press Agency (STA) and resolved the appointment of European delegated prosecutors by the start of the country...

Sat, 05 Jun 2021 06:39:07 +0000
MPs unanimously adopt changes redefining sexual violence
Ljubljana – The National Assembly passed in a unanimous vote on Friday amendments to the penal code that redefine sexual consent in line with the concept that only yes means yes. MPs said during the debate that the credit should go to NGOs, whi...

Sat, 05 Jun 2021 06:37:49 +0000
AI and cyber security high on Slovenia’s presidency agenda
Luxembourg – Public Administration Minister Boštjan Koritnik attended a session of the EU’s Telecommunications Council in Luxembourg on Friday to present Slovenia’s EU presidency priorities in digitalisation. He said that Slovenia ...

Sat, 05 Jun 2021 06:36:30 +0000
Janša nominates Marjan Dikaučič for justice minister
Ljubljana – Prime Minister Janez Janša sent a proposal to appoint Marjan Dikaučič, an official receiver, Slovenia’s new justice minister to parliament on Friday after the candidate was put forward by the Modern Centre Party (SMC). If a...

Sat, 05 Jun 2021 06:33:54 +0000
Von der Leyen appreciates Slovenian presidency’s energy to work on resilience and recovery
Brussels – European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen described today’s meeting with President Borut Pahor ahead of Slovenia’s presidency of the Council of the EU as very constructive, saying she appreciated “the enorm...



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