Today, on Wednesday, 2 March, at 17:00, a big rally in support of Ukraine will take place in Ljubljana, the capital of Slovenia. Slovenians remember well 1991, when we were invaded by the Yugoslav army. Today’s messages will be »Ukrainians, hold on, Slovenians are with you« and »Putin, hands off Ukraine!«. The protest rally is …
Russia closed its airspace for Slovenian, Latvian, Lithuanian and Estonian planes, a retaliatory measure after these countries banned Russian aircraft from their airspace due to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. “Due to unfriendly moves by aviation authorities of Latvia, Lithuania, Slovenia and Estonia, restrictions will be introduced for air carriers of the above-mentioned states and/or airlines …
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The Slovenian Olympic Committee called on all sports associations to refrain from participating in competitions organised in Russian and Belarus. It said that although sports should be above politics, “we simply cannot and should not look the other way” as Russia attacks Ukraine. “This is an unfathomable act that is causing the suffering of innocent …
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Prime Minister Janez Janša warned of a domino effect if Ukraine falls, noting in an interview for three media outlets that the country’s fate was instrumental not just for Europe but the world as a whole. He said Moldova and Georgia would be next if Ukraine falls, with Baltic countries probably next in line and …
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Slovenia confirmed 901 new cases of coronavirus on Saturday, the lowest daily figure since 1 January, show the latest data by the National Institute of Public Health (NIJZ). The headline figure however comes from far fewer tests, as free mass testing was scaled back when restrictions were eased last weekend. A total of 391 patients …
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“If Ukraine falls, then Moldova will be next, and then probably Georgia. Something may be brewing in the Western Balkans. That is, wherever the periphery of the European Union is not yet in touch. And in NATO. Then it is almost certainly the turn of the Baltic states and then we are on the brink …
Slovenia has the capacity to accommodate between 180,000 and 200,000 refugees from Ukraine, Interior Minister Aleš Hojs said on Sunday. “At least this is what we have discussed in the past few days,” he told the press after an informal session of the EU’s interior ministers on Sunday. Hojs noted that the figure is based …
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Foreign Minister Anže Logar signed decrees revoking the credentials of all Russian honorary consuls in Slovenia. “Russia no longer has honorary consuls in Slovenia,” he announced on Twitter. The move comes a day after Logar urged all Russian honorary consuls in Slovenia – the ministry website lists five – to step down from their roles. …
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The most suitable candidate for the position of Prime Minister is Janez Janša, according to a February public opinion poll conducted for Nova24TV by the Parsifal Agency. Namely, 20.3 percent of respondents believe that the current Prime Minister is the most suitable person to lead our country for another term, while only half as many …
The extraordinary adjustment of pensions has made lots of retirees very happy, as did the solidarity allowance paid to mitigate the consequences of Covid-19 and the announced energy solidarity allowance, which is expected to be paid by the 15th of April 2022. Janez Sušnik, the President of the Slovenian Federation of Pensioners’ Associations, has pointed …
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With the onset of the economic and financial crisis, social justice in the European Union and the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) has deteriorated on average, while the social justice index has shown a slight but ongoing upward trend since the economic recovery began in 2014. While the social imbalances in the EU …
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A total of 4,257 new coronavirus cases were logged in Slovenia on Saturday, a drop of over 3,000 from Friday as well as from a week ago. The total number of hospitalised patients infected with coronavirus is now 987, 5 more than on Saturday. Just over 145,270 cases are estimated to be active in the …
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