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Mon, 18 Jan 2021 00:41:00 +0000
Consular service chief says vaccination brings hope for revival of travel
Ljubljana – Andrej Šter, the head of the Foreign Ministry’s consular service, told the STA in an interview that vaccination brought hope that coronavirus restrictions to travelling could be gradually eased. He believes a unified vaccinat...

Mon, 18 Jan 2021 00:37:00 +0000
Anže Lanišek second in Zakopane Ski Jumping World Cup
Zakopane – Slovenia’s Anže Lanišek took second place at the Zakopane Ski Jumping Word Cup individual event on Sunday. Norway’s Marius Lindvik won the competition, whereas his fellow Norwegian Robert Johansson placed third. Laniše...

Mon, 18 Jan 2021 00:32:00 +0000
PM thinks hard lockdown may not be necessary
Ljubljana – Prime Minister Janez Janša thinks a hard lockdown that would involve limiting people’s movement to within a certain radius around their home may not be necessary. “Due in particular to the introduction of rapid testing,...

Mon, 18 Jan 2021 00:30:00 +0000
Financial position of households keeps improving
Ljubljana – The financial position of Slovenian households continues to improve as their assets had increased more than debt until the end of the third quarter of 2020. The surplus of assets over debt stood at EUR 45.2 billion, a rise by EUR 3....

Mon, 18 Jan 2021 00:28:00 +0000
Slovenia to receive 25% less Pfizer vaccine next week
Celje – Slovenia will receive 20-25% less Pfizer/BioNTech vaccine than planned on Monday due to production adjustments at Pfizer, Health Ministry State Secretary Marija Magajne told the press on Saturday. This means the first-dosage vaccination...

Sun, 17 Jan 2021 23:25:00 +0000
Smart bird feeder becomes most successful Slovenian project on Kickstarter
Ljubljana – Bird Buddy, a project of a smart bird feeder created by a predominately Slovenian team, has raised a total of EUR 4.19 million on Kickstarter, the global crowdfunding platform, thus becoming the most successful Slovenian project by ...

Sat, 16 Jan 2021 07:07:41 +0000
Motion filed to oust Janša government
Ljubljana – An informal coalition of centre-left opposition parties has filed a motion of no confidence in the Janez Janša government with the backing of 42 of the 90 deputies of the National Assembly. The crux of their argument is the governm...

Sat, 16 Jan 2021 07:05:12 +0000
Slovenian MEP praise joint vaccine procurement, sceptical about vaccination passport
Ljubljana – Slovenian MEPs expressed support for the joint procurement of coronavirus vaccines by the EU for member states at a debate organised by the European Parliament’s Office on Friday, but they were more reserved when it comes to t...

Sat, 16 Jan 2021 07:03:48 +0000
Kranjska Gora ski resort hosting 57th Golden Fox meet
Kranjska Gora – The Slovenian ski resort of Kranjska Gora will host over the weekend two Alpine Ski World Cup giant slalom events for women in what will be the 57th Golden Fox meet. The event usually takes place in Maribor but has been moved th...

Sat, 16 Jan 2021 07:02:24 +0000
Petrol takes over Croatia’s Crodux
Ljubljana – Slovenia’s energy company Petrol has taken over an outright stake in Croatian petroleum products seller Crodux as a result of which Petrol will acquire 91 service stations in Croatia once the deal has been cleared by regulator...



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