At the beginning of this year, there were more than 56,000 ICs with normalised expenses in Slovenia, almost half of whom are ICs with afternoon activity. Anyone with an annual income of up to 100,000 euros (IC with afternoon activity up to 50,000 euros) can enter the standard taxation system, while the tax now amounts …
The SDS parliamentary group submitted a proposal for an amendment to the Act on Pension and Disability Insurance and an amendment to the Act on School Meals in the legislative process. With the first amendment, they propose an increase in the pension base from 76.5 percent to 78 percent of the average monthly salary, and …
Although the participation of heads of government and countries at this year’s Bled Strategic Forum is several times lower than last year’s, it is possible to notice a huge difference in the coverage of the central media. The reporting of the public RTVS, which is financed by all households, stands out in particular. This year, …
Prime Minister Robert Golob’s statement at the end of this year’s Bled Strategic Forum (BSF), which, unlike last year, was much more actively reported on by the mainstream media outlets, confirmed that Golob is not up to the job. He admitted it himself, and his statement also provoked a huge reaction on Twitter. “… Don’t …
“Six naked female bodies are situated in space, looking for a place in the audience, on the stage, along the walls of the venue. The performers in different positions are grating carrots, courgettes and cucumbers, symbolically enacting both jerking off and housework at the same time. In a raw, refined way, the performance uses a …
“The representative body of the European Parliament in Slovenia should not allow itself to have such an unbalanced composition at the round table. And this is not the first time something like this has happened. Socialist Katarina Barley is a member of the LIBE Democracy, Rule of Law and Fundamental Rights Monitoring Group (DRFMG), which …
President Borut Pahor will be honoured with the Grand Award of Jože Plečnik on Friday, the president’s office said in a press release. On the 150th anniversary of the Slovenian architect’s birth, Pahor will become the first statesman to receive the architectural award given out by the Prague Castle Administration. He will host a ceremony …
Unior, a state-owned tool maker and automotive supplier, saw its half-year group net sales revenue rise by 16% year-on-year to EUR 141.6 million as net profit went up by a good quarter to EUR 8.1 million. In June, the group sold its 49% stake in Unior Tepid in Romania, which had a negative impact on …
Marta Kos, the ruling party’s presidential candidate, withdrew her bid for the 23 October election, citing “change of circumstances out of personal reasons”. The Freedom Movement will discuss further steps in the coming days, the party said, adding it would focus on the November local elections. Kos, a former diplomat whom polls suggest does not …
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Excavation of victims of post-war massacres has been ongoing in Jama pod Macesnova Gorica since May, reported Radio Ognjišče, which hosted the President of the Commission of the Government of the Republic of Slovenia for issues of hidden graves, Dr Jože Dežman. He presented the course of work on the largest post-war mortuary of Home …
For many years, Dr Rafael Mihalič was the head of the Department of Power Systems and Devices at the Faculty of Electrical Engineering in Ljubljana. In the past, he worked in this field both in Slovenia and abroad, and we talked to him about his long-term experiences, delusions about a “carbon-free society”, various possible solutions …
The Belgian prime minister expects the next five to ten winters to be extremely difficult. At the same time, the French government wants to avoid a sudden rise in energy prices, although they believe that price freezes cannot be maintained forever. No expert could guarantee that the country would be able to avoid blackouts in …
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