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Fri, 16 Apr 2021 05:27:16 +0000
Constitutional Court stays ban on public gatherings
Ljubljana – The Constitutional Court has stayed the implementation of a government decree that temporarily bans public gatherings and events, arguing in a decision published on Thursday that a new decree should be adopted with due consideration...

Fri, 16 Apr 2021 05:26:11 +0000
Report: OTP in talks to take over NKBM for EUR 1bn
Ljubljana – The Hungarian bank OTP is in talks with the private equity fund Apollo to take over Slovenia’s NKBM bank in a deal worth nearly EUR 1 billion, the press agency Reuters has reported, citing sources close to the matter. Both NKB...

Fri, 16 Apr 2021 05:24:53 +0000
Crowd gathers in support of student appearing in court over school rally
Maribor – Some 100 people rallied peacefully in front of the Maribor District Court on Thursday as the first student ordered to appear in front of a magistrate because she took part in a protest demanding the reopening of schools in February wa...

Fri, 16 Apr 2021 05:23:47 +0000
Military investment act cleared by Constitutional Court
Ljubljana – The Constitutional Court has cleared an act securing EUR 780 million in investments in the Slovenian Armed Forces (SAF) until 2026 as well as parliament’s decision not to allow a referendum on the act sought by the centre-left...

Fri, 16 Apr 2021 05:22:06 +0000
Small business recovery discussed at conference
Ljubljana – The eighth international small business conference, organised by the GZS’s small business and trade chamber on Thursday, discussed the impact of the epidemic on small businesses and measures that could help them recover post-C...

Fri, 16 Apr 2021 05:21:11 +0000
Number of new infections drops, new vaccines added to quarantine-free border pass
Ljubljana – The number of new infections dropped both in daily and weekly comparison in Slovenia on Wednesday. A total of 891 new cases were confirmed in 4,278 PCR and 24,242 rapid tests, while a week ago the figure was 1,527 and on Tuesday it ...

Fri, 16 Apr 2021 05:17:25 +0000
Youth and digitalisation in focus of Adriatic-Ionian conference
Ljubljana – President Borut Pahor said the Adriatic-Ionian Initiative is an important leverage of regional cooperation and European integration of Western Balkan countries as he addressed the 17th conference of parliamentary speakers from the g...

Fri, 16 Apr 2021 05:10:11 +0000
Trade union unhappy with partial reopening of hospitality sector
Ljubljana – Although the hospitality sector has been eagerly awaiting at least a partial reopening, it is unhappy with the government’s decision to reopen only outdoor facilities in eight of Slovenia’s 12 regions with the best epide...

Fri, 16 Apr 2021 05:09:19 +0000
Simoniti discusses media freedom, STA with CoE commissioner
Ljubljana – Culture Minister Vasko Simoniti held an online talk with Council of Europe Commissioner for Human Rights Dunja Mijatović on Wednesday to discuss media freedom and the freedom of expression, the Culture Ministry said. The pair also ...

Thu, 15 Apr 2021 05:22:08 +0000
Outdoor hospitality to open in eight regions Monday
Ljubljana – Hospitality establishments in eight of Slovenia’s twelve statistical regions will be allowed to serve guests at outdoor tables from 7am to 7pm for a week starting from Monday under a government decision. Beer gardens and resta...



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