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Government Visits the Škofja Loka School Center and Successful Companies From Upper Carniola, as Well as Meets With Mayors From the Region

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“After the morning work conference of the Government of the Republic of Slovenia in the Municipality of Gorenjska vas – Poljane, the Prime Minister of Slovenia, Janez Janša, and the Ministers of the current government, continue today’s visit to the Upper Carniola region (Gorenjska in Slovenian) with separate programmes,” reads the article on the government’s …

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Voluntary contributions of the Republic of Slovenia to the Council of Europe

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The Government of the Republic of Slovenia has made voluntary contributions to the Council of Europe to support three important areas of their work. Slovenia has made a voluntary contribution and with that supported the projects for the protection of children to prevent violation of their human rights of all forms and in all settings, …

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Deal reached to extend roam-like-at-home scheme until 2032

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The Council of the EU, currently chaired by Slovenia, has reached a provisional agreement to extend the EU’s “roam-like-at-home scheme”, which allows for roaming without extra costs, until 2032. The current roaming regulation, which entered into force in 2017, expires on 30 June 2022, so a revised regulation has been drawn up to extend the …

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Slovenia signs cooperation agreement with Google

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Government representatives met with representatives of the US internet giant Google to discuss the achievements of the Slovenian EU presidency in digital transformation and sign a cooperation agreement under which Google will invest EUR 2.5 million over the next two years to support Slovenia’s digital transformation. “This is the largest investment of its kind in …

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Candidature of the Republic of Slovenia for a non-permanent seat on the UN Security Council for 2024–2025

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Slovenia will formally announce its candidature for a non-permanent seat on the UN Security Council for the 2024–2025 term in New York today. The decision on the candidature put forth on the initiative of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs was adopted by the Government of the Republic of Slovenia after having been considered by the …

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Slovenian community calls on Nehammer to update minorities law

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An umbrella organisation of the Slovenian minority in the Austrian state of Carinthia has urged new Austrian Chancellor Karl Nehammer and his government to immediately initiate reform legislation on ethnic minorities. In the call issued on Monday, the National Council of Carinthian Slovenians (NSKS) congratulated Nehammer on taking over and also thanked the former Chancellor …

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EU health ministers for fast and coordinated action to contain Omicron

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EU health ministers, meeting in Brussels on Tuesday under the chairmanship of Slovenia’s Janez Poklukar, called for fast and coordinated action to tackle the surge in coronavirus and the spread of the Omicron variant. They supported the general applicability of the EU digital Covid certificate and emphasized the importance of vaccination and booster jabs. Poklukar …

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EU finance ministers agree rules for reduced VAT rates

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EU finance ministers, meeting in Brussels under the chairmanship of Slovenia’s Andrej Šircelj, reached political consensus to upgrade the EU rules on reduced VAT rates, updating the list of goods and services for which reduced rates or exemptions are allowed. The new rules give member states more flexibility to choose which products will be subject …

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