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Thu, 30 Dec 2021 00:01:02 +0000
Slovenia’s geological centre helps develop new Minecraft mod
Ljubljana – The Geological Survey of Slovenia, a public research institute, has taken part in a project with another seven EU partners releasing a new version of the BetterGeo modification for the popular computer game Minecraft. BetterGeo aims...

Wed, 29 Dec 2021 23:59:20 +0000
Bankrupt Merkur selling hundreds of millions in claims
Ljubljana – The bankruptcy administrator of Merkur published an invitation for bids for the purchase of claims of the hardware retailer to companies worth more than two hundred million. The highest claim, worth EUR 203.5 million, is to the comp...

Wed, 29 Dec 2021 23:58:47 +0000
Coronavirus cases on the rise again
Ljubljana – The number of new coronavirus cases in Slovenia rose both in daily and weekly comparisons on Tuesday to 1,863. This is the third day that the cases were up in weekly comparison after dropping for over a month. The test positivity ra...

Wed, 29 Dec 2021 23:58:13 +0000
Hojs: Afghan statement, Croatia’s Schengen decision key achievements in home affairs
Ljubljana – Interior Minister Aleš Hojs singled out a joint statement the EU home ministers adopted on the crisis in Afghanistan in August, and their December endorsement of the position that Croatia is prepared to join the Schengen zone as tw...

Wed, 29 Dec 2021 23:57:27 +0000
Police officers suspended over fake Covid pass, says report
Murska Sobota – An inspector from the uniformed police sector and a criminal investigator at the Murska Sobota Police Department have been suspended after they came under the scrutiny of the Specialised State Prosecutor’s Office because o...

Wed, 29 Dec 2021 23:56:45 +0000
Govt plans EUR 100m investment in tourism infrastructure until 2029
Ljubljana – The government has drafted a regulation on development incentives for tourism which should enable investments in tourism infrastructure worth EUR 100 million until 2029. The draft regulation sets down types of incentives and conditi...

Wed, 29 Dec 2021 23:55:43 +0000
Public health fund’s plan projects EUR 149m deficit in 2022
Ljubljana – The financial plan of the public Health Insurance Institute (ZZZS) for 2022, approved at the institute’s general assembly on Tuesday, projects a shortfall of revenue over expenditure of around EUR 149 million. The ZZZS pointed...

Wed, 29 Dec 2021 23:55:04 +0000
National Assembly bans referendum on Covid relief bill
Ljubljana – The lower chamber of parliament decided in a 46:19 vote on Wednesday it is not admissible to call a referendum on the tenth Covid relief legislative package, which was passed on Monday. Earlier in the day, the upper chamber decided ...

Wed, 29 Dec 2021 23:54:08 +0000
Slovenia records lower levels of air-polluting particles in 2020
Ljubljana – No air quality monitoring station in Slovenia recorded an excessive presence of PM10 particles in 2020, the Slovenian Environment Agency (ARSO) has said. Measurements of the presence of other air-polluting particles looked favourabl...

Wed, 29 Dec 2021 23:53:22 +0000
Idea of mandatory vaccination dividing public, poll shows
Ljubljana – The public is divided when it comes to mandatory vaccination, shows an opinion poll by the pollster Valicon. The concept is fully supported by 23% of the respondents. The same share is in favour of it to a certain extent, whereas co...



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