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Fri, 01 Jan 2021 06:32:26 +0000
Despite SMC snub, Erjavec plans vote of no confidence
Ljubljana – Karl Erjavec, the leader of the Pensioners’ Party (DeSUS) and the centre-left opposition’s candidate for prime minister, plans to push ahead with a vote of no confidence despite being snubbed by the Modern Centre Party (...

Fri, 01 Jan 2021 06:31:16 +0000
Ski resorts allowed to open on 1 January for skiers with negative Covid-19 test
Ljubljana – Slovenian ski resorts are allowed to open on 1 January, but only for skiers who test negative for coronavirus, the government decided on Thursday. The government decree gives the operators of ski resorts the option to set up rapid t...

Fri, 01 Jan 2021 06:29:54 +0000
SMC council not backing Erjavec, open for dialogue amid “SDS provocations”
Ljubljana – The Modern Centre Party (SMC) council decided late on Wednesday not to endorse Pensioners’ Party (DeSUS) leader Karl Erjavec as candidate for prime minister-designate. The SMC remains open for dialogue and cooperation with all...

Fri, 01 Jan 2021 06:28:23 +0000
Only special needs schools opening next week
Ljubljana – Schools and kindergartens will not reopen next week, with pupils in grades one to three and preschoolers perhaps returning on 11 January, Education Minister Simon Kustec said at the government press briefing on Thursday. The plan fo...

Thu, 31 Dec 2020 06:31:53 +0000
MPs decide stimulus package cannot be challenged in referendum
Ljubljana – The National Assembly decided in a 50:16 vote on Wednesday that the latest corona crisis stimulus package, passed late last night, cannot be put to a referendum. The decision means that the law was published in the Official Gazette ...

Thu, 31 Dec 2020 06:29:01 +0000
Retirement provision continues to raise dust after passage
Ljubljana – The provision allowing employers to unilaterally terminate workers once they have met formal conditions for retirement, passed within the latest stimulus package in parliament on Tuesday, continues to raise dust as trade unions labe...

Thu, 31 Dec 2020 06:27:38 +0000
Draft audit report on PPE purchases completed
Ljubljana – The Court of Audit has completed a draft report on the purchasing of protective personal equipment (PPE) during the coronavirus epidemic. The report will not be made public until the audited institutions and individuals have given t...

Thu, 31 Dec 2020 06:20:04 +0000
NLB completes acquisition of Serbian bank
Ljubljana – Nova Ljubljanska Banka (NLB), Slovenia’s largest bank, has completed the acquisition of an 83.2% stake in Komercijalna Banka (KB) in Serbia, a move it describes as a milestone in its strategy of becoming the leading financial ...

Thu, 31 Dec 2020 06:18:33 +0000
Income support prominent in latest stimulus law
Ljubljana – The latest economic stimulus law, passed by the National Assembly on Tuesday, brings a series of income support transfers for groups including employees, pensioners, students and families. EMPLOYEES Employees with monthly wages belo...

Thu, 31 Dec 2020 06:17:18 +0000
Ambassador says UK, Slovenia to continue to cooperate closely
As the EU and UK have reached a trade and cooperation agreement to enable smooth transition to the full Brexit, British Ambassador to Slovenia Tiffany Sadler has assessed that, as the UK will always be a “close friend and partner to Slovenia...



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