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Tue, 24 Aug 2021 19:02:58 +0000
Construction of Koroška section of expressway begins
Slovenj Gradec – Construction work began near Slovenj Gradec on a vital expressway to link the Koroška region in the north with the national motorway network. This is a second section on the Third Development Axis, the largest road projects un...

Tue, 24 Aug 2021 19:01:33 +0000
Logar discusses cooperation, situation in region with Palestinian FM
Ramallah – Foreign Minister Anže Logar met his Palestinian counterpart Riyad al-Maliki he visited Ramallah on Tuesday. Bilateral and EU-Palestine cooperation, the situation in Palestine, current developments in the region, and Slovenia’s...

Tue, 24 Aug 2021 19:00:42 +0000
Bad bank selling footwear maker Alpina
Ljubljana/Žiri – The Bank Assets Management Company (BAMC) initiated on Monday procedures to sell its 100% share in the footwear producer Alpina and all of related liabilities worth EUR 28 million. The bad bank said on the time was right for t...

Tue, 24 Aug 2021 18:59:20 +0000
Commission says EU, countries have duty to take care of Afghans at risk
Brussels – The EU maintains that the Union and the countries which have taken part in the NATO mission in Afghanistan have a duty to take care of the Afghans at risk following the Taliban seizure of the country, the European Commission’s ...

Tue, 24 Aug 2021 18:58:25 +0000
Slovenia starts using antibody treatment for Covid-19 patients
Ljubljana The combination of two antibody treatments, casirivimab and imdevimab, is used at the request of attending physicians and at the patient’s responsibility since it currently has a temporary permit from the Slovenian Agency for Medicina...

Tue, 24 Aug 2021 13:13:46 +0000
Conventa Week kicks off in hybrid form
Ljubljana – Conventa Week starts in Ljubljana on Tuesday, combining the Conventa Trade Show and the 2021 Conventa Crossover conference. The event will bring together 75 exhibitors from 13 countries and 126 guests from 24 countries and will simu...

Tue, 24 Aug 2021 13:11:30 +0000
Illegal migration down by 40% in first seven months y/y
Ljubljana – Police dealt with 4,495 illegal crossings of the border in the first seven months of 2021, some 40% fewer than in the same period last year, when there were 7,577. The most frequently processed illegal migrants were from Afghanistan...

Tue, 24 Aug 2021 13:08:59 +0000
Festival of poetry and wine celebrating 25th anniversary
Ptuj – The city of Ptuj will host the 25th Days of Poetry and Wine from 24 to 28 August. Czech and Portuguese poets Petr Borkovec and Ana Luisa Amaral will be the guests of honour and the Open Letter to Europe will be written and read by German...

Tue, 24 Aug 2021 13:07:42 +0000
Seven-member Slovenian team at Summer Paralympics
Ljubljana – Seven Slovenian athletes will compete at the Summer Paralympics, which kick off in Tokyo on Tuesday. The team is smaller than usual due to quota restrictions and strict qualifying norms, and is a mixture of novices and experienced a...

Tue, 24 Aug 2021 13:06:31 +0000
Number of new coronavirus infections up to 477
Ljubljana – The number of daily reported new coronavirus infections in Slovenia is again similar to the numbers recorded in mid-May, with 477 new cases confirmed in 2,489 PCR tests on Monday, according to data provided by the National Institute...



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