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Thu, 23 Sep 2021 20:15:16 +0000
Differences remain over alternative fuels infrastructure in EU
Brdo pri Kranju – EU transport ministers discussed infrastructure for alternative fuels at Brdo on Thursday with Slovenia’s Infrastructure Minister Jernej Vrtovec noting there were quite a few differences between the countries on the issu...

Thu, 23 Sep 2021 20:14:43 +0000
Civil protection to get EUR 45m in EU funds
Gornja Radgona – The Slovenian system of civil protection and disaster relief will receive EUR 25 million for modernisation from the EU recovery and resilience mechanism and another EUR 20 million for the purchase of special equipments to deal ...

Thu, 23 Sep 2021 20:14:15 +0000
Purchase of “flawed” military vehicles to be debated in parliament
Ljubljana – The opposition Left wants the parliamentary Defence Committee to discuss the purchase of Oshkosh four-wheeled vehicles, which it says are “flawed goods and should be returned to the US”. Defence Minister Matej Tonin said...

Thu, 23 Sep 2021 20:13:06 +0000
Businesses see significant potential in Slovenia despite downsides
Ljubljana – Slovenia has enormous business potential, said participants of a panel held as part of the investment and development conference Slovenia Business Bridge on Thursday, who also called for a leaner state and lower taxes. Minister for ...

Thu, 23 Sep 2021 20:12:27 +0000
EU healthy lifestyle campaign launched
Bled – The European Commission launched a two-year campaign HealthyLifestyle4All in Bled on Thursday, Slovenian Sports Day. The initiative, also marking the start of the European Week of Sport, is designed to link sport and active lifestyles wi...

Thu, 23 Sep 2021 20:11:55 +0000
Slovenia keeps all Michelin stars as new restaurant joins the pick
Ljubljana – Chef Ana Roš of Hiša Franko has kept her two stars in the new edition of the Michelin Guide Slovenia and all five one-starred restaurants kept theirs as Gostišče Grič in Horjul, led by chef Luka Košir, won its first. The covet...

Thu, 23 Sep 2021 13:36:21 +0000
Slovenia donates over 100,000 vaccine doses to Bosnia
Ljubljana – The government has approved a donation of 100,620 doses of the Pfizer/BioNTech vaccine against Covid-19 for Bosnia-Herzegovina. The donation was approved at a correspondence session last night with the Health Ministry announcing the...

Thu, 23 Sep 2021 13:35:34 +0000
Pahor discusses democracy with Fordham University law students
New York – President Borut Pahor discussed electoral law, the role of elections in democracy as well as growing polarisation, freedom of speech and regulation of new technologies in a debate with some 50 doctoral students of law at Fordham Univ...

Thu, 23 Sep 2021 13:34:42 +0000
Mercator returns to profit in H1
Ljubljana – Retail group Mercator posted a net profit of EUR 10.6 million in the first half of the year after reporting a loss of EUR 69 million in the same period a year ago due to property revaluation and writedowns. Sales revenue was down 0....

Thu, 23 Sep 2021 13:33:54 +0000
Fiscal Council cautions against politically-motivated spending ahead of election
Ljubljana, 23 September – As the government prepares to send budget documents for the next two years to parliament, the Fiscal Council has warned that the continued existence of exceptional circumstances “should not be used to adopt measu...



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