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Mon, 03 Jan 2022 21:59:03 +0000
Reporter says Janša coddled by media
Ljubljana – Prime Minister Janez Janša has managed to subjugate several media this term, most notably the public broadcaster RTV Slovenija, and the consequences of that were on display last week when the broadcaster interviewed first him and t...

Mon, 03 Jan 2022 21:57:20 +0000
Investments in Slovenian army to top EUR 100m this year
Ljubljana – Slovenia will allocate more than EUR 100 million for defence investments this year. In line with the act on investments in the Slovenian Armed Forces in 2021-2026, modernisation and staffing consolidation will remain the key project...

Mon, 03 Jan 2022 21:55:57 +0000
Staff put forward bill to overhaul RTV Slovenija
Ljubljana – Four prominent long-serving members of staff at RTV Slovenija (RTVS) have drawn up a bill in which they propose transforming the public broadcaster into a fully independent public broadcasting service overseen by a board of trustees...

Mon, 03 Jan 2022 21:55:08 +0000
Poklukar identifies agreement on HERA as key EU presidency achievement
Ljubljana – Health Minister Janez Poklukar took stock of the achievements of the Slovenian EU presidency in his brief on Monday, identifying the political agreement on the new European Health Emergency preparedness and Response Authority (HERA)...

Mon, 03 Jan 2022 21:54:13 +0000
Minister says all Covid measures on the table due to Omicron
Ljubljana – Due to enhanced spread of the Omicron variant of coronavirus all Covid measures are on the table and will be discussed this week, Health Minister Janez Poklukar told the press on Monday, adding that the best solutions for the health...

Mon, 03 Jan 2022 21:53:04 +0000
2022 dedicated to greats Plečnik and Tartini
Ljubljana – The government has decided that 2022 will be dedicated to honouring Slovenian architect Jože Plečnik (1872-1957) after it has previously declared it to be the year of Piran-born Italian composer and violinist Giuseppe Tartini (169...

Mon, 03 Jan 2022 21:51:31 +0000
Damijan Dolinar takes over at SID Bank
Ljubljana – SID Bank, Slovenia’s development and export bank, has a new management board as the term of the board headed by Sibil Svilan expired at the end of 2021. Taking over at the fully state-owned bank on 1 January was Damijan Dolina...

Mon, 03 Jan 2022 21:50:25 +0000
Army helicopter crews aided more than 600 people in 2021
Ljubljana – Slovenian army helicopter crews clocked up 633 interventions last year to airlift 644 injured or sick people, carry incubators and drop roughly 110,00 litres of water on fires, data released by the government shows. The 151st Rotary...

Mon, 03 Jan 2022 21:47:37 +0000
State budget with record amount of revenue in December 2021
Ljubljana – The state budget recorded revenue of EUR 1.1 billion in December last year, the highest since general government revenue started to be recorded, show the preliminary estimates by the Finance Ministry. Expenditure meanwhile amounted ...

Mon, 03 Jan 2022 21:45:54 +0000
Over 1,000 coronavirus infections detected on Sunday
Ljubljana – The epidemiological curve continues to rise in Slovenia, with the number of new infections confirmed on Sunday amounting to 1,008, up by over 40% on the week before. More than 44% of all PCR tests were positive. Data provided by the...



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