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Mon, 05 Jul 2021 19:12:00 +0000
Survey: Climate change serious problem for most EU, Slovenian citizens
Ljubljana – As many as 92% Slovenians citizens consider climate change a serious problem, which is one percentage point below the EU average, the latest Eurobarometer survey shows. 11% of Slovenian respondents meanwhile consider climate change ...

Mon, 05 Jul 2021 19:10:14 +0000
Slovenian basketball team aiming for glory at Tokyo Olympics
Brnik – Having qualified for the Olympic basketball tournament for the first time in Slovenia’s history, the national basketball team say they are not going to Tokyo just to participate, they are aiming for the top places. “We’...

Mon, 05 Jul 2021 19:07:06 +0000
Opposition sceptical about govt’s ability to deliver on EU presidency
Ljubljana – Prime Minister Janez Janša’s presentation of Slovenia’s EU presidency priorities at the National Assembly on Monday elicited criticism from the centre-left opposition parties. Some described it as short on detail, other...

Mon, 05 Jul 2021 19:06:10 +0000
PM warns 70% vaccination rate needed to avoid new lockdown
Ljubljana – Prime Minister Janez Janša has called for joint efforts to convince people to get vaccinated against coronavirus as he warned that a vaccination rate of 70% would have to be achieved until the end of the summer if Slovenia is to av...

Mon, 05 Jul 2021 19:05:15 +0000
MFRR warns of attacks on media in Slovenia at multiple levels
Brussels/Ljubljana – The Media Freedom Rapid Response (MFRR), a coalition of press freedom organisations and journalism groups, stressed on Monday that media freedom was at risk in Slovenia. Attacks on Slovenian media take place at multiple lev...

Mon, 05 Jul 2021 19:04:25 +0000
More restrictions on services lifted
Ljubljana – More restrictions on the services sector will be lifted on Monday. Casinos will fully reopen and there will be no more restrictions on the number of customers in shops. The rule of reconvalescence, testing or vaccination remains in ...

Mon, 05 Jul 2021 19:03:07 +0000
Slovenia’s fish catch in 2020 up for first time in five years
Ljubljana – Slovenia’s landed catch totalled over 155 tonnes last year, a 29% increase compared to 2019, making the total purchase value higher by 39% on the 2019 figure, show the Statistics Office data. This is the first recorded rise of...

Sun, 04 Jul 2021 18:54:11 +0000
Slovenia qualify for the Olympic basketball tournament
Kaunas – The Slovenian national basketball team will compete in the Tokyo Olympics after NBA star Luka Dončič led the team to a 96:85 win against Lithuania in the final of a qualifying tournament on Sunday. Dončič scored a triple double wit...

Sun, 04 Jul 2021 18:51:08 +0000
Garnbret bags another World Cup victory before Olympics
Ljubljana – Slovenia’s Janja Garnbret continues to excel at this year’s climbing World Cup, having won her fourth event this season in Villars, Switzerland on Saturday, which raises hope for the Tokyo Olympics, where she will be the...

Sun, 04 Jul 2021 18:49:52 +0000
Roglič leaving Tour de France early due to injury
Ljubljana – Slovenian cycling star Primož Roglič has decided to leave Tour de France early due to injuries he sustained in early stages of the race, his Dutch team Jumbo-Visma said on its website. The 31-year-old Roglič, last year’s To...



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