Almost 1,500 new coronavirus cases were confirmed on Saturday in what is an increase of 138% week-on-week, while the positivity rate increased on a daily basis by more than three percentage points to 33.5%, the National Institute of Public Health (NIJZ) said. The seven-day average of new cases increased by 123 to 1,673 and the …
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Warsaw will fight for equal treatment in the European Union. Poland’s national development projects financed by internal sources and not by EU funds are proof that discriminatory treatment towards Poland cannot be effective, Polish PM Mateusz Morawiecki said on Monday. V4
…Brothers! Our spring is rising from the ground, Clear as a gale, strong as a wave: It has descended on our homes, Dispelled the darkness, brought out the sun, The sun – the day of King Matjaž. (Rudolf Maister Vojanov, Onward) Dear Citizens, Fellow Slovenians, This year marks several glorious milestones in the history of …
A US technology consulting and development company from Silicon Valley, HTEC Group, has announced the establishment of their High Tech Engineering Center in Ljubljana. The company is already hiring engineers, designers, product and project managers and other top talents to work on exciting projects. Niko Slavnic, as the Chief Marketing and Growth Officer and a keynote …
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Prime Minister Janez Janša and Ministers Matej Tonin, Aleš Hojs and Zdravko Počivalšek have once again been sent death threats. Apparently, the same perpetrator is involved in both cases. The threats were delivered to their homes on Friday, and in the letters, the perpetrator threatened to liquidate them and even included two large-calibre bullets. The …
In its show Europe Now, the French television station France24 visited and prepared a short segment about Slovenia, which upset many Slovenian viewers, who have found the segment online, where the video has already been published. In addition to some nice sentiments about the beauty of our mountainous, forested and especially small country in Central …
A memorial ceremony with holy mass was held at the mass grave in Kucja Valley near Podutik on Sunday. The memorial ceremony was attended, among others, by SDS MP Mojca Škrinjar, who addressed all those who gathered there after the holy mass. The commemoration was also attended by the president of the SDS Women’s Committee …
The National Assembly passed amendments to the corporate income tax act which upgrade existing reliefs and add some new. The bill was put forward by the government as part of a package designed to stimulate the post-pandemic recovery. Part of the amendments concern measures dealing with the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic and part transpose …
A third of Slovenia’s electricity output was generated with renewables last year, as renewable electricity generation rose in both the EU and Slovenia, the Statistics Office said. The bulk of Slovenia’s electricity was generated by its only nuclear plant (37%), followed by thermal power stations (30.5%) and hydro power stations (30.4%). A mere 2.2% came …
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The European Commission approved a EUR 15 million Slovenian state aid scheme to support rail freight transport. The European Commission Representation in Slovenia said the measures will support single carriage transport and combined transport. Support under the scheme will be available in the form of direct grants to railway companies until 31 December 2023. STA
Prime Minister Janez Janša discussed the significance of social dialogue, cooperation, green and digital transition, lifelong learning and sustainable work as he addressed a virtual Tripartite Social Summit ahead of the EU summit. On behalf of the Slovenian presidency he highlighted the importance of the European Pillar of Social Rights and its implementation as a …
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The Parsifal Agency’s public opinion poll, conducted between the 12th and the 15th of October, clearly shows that if the parliamentary elections were to be held this Sunday, most respondents would vote for the largest coalition party, the SDS. This is proof that the party in question is good at leading our country through the …
