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Fri, 10 Dec 2021 22:56:08 +0000
Ten-year-old Turkish girl swept away by Dragonja River
Piran – The police rescued a 47-year-old Turkish woman from the Dragonja River on Thursday evening, as she was trying to cross it to enter Slovenia, carrying on her shoulders her 10-year-old daughter, who fell into the water and was swept downs...

Fri, 10 Dec 2021 22:54:54 +0000
Slovenia’s external trade at 10-year high in October
Ljubljana – Slovenia exported EUR 3.6 billion worth of goods in October and imported EUR 4 billion in merchandise in what is the highest volume on both sides for that month in ten years. Year-on-year, exports were up by 14.2% and imports surged...

Fri, 10 Dec 2021 22:54:11 +0000
Coronavirus situation keeps improving
Ljubljana – Slovenia saw 1,323 new coronavirus infections confirmed on Thursday, almost a quarter less than the same day a week ago, as 19 more Covid-19 patients died, government data shows. The situation at hospitals improved with 914 Covid-19...

Fri, 10 Dec 2021 22:53:36 +0000
Minister attended conference on animals’ well-being
Ljubljana – Agriculture Minister Jože Podgoršek attended on Thursday a conference on animals’ well-being in the EU, hosted by the European Commission. He said animals’ well-being was an important part of the Farm to Fork strategy ...

Fri, 10 Dec 2021 22:53:04 +0000
Pošta Slovenije supervisor reports of political pressure
Ljubljana – Slovenian Sovereign Holding (SSH) has received a complaint saying that the secretary general of the coalition Modern Centre Party (SMC), now the Concretely party, Miha Rebolj, was pressurising a supervisor of postal operator Pošta ...

Fri, 10 Dec 2021 22:52:33 +0000
Agreement signed on compensation for Škofja Loka shooting range
Škofja Loka – Defence Minister Matej Tonin met Škofja Loka Mayor Tine Radinja during the government’s visit to the Gorenjska region on Friday. They discussed future cooperation and signed an agreement under which the ministry will provi...

Fri, 10 Dec 2021 22:52:00 +0000
EU Parliament’s draft Slovenia resolution expresses concern over polarisation
Brussels – Four political groups in the European Parliament – Social Democrats, Liberals, the Greens and United Left – have submitted a resolution on the rule of law in Slovenia, on which MEPs will vote on Thursday. Much like a repo...

Fri, 10 Dec 2021 22:36:44 +0000
Minister Hojs visits Interpol to stress its importance
Lyon – Interior Minister Aleš Hojs visited the seat of the International Criminal Police Organisation (Interpol) in Lyon on Friday to stress the organisation’s importance in the fight against international crime. “Interpol makes a ...

Fri, 10 Dec 2021 22:36:14 +0000
Ski jumper Urša Bogataj third in Klingenthal
Klingenthal – Slovenian ski jumper Urša Bogataj finished third at Friday’s World Cup event in Klingenthal, Germany, achieving her third podium finish this season. The winner was Marita Kramer from Austria, who clinched her third win of t...

Fri, 10 Dec 2021 22:35:32 +0000
On Human Rights Day, appeal for personal responsibility
Ljubljana – As Slovenia joins observation of Human Rights Day on Friday, the country’s human rights ombudsman pointed to the inequalities and distrust reinforced by the pandemic, appealing to everyone to do their bit for society to exist ...



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