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Wed, 11 Aug 2021 14:12:07 +0000
Brussels clears Slovenian-Czech rail joint venture
Brussels – The European Commission has approved, under the EU merger regulation, the acquisition of joint control over a joint venture created by the Slovenian rail operator Slovenske Železnice (SŽ) and Czech EP Logistics International (EPLI)...

Wed, 11 Aug 2021 14:10:27 +0000
Pahor receives crew of first feature film in independent Slovenia
Ljubljana – President Borut Pahor hosted on Wednesday the creators of the first feature film in independent Slovenia, Babica gre na jug (Grandma Goes South), saying that the reception in the Presidential Palace sent a message that the period of...

Wed, 11 Aug 2021 14:09:22 +0000
DEM starts construction of new solar power plant SE of Maribor
Maribor – Dravske Elektrarne Maribor (DEM) will launch next week construction of a new solar power plant adjacent to the Zlatoličje Hydro Power Plant, some 20 kilometres south-east of Maribor. Almost 6,000 photovoltaic modules are planned to b...

Wed, 11 Aug 2021 08:56:36 +0000
Coronavirus case count hits 248 on Tuesday
Ljubljana – Slovenia saw as many as 248 people test positive for coronavirus on Tuesday, an increase of nearly 80% from the same day a week ago, fresh figures from the National Institute of Public Health show. Of the 1,974 PCR tests performed y...

Wed, 11 Aug 2021 08:55:57 +0000
Epidemic cut sales, profit of Pivovarna Laško Union in 2020
Ljubljana/Laško – Pivovarna Laško Union, Slovenia’s largest brewery, last year generated EUR 145.6 million in net sales revenue, up 6.9% year-on-year, with the company attributing the drop to the Covid-19 epidemic. Net profit decreased ...

Wed, 11 Aug 2021 08:55:13 +0000
Fans greet Slovenian Olympians in Ljubljana’s Congress Square
Ljubljana – Slovenian Olympians were welcomed by fans in Ljubljana’s Congress Square on Tuesday evening, earning cheers and applauses after what were the most successful Summer Olympic Games for the nation, as the athletes returned home w...

Wed, 11 Aug 2021 08:53:56 +0000
Lower fines for speeding, higher for speaking on the phone kick in
Ljubljana – A set of changes to traffic rules entered into force today, substantially lowering fines for speeding while more than doubling the fine for talking on the phone while driving. The new law regulates electric scooters for the first ti...

Tue, 10 Aug 2021 20:28:48 +0000
Hops in Savinja Valley severely damaged by Sunday hail
Tabor/Žalec – Sunday’s hail storms have wreaked havoc in the Savinja Valley damaging around 80% of the hops grown in the area, meaning this year’s harvest will be rather poor. Roman Žveglič, president of the Slovenian Chamber of ...

Tue, 10 Aug 2021 20:26:52 +0000
NBA megastar Dončić signs supermax contract extension with the Mavs
Ljubljana – Slovenian NBA star player Luka Dončić has signed a five-year, US$207 million supermax rookie extension with the Dallas Mavericks in what is the largest guaranteed rookie extension in NBA history and the largest sports contract eve...

Tue, 10 Aug 2021 20:25:51 +0000
President and sport minister receive Slovenian Olympics team
Brdo pri Kranju – President Borut Pahor and Minister of Sport Simona Kustec received the Slovenian Tokyo Olympics team at Brdo pri Kranju on Tuesday, congratulating and thanking the athletes for their achievements at the latest Summer Games. Th...



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