Nina Žoher, Author at Nova24TV English

Slovenia sending Boštjan Lesjak to Kyiv as chargé d’affaires

Boštjan Lesjak will be Slovenia’s interim chargé d’affaires in Kyiv, senior Foreign Ministry official Jernej Müller confirmed several unofficial media reports as he spoke on Radio Slovenija. Lesjak, a lieutenant-colonel, was previously an employee of the Defence Ministry, but has been now employed at the Foreign Ministry. On Sunday, PM Janez Janša said Slovenia will …

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Refugees from Ukraine can study at University of Maribor

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The University of Maribor has enabled Ukrainian students who had to leave their country due to the war to enrol temporarily in its study programmes without tuition under a student exchange scheme. They can also apply for scholarships that will cover their living expenses for the first few months in Slovenia. The university said in …

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Sweden: Africans and Arabs raid shelters of Ukrainian refugee women

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It sounds almost unbelievable and yet it happens in the middle of Europe: Women from Ukraine fleeing war and misery voluntarily return to the war-torn country because they do not feel safe in the Western European states – above all Germany and Sweden. Muslim migrants and “protection-seeking” Africans, with whom one is crammed into asylum …

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Andriy Voloshyn: “You can only imagine what people under occupation feel – fear and despair”

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Andriy Voloshyn is an Ukrainian writer, political scientist and geopolitician author of books available in English who lives in Kyiv. Lionel Baland interviewed him for Breizh-Info on the current situation in his country. Breizh-info.com: Andriy Voloshyn, what city are you in and what is the situation there? Andriy Voloshyn: Hello, thank you for your interest. …

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4,400 Ukrainians have requested protection in Slovenia

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Interior Minister Aleš Hojs presented Slovenia’s activities and government measures related to the Ukraine crisis as he met foreign ambassadors in the country in Brdo pri Kranju on Monday. He said that since 10 March, 4,400 persons from Ukraine had requested temporary protection, the Interior Ministry said. By: P.T., STA

FM Anže Logar: New legislation empowers govt to better implement sanctions

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The Slovenian government will be able to better implement the EU sanctions against Russia, more specifically the freezing of assets of certain Russian citizens, now that new legislation has empowered it to do so, whereas the old legislation was somewhat “flawed”, Foreign Minister Anže Logar said in Brussels. The EU has so far adopted four …

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Slovenia sending its diplomats back to Kyiv this week

Karmen Švegl from the RTV war zone for Delo: “A girl from Kyiv wrote to me: You can be happy to live in a country where the Prime Minister is willing to risk his life for the people of another country”

Golob’s Supporter, the Ljubljana Mayor Janković, Is Still Rejecting Calls for the Return of Putin’s Medal – However, He Does Want a Diplomatic Passport!

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Ljubljana Mayor Zoran Janković recently attacked the Minister of Foreign Affairs, Anže Logar, as the latter did not extend the validity of Janković’s diplomatic passport, even though mayors are not automatically entitled to one by law. This was a privilege that Janković acquired during the rule of the Liberal Democracy of Slovenia party. Meanwhile, Janković …

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Bonuses, Illegal Salaries and Rewards – a Common Feature of the New Face of the Left, Golob, and His Advisor

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On Wednesday, Dr Anton Grizold, the former dean of the Faculty of Social Sciences and advisor to Robert Golob, the new face of the Slovenian left, and Bojko Bučar, Grizold’s successor at the same faculty, will appear before the court. The prosecution has also filed a lawsuit against Kučan’s personal friend Gabi Čačinovič Vogrinčič. All …

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Timi Zajc wins Ski Flying World Cup event in Obersdorf

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Timi Zajc won a Ski Flying World Cup event in Obersdorf, Germany, jumping 232 metres. This is the second victory in his career after Oberstdorf in 2019. Poland’s Pjotr Žyla was second, and Stefan Kraft from Austria third. Slovenia’s Žiga Jelar finished fourth. This is the 71st Slovenian individual victory in ski jumping and the …

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First woman researcher in Slovenia receives ERC funds

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Anna Sandak, head of research team at the InnoRenew CoE research institute facility and a professor at the University of Primorska, became the first woman in Slovenia to receive a European Research Centre (ERC) grant. Sandak and her team will use the EUR 2 million award to develop engineered living materials. Her work promotes the …

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