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Tue, 08 Jun 2021 19:54:39 +0000
Hungarian energy group MOL buys OMV’s Slovenian service stations
Ljubljana – Hungarian energy group MOL has acquired a network of 120 service stations operated by Austrian energy group OMV in Slovenia, subject to regulatory approval. The purchase consideration for the outright stake in the company OMV Sloven...

Tue, 08 Jun 2021 19:53:46 +0000
Oversight institutions feel being under political pressure, govt rejects allegations
Ljubljana – Tomaž Vesel, the president of the Court of Audit, is seeking support among independent oversight bodies for a statement that urges against alleged political pressure and attacks on them that are carried out in the media and on soci...

Tue, 08 Jun 2021 19:52:45 +0000
Proposed regulation redefines STA public service, financing
Ljubljana – The public service provided by the STA would be subject to detailed new rules under a draft government regulation that the agency’s director has described as yet another attempt to bypass two laws that require the government t...

Tue, 08 Jun 2021 19:51:42 +0000
Slovenia’s Zidanšek makes it to semi-finals of French Open
Paris – Tamara Zidanšek continues to make Slovenian tennis history as she has advanced to the semi-finals of the French Open. The 23-year old defeated Paula Badosa of Spain in Tuesday’s quarter-finals in Paris in three sets (7:5, 4:6 and...

Tue, 08 Jun 2021 19:50:30 +0000
No parliament debate on opposition Left’s political programme
Ljubljana – Speaker Igor Zorčič will not call a plenary session to debate the opposition Left’s party programme after the coalition Democrats (SDS) and New Slovenia (NSi) requested this last week, arguing the programme contained element...

Tue, 08 Jun 2021 19:49:30 +0000
Slovenia increasingly more attractive for German companies
Ljubljana – Slovenia remains an attractive business location for German companies, shows this year’s survey carried out by the German chambers of commerce in 15 Central and Eastern European countries. German investors are highly intereste...

Tue, 08 Jun 2021 19:48:20 +0000
Largest investment in Slovenian paper industry in four decades launched
Sladki Vrh – A new production line at the Paloma hygienic paper factory has been officially launched. Worth EUR 41 million, this is the largest investment in the Slovenian paper industry in the last 40 years. The investment will make Paloma, a ...

Tue, 08 Jun 2021 19:46:33 +0000
220 new coronavirus cases confirmed on Monday, one death
Ljubljana – Slovenia reported 220 new cases of coronavirus for Monday, a week-on-week decline of nearly a third, as the epidemic situation continues to gradually improve. One person with Covid-19 died, the latest government figures show. The po...

Tue, 08 Jun 2021 19:45:39 +0000
Schools not safe spaces for LGBT students, survey shows
Ljubljana – The results of a survey by Legebitra, an advocacy group for LGBTI rights, have shown that schools are not safe spaces for members of the LGBT community. One in four LGBT students reported of having often heard homophobic remarks at ...

Mon, 07 Jun 2021 20:32:19 +0000
Reynders again calls on Slovenia to name European prosecutors
Luxembourg – European Justice Commissioner Didier Reynders has reiterated his call for Slovenia to appoint European delegated prosecutors for the European Public Prosecutor’s Office (EPPO) as soon as possible. He hopes that he could soon ...



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