The government secured extra funding for the Climate Change Fund. By amending the 2021-2023 Climate Change Fund spending programme, the government earmarked an additional EUR 15 million for investments by individuals into photovoltaic systems after all of the available funds have been used up. An additional EUR 28 million is being earmarked to install heat …
Prime Minister Janez Janša was a speaker in an online discussion of the Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs at the Harvard Kennedy School. As Ukraine continues its resistance to Russia’s bloody invasion, which is exacting a terrible price in both lives and destruction, Europe’s support is increasingly critical. Slovenian Prime Minister Janez Janša …
Prime Minister Janez Janša at Harvard: We must help Ukraine to defend itself Read More »
The Ministry of Finance received a letter of congratulations to Finance Minister Andrej Šircelj. In the letter the Vice President of the European Commission congratulated him on his success in reducing debt and record macroeconomic results. At a press conference in Brdo pri Kranju, Prime Minister Janez Janša said that the Ministry of Finance had …
The Government Communication Office drew attention to the ubiquitous censorship of the public house RTV in the latest analysis of reporting by RTV Slovenia, prepared for the period from March 28th to April 3rd, 2022. According to Ukom, only like-minded people are invited to selected broadcasts, and selective reporting is still a problem. They also pointed …
The famous Kos family from the Carinthia region is once again playing a prominent role ahead of the upcoming parliamentary elections. This time, they are part of a triangle that involves the most successful commercial television station in Slovenia, POP TV, the latest “new party” of the left, Gibanje Svoboda (the Freedom Movement), and the …
On Wednesday, the National Assembly decided on one of the most important acts of recent years, which will fundamentally accelerate the resolving of the problem of first housing for young people. Namely, this is an act on the housing guarantee scheme for young people, which was prepared by the Slovenian Democratic Youth (Slovenska demokratska mladina …
“If the citizens of Slovenia have at least a little bit of common sense, then the current stable and efficient government will get at least another four-year term. On Sunday, the 24th of April, I am counting on the victory of reason,” wrote Aleš Štrancar, Director of the successful company BIA Separations, who believes that …
On 31 March 2022, Drago Jančar presented his novel “I Saw Her That Night” to the Norwegian audience at the Norli Library in Oslo, titled “Jeg så henne den natten” in Norwegian. Journalist Per Egil Hegge spoke with the Slovenian writer on the occasion. Drago Jančar presented the background and motif of the novel, which …
Drago Jančar presented the first translation of his book to Norwegian language in Oslo Read More »
“With its policies, the current government has put Slovenia on the list of the most successful countries – economically, in terms of sports, and internationally. It is not clear to me why the voters would want to stop this rise with the election of Golob or Fajon. What do they even have? Who are they …
Janša’s Government Put Slovenia on the List of the Most Successful Countries Read More »
Slovenia’s merchandise exports were up by almost 19% year-on-year in January to EUR 36 billion, but exports surged by more than 50% to EUR 4.2 billion, the latest Statistics Office data shows. Exports to EU countries, which account for roughly two-thirds of Slovenia’s overall trade, rose by 21%, whereas exports to third countries were up …
Exports up by 19% y/y in February as imports surge by 50% Read More »
The Employment Service has registered first Ukrainian refugees seeking jobs in Slovenia as demand from employers, in particular in the hospitality industry, remains high, while language is one of the main challenges. The Employment Service started intensive preparations for the inflow of Ukrainian refugees into its register in March. So far fewer than five have …
Language main challenge in employment of Ukrainian refugees Read More »
In the first phase of Slovenia’s participation in NATO’s enhanced forward presence on its eastern flank 100 Slovenian troops will be deployed in Slovakia, the Slovenian Armed Forces said in a press release. The soldiers will be ready for departure from 11 April, but the date of deployment will depend on the host country. In …
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