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Tue, 22 Feb 2022 22:05:01 +0000
Hojs stresses importance of unified approach to migrations
Vienna – Interior Minister Aleš Hojs took part in a ministerial conference on migrations in Vienna on Tuesday, stressing that “effective management of migration flows requires a unified approach and enhanced cooperation with regional par...

Tue, 22 Feb 2022 22:04:20 +0000
New coronavirus cases down almost 70% in weekly comparison
Ljubljana – The number of new coronavirus cases in Slovenia dropped from over 7,000 to over 2,000 in a week. A total of 2,265 positive cases were picked up from 2,326 PCR and 20,627 rapid antigen tests on Monday. This morning, 511 Covid patient...

Tue, 22 Feb 2022 22:03:53 +0000
MPs endorse bill to step up work after pension age
Ljubljana – MPs endorsed on Tuesday a government-sponsored act that temporarily increases the scope of temporary or casual work available for pensioners to help the labour market recover in the wake of Covid-19. The government says the proposal...

Tue, 22 Feb 2022 22:03:29 +0000
Ljubljana, Maribor military barracks to be renovated
Ljubno ob Savinji – The Defence Ministry plans to renovate several military barracks. The costs of renovation of the Edvard Peperko Barracks in Ljubljana and the General Rudolf Maister Barracks in Maribor have been estimated at EUR 130 million....

Tue, 22 Feb 2022 22:03:02 +0000
Logar calls for cooperation between EU and Indo-Pacific
Paris – Foreign Minister Anže Logar attended the first ministerial forum on cooperation in the Indo-Pacific region organised by the French EU presidency on Tuesday. He noted the importance of good and sustainable integration between Europe and...

Tue, 22 Feb 2022 22:02:36 +0000
Parliament passes 2022-2029 culture programme resolution
Ljubljana – The parliament passed the resolution on the 2022-2029 national culture programme on Tuesday. The coalition expressed its support for the strategic document, which comes after the last of its kind in 2017, while the centre-left oppos...

Tue, 22 Feb 2022 22:02:04 +0000
Slovenia condemns Russia’s recognition of rebel-held Ukraine regions
Ljubljana – Slovenia’s officials strongly condemned Russia’s recognition of the separatist regions of Donetsk and Luhansk in eastern Ukraine as independent entities. Prime Minister Janez Janša called for the EU to offer Ukraine the...

Tue, 22 Feb 2022 22:01:29 +0000
Parliament approves energy crisis relief package
Ljubljana – The National Assembly overwhelmingly approved on Tuesday the government package to mitigate the impact of high energy prices. As the coalition praised the bill and the wide range of beneficiaries during the debate, most of the oppos...

Tue, 22 Feb 2022 22:00:55 +0000
FM Logar on Ukraine crisis: Only a set of bad options remains
Paris/Ljubljana – By recognising the independence of breakaway regions Donetsk and Luhansk in eastern Ukraine, Russia has violated international law and principles, Foreign Minister Anže Logar said in a statement on the sidelines of an emergen...

Tue, 22 Feb 2022 22:00:29 +0000
Mayor irked by SDS taking credit for Ljubljana being a safe city
Ljubljana – Ljubljana Mayor Zoran Janković has taken issue with the ruling Democrats (SDS) noting in a series of posts about its achievements that Ljubljana has been assessed as the safest city in Europe, saying that he does not know what SDS ...



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