Slovenia recorded 26 new cases of coronavirus on Saturday, down by over 70% from the week before as a weeks-long decline continues. No patient with Covid-19 died, in what is the second day this week without Covid deaths, the latest government data show. The new cases come from nearly 1,060 PCR tests, for a positivity …
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On 18 June 2021, Minister Andrej Šircelj attended the Economic and Financial Affairs Council (ECOFIN) meeting in Luxembourg. Ministers took stock in particular on recovery and resilience plans, economic recovery in the European Union, the European Semester and value-added tax. The economic recovery process made progress in the last two days. The European Commission has …
Minister Šircelj at the meeting of the Economic and Financial Affairs Council Read More »
Prime Minister Janez Janša today, at the invitation of Mayor Ivan Žagar, attended the municipal ceremony in Slovenska Bistrica to celebrate the 30th anniversary of Slovenia’s independence and the seizing of the military storage facility in Zgornja Ložnica, where he also delivered a keynote address. As part of the ceremony, the busts of Dr Jože …
The event that marked the undoubted beginning of the Slovenian Spring took place on 16 February 1987 – the 57th issue of Nova revija was published on that day. This issue of the journal was special because it included contributions to the Slovenian National Program, which triggered tectonic shifts. Already in 1986, after numerous public …
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The path from the birth of the self-determination of a nation to its realisation is long. A nation must first shape itself and then assert its right to self-determination. This is a process that generally, but not always … … and not necessarily leads to an independent state. This was also the case of the …
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The government decided to extend the majority of existing coronavirus restrictions while slightly easing them in the cultural sector, where serving food and drinks will once again be permitted during cultural events. The remaining restrictions – the majority have to do with consumer-facing services – have been extended until 20 June. The government said this …
Minister of the Environment and Spatial Planning Andrej Vizjak attended the last meeting of the Environment Council before the start of the Slovenian Presidency of the Council of the EU. The Portuguese Presidency presented the report on the progress made in negotiations on the proposal for a regulation concerning batteries and waste batteries, which is …
Frontex’s support in fighting illegal immigration is not sufficiently effective, according to the European Court of Auditors. Frontex, Europe’s Border and Coast Guard Agency, was established in 2004, and since then its powers – along with its financial resources – have been progressively expanded. In 2006, Frontex functioned from a budget of 19 million euros, …
On Wednesday night, some uncultured anonymous perpetrators caused damage to the taxpayers again. Another attack on the building of the Ministry of Culture happened. “Another one in a series of attacks on the Ministry and the employees, which are now happening almost every week,” the Ministry of Culture commented on what happened. Namely, several unknown …
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Due to a false criminal complaint against the director of the Government Communication Office of the Republic of Slovenia, Uroš Urbanija, M.Sc., criminal charges were filed against Katarina Bervar Sternad and Nataša Pirc Musar on the 9th of June 2021. Since Katarina Bervar Sternad and Nataša Pirc Musar, who filed a criminal complaint against the …
UKOM head files criminal complaint against NGO representative and lawyer Read More »
The opposition is convinced that the Ministry of Culture has allocated funds to media outlets that are pro-government. That is why the chairwoman of the Committee for Culture, Violeta Tomić, convened an extraordinary session of the committee, where the members voted on the appropriateness of the tender of the Ministry of Culture. The proposals of …
Yesterday, Prime Minister Janez Janša attended the ceremony held at Paloma to mark the completion of the investment in a new paper machine, the largest investment in the Slovenian paper industry in the past 40 years. The total value of the investment amounts to 41 million euro, making Paloma the competence centre of the SHP Group …
