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Sun, 03 Apr 2022 21:52:46 +0000
Covid daily case count dips to one-month low
Ljubljana – Another 899 people tested positive for coronavirus in Slovenia on Saturday, down 28% from the same day a week ago, as the coronavirus case count keeps falling. This is the lowest daily tally of infections since early March. The Nati...

Sun, 03 Apr 2022 21:52:10 +0000
Slovenj Gradec mayor voted best in all 12 urban municipalities
Ljubljana – The latest public opinion poll measuring how happy locals are with the work of their mayors in Slovenia’s 12 urban municipalities sees Slovenj Gradec Mayor Tilen Klugler receiving the highest mark, followed by Ljubljana Mayor ...

Sun, 03 Apr 2022 21:50:31 +0000
Slovenian Catholic Church apologises to sex abuse victims
Ljubljana – Novo Mesto Bishop Andrej Saje, the head of the Slovenian Bishops’ Conference, apologised on Sunday to the victims of sexual abuse by clergy on behalf of the Catholic Church in Slovenia, as he marked the day of prayer for such ...

Sun, 03 Apr 2022 21:50:02 +0000
NGO collects necessary signatures for repeal of several laws in one day
Ljubljana – The 8 March Institute has already collected enough signatures to introduce a bill aimed at repealing several government-sponsored laws that the NGO finds harmful. The campaign started on Wednesday and the minimum threshold of signat...

Sat, 02 Apr 2022 22:16:30 +0000
Večer sees election race as SDS-Freedom Movement race
Ljubljana – One week into the election campaign, Slovenia’s political arena, as mapped by opinion polls, is split into several parts, with Janez Janša’s Democrats (SDS) and Robert Golob’s Freedom Movement farthest ahead in th...

Sat, 02 Apr 2022 22:16:11 +0000
Delo critical of Croatia-Slovenia fisheries talks
Ljubljana – In its Saturday front-page commentary, the newspaper Delo criticises the government for trying to strike a fisheries agreement with Croatia shortly before the election and the state’s attitude to fishermen in general. The piec...

Sat, 02 Apr 2022 22:15:46 +0000
Janša announces further measures to contain electricity prices
Vrhnika – Prime Minister Janez Janša has announced that the government will continue to intervene as long as necessary to contain high electricity prices. The main problem, in his view, is the European formula to calculate electricity prices t...

Sat, 02 Apr 2022 22:15:28 +0000
Covid-19 remains in retreat
Ljubljana – Slovenia logged 2,358 new coronavirus cases on Friday, almost a fifth fewer than a week ago as the decline continues for the ninth day running, data from the National Institute of Public Health shows. The 7-day average is now at 2,4...

Sat, 02 Apr 2022 22:15:08 +0000
No conclusions as MPs debate situation at RTV Slovenija
Ljubljana – The centre-left opposition failed to muster support for a series of resolutions they proposed in response to what they see as political pressure on editorial independence and autonomy of the public broadcaster, as the relevant parli...

Sat, 02 Apr 2022 22:14:48 +0000
UKC Ljubljana hospital to undergo EUR 37m renovation
Ljubljana – The main building of the UKC Ljubljana medical centre called Hospital will be renovated in an investment valued at EUR 37 million. The government has included the project in the plan of development programmes in the 2022-2025 period...



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