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Wed, 07 Apr 2021 05:01:42 +0000
Wireless spectrum auction starts
Ljubljana – The Agency for Communication Networks and Services (AKOS) will launch today a long-awaited wireless spectrum auction, as part of which it is also offering frequency bands for 5G mobile networks. Spectrum in the 700 MHz, 1500 MHz, 21...

Wed, 07 Apr 2021 05:00:44 +0000
Presidency trio defence ministers discuss Strategic Compass
Ljubljana – As part of the EU presidency trio format, the defence ministers of Slovenia, Portugal and Germany discussed on Tuesday a number of security and defence topics, including the Strategic Compass process, EU-NATO cooperation, military m...

Wed, 07 Apr 2021 04:59:29 +0000
IJS researchers with two major publications in only two days
Ljubljana – The Jožef Stefan Institute (IJS) has announced that it had articles by its researchers published in Nature and Science, two of the most prestigious international scientific journals, in a span of only two days, in what is considere...

Wed, 07 Apr 2021 04:54:45 +0000
Extension of accreditations to colleges annulled by top court
Ljubljana – The Constitutional Court has annulled in an unanimous decision the implementation of a provision from one of the legislative packages for mitigating the consequences of the Covid-19 pandemic that extends accreditations to higher edu...

Wed, 07 Apr 2021 04:53:19 +0000
Survey shows pandemic taking toll on students’ mental health
Ljubljana – The Slovenian Student Organisation has raised concern after a survey conducted by the National Institute of Public Health (NIJZ) has shown almost one out of four students have experienced suicidal thoughts during the epidemic. The s...

Wed, 07 Apr 2021 04:51:24 +0000
Upper chamber fails to veto water act changes
Ljubljana – The upper chamber of parliament has failed to veto the controversial amendments to the water law that were recently passed in the National Assembly and that are being challenged with a referendum motion by civil initiatives. The pro...

Wed, 07 Apr 2021 04:49:37 +0000
Initiatives for referendum on water act changes gain momentum
Ljubljana- Two initiatives to put recently passed changes to the water act to a referendum have collected over 9,000 and 33,000 signatures, respectively, more than enough for the proposals to move to the next stage of proceedings. The motions were ta...

Mon, 05 Apr 2021 09:56:15 +0000
US Senator brings home Slovenian dessert for Easter
Amy Klobuchar, US senator of Slovenian descent, shared an Easter Tweet of gifting her father with his favourite Slovenian dessert – a made-in-Minnesota potica. Senator Klobuchar, a recent candidate in the 2020 Democratic Party presidential primarie...

Mon, 05 Apr 2021 06:11:40 +0000
Hard times can be an opportunity for new beginnings, Janša says on Easter
Ljubljana – The coronavirus pandemic has fully exposed our vulnerability and weaknesses, taking away health and unfortunately also many lives, Prime Minister Janez Janša said in his Easter message, released on Sunday. He is confident that Slov...

Mon, 05 Apr 2021 06:10:25 +0000
Advisory group proposes suspension of AstraZeneca vaccine for young
Ljubljana – The head of Slovenia’s vaccination advisory group, Bojana Beović, has said that the group has proposed that younger people are not vaccinated with the AstraZeneca vaccine until all dilemmas about serious undesired side effect...



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