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Thu, 26 Aug 2021 18:51:44 +0000
Use of PCT rule expanded to students, indoor sports
Ljubljana – The tested-vaccinated-recovered requirement, known in Slovenia by the acronym PCT, will be expanded to university students and those participating in indoor sports activities under a decision adopted by the government on Thursday. T...

Thu, 26 Aug 2021 18:51:00 +0000
Government extracts regulation of gas supply from energy law
Ljubljana – The government confirmed on Thursday a bill that extracts the field of gas supply from the umbrella energy law and regulates it independently, with the additional provisions dealing with emergency measures and implementation of the ...

Thu, 26 Aug 2021 18:49:58 +0000
Logar in Denmark to discuss cooperation, Afghanistan situation
Copenhagen – Foreign Minister Anže Logar paid a visit to Denmark on Thursday to meet his counterpart Jeppe Kofod. The talks focused on strengthening bilateral relations, reviewing the implementation of the priorities of the Slovenian EU presid...

Thu, 26 Aug 2021 18:49:10 +0000
Appeal to anti-graft watchdog to check PM’s contacts with lobbyists
Ljubljana – The opposition-controlled Commission for Oversight of Public Finances has asked the Commission for the Prevention of Corruption to check the records of Prime Minister Janez Janša’s contacts with lobbyists after a media report...

Thu, 26 Aug 2021 18:47:59 +0000
Social partners ready to restore dialogue
Ljubljana – All social partners attending a meeting hosted by President Borut Pahor on Thursday are ready to restore dialogue on the Economic and Social Council (ESS), Pahor said after the talks. An agreement on restoring the dialogue will be p...

Thu, 26 Aug 2021 18:46:33 +0000
Demokracija warns against taking in migrants en masse
Ljubljana – The weekly Demokracija says in its latest editorial that Muslim migrants will arrive in Europe en masse in the coming months given the situation in Afghanistan, same as they did years ago coming from Syria, but the EU should not rep...

Thu, 26 Aug 2021 10:54:52 +0000
Nights in Old Ljubljana Town music festival kicks off
Ljubljana – Nights in Old Ljubljana Town, a traditional end-of-summer festival organised by the Imago Sloveniae Foundation, will begin tonight in Ljubljana’s historical centre despite Covid-19. It will open with the Marko Hatlak Band whil...

Thu, 26 Aug 2021 10:53:34 +0000
Fourth Covid-19 wave escalating
Ljubljana – Slovenia reported 509 coronavirus infections for Wednesday as the test positivity rate stood at 17.4%. The 14-day incidence per 100,000 population rose from 187 to 199 and hospitalisations topped 100, show fresh official figures. Th...

Thu, 26 Aug 2021 10:52:33 +0000
Ballet diptych A Viennese Evening premieres at Cankarjev dom
Ljubljana – Cankarjev Dom, Slovenia’s biggest arts and culture centre, will host the premiere of the ballet A Viennese Evening on Thursday night. The ballet diptych, choreographed by Renato Zanella, is a co-production of Cankarjev Dom and...

Thu, 26 Aug 2021 10:51:33 +0000
Acclaimed Slovenian writer Boris Pahor celebrates 108th birthday
Ljubljana – Boris Pahor, the internationally famous Slovenian writer from Trieste, celebrates his 108th birthday on Thursday. Throughout his life, Pahor has warned against totalitarian regimes, also in his novel Necropolis, where he describes h...



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