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Tue, 15 Feb 2022 21:50:24 +0000
Week-on-week drop in coronavirus cases continues
Ljubljana – A total of 7,122 new coronavirus cases were confirmed in Slovenia on Monday, a significant drop from a week ago when just over 11,000 cases were recorded. 427 people were in hospital due to Covid-19 this morning, 19 fewer than yeste...

Tue, 15 Feb 2022 21:49:54 +0000
Tušmobil case statute barred
Ljubljana – The case of Tušmobil focusing on the telecoms company’s acquisition of mobile telephony spectrum free of charge in 2006 and 2008, has become statute barred for all suspects, including former Tušmobil owner Mirko Tuš and the...

Tue, 15 Feb 2022 21:49:31 +0000
Seven suspected of distributing child sexual abuse material
Ljubljana – Police conducted house searches yesterday at addresses of seven people suspected of distributing child sexual abuse material online. The pictures and videos seized show foreign children aged three to 13 years, police told reporters ...

Tue, 15 Feb 2022 21:49:08 +0000
Slovenian execs very optimistic about GDP growth
Ljubljana – As many as 72% of Slovenian executives expect the country’s GDP to grow even faster than forecast in the coming 12 months, shows a survey carried out by PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC) during the Glasgow climate conference late l...

Tue, 15 Feb 2022 21:48:43 +0000
Number of passengers in public transportation up in 2021
Ljubljana – The number of passengers carried in public transportation in Slovenia was up significantly last year compared to 2020. However, taking into account all the restrictions due to the epidemic, the numbers recorded in 2021 are still rel...

Tue, 15 Feb 2022 21:48:14 +0000
Energy prices not expected to fall back to past levels
Ljubljana – Officials taking part in a hybrid debate held by the Institute of Strategic Studies do not think energy prices will fall back to earlier values, also because of the cost of green transition, which in turn also offers many opportunit...

Tue, 15 Feb 2022 21:47:47 +0000
Regulator accepts commitments by four gas utilities
Ljubljana – The Competition Protection Agency (AVK) has accepted a set of commitments that four liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) utilities have made to do away with their controversial practice pertaining to the return of gas cylinders by clients....

Tue, 15 Feb 2022 21:47:10 +0000
Pahor receives honorary doctorate at Lisbon University
Lisbon – President Borut Pahor was awarded an honorary doctorate by the University of Lisbon at a special ceremony on Tuesday. He was honoured for his efforts to promote dialogue and for his continued commitment to fundamental European values, ...

Tue, 15 Feb 2022 21:46:21 +0000
Slovenia’s fall in CO2 emissions in Q3 2021 biggest in EU
Luxembourg – Slovenia saw the biggest decline in greenhouse gas emissions in the EU in the third quarter of 2021 when compared to the same quarter a year before even as emissions across the bloc increased to slightly below pre-pandemic levels, ...

Tue, 15 Feb 2022 21:45:52 +0000
Health experts propose phasing out Covid pass and quarantine
Ljubljana – Health experts outlined a gradual easing of measures against the Covid-19 epidemic at a consultation with the government on Tuesday, proposing the abolition of the Covid pass for shops, banks, post offices and administrative units, ...



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