Director of the Government Communication Office (Urad Vlade Republike Slovenije za komuniciranje – referred to as UKOM) congratulated his journalistic colleague on Twitter, as she was elected president of the Slovenian Union of Journalists. However, the union clearly positioned itself against UKOM when it called on the government to immediately fulfil its financial obligations to …
On Saturday afternoon, hundreds of people gathered in Maribor to protest against the mandatory wearing of masks outside and the testing of children for the novel coronavirus. They were not wearing masks nor maintaining the necessary distance from one another, and among other things, they also hugged and sang together. They did all of this, …
Yesterday’s press conference on the current COVID-19 situation was attended by Tjaša Žohar Čretnik, the Director of the National Laboratory for Health, the Environment and Food, and Leon Cizelj from the Jožef Stefan Institute. On Wednesday, 5,622 PCR tests were performed and 1,335 cases were confirmed. The share of positive tests was thus 23.7%. Five …
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After schools reopen on 12 April, secondary school students will begin self-testing for coronavirus, followed a while later by pupils of the final three years of primary school. Announcing the plan while on a visit to Maribor, Health Minister Janez Poklukar said everything would be done for schools to reopen on 12 April. By then …
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“Do they have the betrayal of the nation in their genes? The Slovenian extremist left, represented mainly by the Levica, LMŠ and SD parties, is behaving similarly during the fight against the epidemic as it did at the time of the plebiscite and independence exactly 30 years ago,” Prime Minister Janez Janša wrote. “They are …
“Can I knock on the doors of the National Assembly?” rapper Zlatko asked the police at Wednesday’s protest, to which he came carrying a large wooden cross, along with a crowd of protesters, which also included the old acquaintance of the police, delinquent Anis Ličina. After Tuesday’s incident, when security guards arrested a man with …
The Portuguese Presidency has proposed a plan to distribute three million doses out of ten million among the five most affected countries. Slovenia, the Czech Republic and Austria opposed this, while the other Member States agreed with the solidarity plan. Due to not agreeing with the plan, Slovenia will receive more vaccines, which could have …
All those who sign up will be vaccinated in the country by the end of August, according to the revised schedule. By using more vaccination points and administering jabs first according to birth dates, and then without any age restrictions, Poland will switch to a mass vaccination strategy, reporters were told during Tuesday afternoon’s press briefing, held jointly …
FM Anže Logar hosted North Macedonia’s Deputy PM Nikola Dimitrov, who is in charge of EU affairs, with the official visit revolving around priorities of Slovenia’s upcoming EU presidency and North Macedonia’s efforts to join the EU. Logar presented to Dimitrov the priorities, which also cover the Western Balkans, and pledged further support for North …
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The government extended basic income for religious workers, introduced by the seventh stimulus package, until the end of June, as such income had also been extended for the self-employed, sole proprietors and farmers, the government said. Religious workers from any of the registered churches or other religious communities who were included in the obligatory pension …
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The Motorway Police Department became formally operational in what is a major step towards the formation of the Slovenian motorway patrol. The first patrols aimed at boosting the enforcement of traffic rules and improving safety on the motorway network are expected to hit the road in June as part of the Specialised Motorway Police Unit …
As part of preparation for Slovenia’s Presidency of the Council of the EU, Minister of the Interior Aleš Hojs held a meeting by videoconference with Margaritis Schinas, Vice-President of the European Commission for Promoting the European Way of Life. The discussion was held in a constructive atmosphere. The Minister and the Vice-President agreed to meet …
