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Thu, 14 Oct 2021 20:14:47 +0000
Beekeepers to receive EUR 1.3m in aid
Ljubljana – The state will allocate EUR 1.28 million in budget funds for aid to beekeepers who were hit by frost this year, the government decided on Thursday. According to the Slovenian Beekeepers’ Association, this year’s season w...

Thu, 14 Oct 2021 20:13:45 +0000
Janša under fire over “Soros puppets” tweet
Ljubljana/Brussels – Prime Minister Janez Janša has faced heavy criticism after publishing a tweet implying that many members of the European Parliament are “Soros puppets”, including Sophie in ‘t Veld, the chair of a fact-fi...

Thu, 14 Oct 2021 20:12:12 +0000
Pahor, Čaputova discuss EU enlargement, climate change, praise excellent relations
Ljubljana – The Slovenian and Slovakian presidents, Borut Pahor and Zuzana Čaputova, praised bilateral relations as excellent as Čaputova paid an official visit to Slovenia on Thursday. They discussed EU enlargement and the upcoming climate c...

Thu, 14 Oct 2021 20:10:40 +0000
Proposal put forward to legalise assisted death
Ljubljana – Srebrna Nit, an association campaigning for dignified old age, has drawn up a bill to legalise assisted death in Slovenia. The proposal will first be subject to a six-month public consultation, after which it will be amended and sub...

Thu, 14 Oct 2021 20:09:03 +0000
Government not planning to act on energy prices yet
Ljubljana – The government got acquainted with the current price trends in energy markets on Thursday and decided not to take any action for now. Infrastructure Minister Jernej Vrtovec said there was no reason to panic. “Slovenia is on th...

Thu, 14 Oct 2021 20:07:48 +0000
Two dead in a shooting incident in Domžale
Ljubljana – A 44-year-old and a 71-year-old died in a shooting incident in the Domžale area on Wednesday afternoon in what appears to be a murder and a suicide. According to unofficial information, the 44-year-old shot his father before commit...

Thu, 14 Oct 2021 12:42:18 +0000
Energy Chamber and businesses urge action in response to price hikes
Ljubljana – Soaring global energy prices are raising concerns in Slovenia, in particular in energy-intensive industry, which is already scaling down production in response to the situation. The Chamber of Commerce and Industry (GZS) and the Ene...

Thu, 14 Oct 2021 12:41:21 +0000
New coronavirus case count up 11% week-on-week
Ljubljana – Slovenia logged 1,081 new coronavirus infections on Wednesday in what is an 11% increase week-on-week, show fresh figures released by the National Institute of Public Health (NIJZ). The test positivity rate stood at 20.1% yesterday....

Thu, 14 Oct 2021 12:40:29 +0000
Pahor and Mattarella to visit twin border cities next week
Ljubljana – The presidents of Slovenia and Italy, Borut Pahor and Sergio Mattarella, will visit Nova Gorica and Gorizia, the cities on each side of the Slovenian-Italian border, next Thursday to hail their title as the 2025 European Capital of ...

Thu, 14 Oct 2021 12:39:37 +0000
Media’s advertising revenue down 10% last year
Ljubljana – Total revenue from advertising in leading media in Slovenia dropped by a good 10% to EUR 250 million in 2020 compared to the pre-Covid year 2019. The biggest drop was recorded in outdoor advertising and the smallest in print media, ...



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