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Wed, 19 Oct 2022 17:54:52 +0000
High energy prices a challenge for Nordic worlds in Planica
The rising costs of energy are becoming a significant concern for the organisers of the FIS Nordic World Ski Championships in Planica this winter. While the estimated cost of the event has already increased by 14% due to inflation, the cost of electr...

Wed, 19 Oct 2022 17:39:52 +0000
Property fund proposed to stop historic towns falling to ruin
Historic towns across Slovenia are grappling with negative demographic trends and buildings falling to ruin due to lack of money or ownership issues. To stop the negative trends, the towns would like the state to step in to create a special property ...

Tue, 18 Oct 2022 19:26:53 +0000
Group urges govt to call on EU, NATO to negotiate with Moscow
A group of Slovenian public figures has urged the government to call on the EU and NATO to come up with a strong diplomatic and political peace initiative and send a delegation to Moscow to assess Russia’s willingness to negotiate. The group...

Tue, 18 Oct 2022 09:44:39 +0000
Fresh copy of first Slovenian silent feature-length film premiering in Ljubljana
Ljubljana, 18 October – A digital remastered copy of the first Slovenian silent feature-length film V Kraljestvu Zlatoroga (In the Realm of the Goldhorn) will premiere in Ljubljana’s Cankarjev Dom arts centre this evening. A quartet led b...

Tue, 18 Oct 2022 09:39:50 +0000
IMAD notes decline in energy consumption in autumn
In September, most Slovenian companies expected to cut production by the end of the year in the face of the energy crisis. This has been reflected in electricity consumption, which was much lower last month year-on-year, said the Institute of Macroec...

Mon, 17 Oct 2022 13:35:00 +0000
Pilot project involves local community, NGOs in integration of refugees
 A pilot project carried out as part of the EU-funded project Embracin has involved the local community and non-governmental organisations in the integration of refugees. The results show migrants in Slovenia have poor prospects for integration. he ...

Mon, 17 Oct 2022 13:30:06 +0000
Fiscal Council points to risks in 2023-2024 budgets
The Fiscal Council has assessed the proposed state budgets for the next two years, finding they to some extent reflect the required course of action, but also contain shortcomings and entail risks, including a high level of discretionary expenditure ...

Sat, 15 Oct 2022 19:26:45 +0000
Jadran Lenarčič honoured with lifetime achievement IT award
Ljubljana – Jadran Lenarčič, the former director of the Jožef Stefan Institute (IJS) who has made a name for himself in robotics research, was honoured with the lifetime achievement award in computer science as part of the 25th IS 2022, an i...

Sat, 15 Oct 2022 18:52:20 +0000
Boštjančič, Vasle discuss Slovenia’s relatively good economic situation in Washington
Washington – Global economy is in trouble, but given the circumstances Slovenia is in a relatively good financial and economic shape, Finance Minister Klemen Boštjančič and Banka Slovenije Governor Boštjan Vasle said at the end of the a mee...

Thu, 13 Oct 2022 13:06:41 +0000
AmCham debate shows economic-policy differences between presidential front-runners
A debate hosted by AmCham Slovenija on Thursday heard presidential candidates Nataša Pirc Musar, Milan Brglez and Anže Logar argue the president should encourage social dialogue on economic competitiveness. Pirc Musac and Logar expressed support fo...



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