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Fri, 18 Feb 2022 22:45:56 +0000
Pahor calls for dialogue, peaceful solving of Ukraine crisis in Munich
Munich – President Borut Pahor called for dialogue and a peaceful solution to the Ukraine crisis in a statement for public broadcaster RTV Slovenija as he arrived at the Munich Security Conference on Friday. He confirmed that the Ukrainian cris...

Fri, 18 Feb 2022 22:45:41 +0000
Teachers confirm general strike starting on 9 March
Ljubljana – School and kindergarten teachers will start a general strike on 9 March after the members of the teachers’ trade union SVIZ overwhelmingly endorsed the action. The union demands higher pay for teaching and non-teaching staff a...

Fri, 18 Feb 2022 22:43:47 +0000
No easing of coronavirus restrictions yet
Ljubljana – The government was expected to start easing coronavirus restrictions this week, but the only step it has decided to take is to waive the quarantine requirement for those in high-risk contact with an infected person effective on Satu...

Fri, 18 Feb 2022 22:42:41 +0000
Port operator Luka Koper reports 1% decline in profit for 2021
Koper – Port operator Luka Koper saw its net profit contract by 1% to EUR 31.8 million despite a 9% increase in revenue, which amounted to EUR 228.4 million. Profit before income tax, depreciation and amortisation (EBITDA) declined by 1% to EUR...

Fri, 18 Feb 2022 22:41:58 +0000
Covid pass will no longer be necessary to cross into Slovenia
Ljubljana – The government has decided passengers entering into Slovenia will no longer have to produce a Covid pass after having abolished the requirement that those in high-risk contact with an infected person no longer have to quarantine. Th...

Fri, 18 Feb 2022 22:41:40 +0000
Janša and Orban to sign agreement on cross-border regional cooperation
Ljubljana – Prime Minister Janez Janša will meet his Hungarian counterpart Viktor Orban in Lendava on Monday to sign an agreement on cooperation in the development of the regions with mixed Slovenian-Hungarian population, Janša’s office...

Fri, 18 Feb 2022 22:41:24 +0000
Consumer confidence improves in February
Ljubljana – Consumer confidence in Slovenia improved in February, as the relevant indicator was three percentage points up on a monthly basis, mainly due to more optimistic expectations regarding the economic situation in the country, and one p...

Fri, 18 Feb 2022 22:41:08 +0000
NVIDIA to support development of AI in Slovenia
Maribor – Chipmaker NVIDIA will support development of artificial intelligence in Slovenia under a partnership signed in Maribor on Friday which Mark Boris Andrijanič, the minister for digital transformation, described as a new major step to a...

Fri, 18 Feb 2022 22:40:49 +0000
Number of new daily coronavirus cases drops further
Ljubljana – The coronavirus cases count continues to drop with 3,771 new infections recorded on Thursday, down 771 from the day before and about 50% lower than a week ago. The National Institute of Public Health estimates there are currently 96...

Fri, 18 Feb 2022 22:40:30 +0000
Golob’s party joins calls to stop Sava sale
Ljubljana – Freedom Movement, the party of Robert Golob which is currently ahead in the polls, has joined calls for the state to exercise its pre-emptive right to a stake in the tourism holding Sava that will otherwise be sold to a Hungarian in...



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