A total of 1,474 coronavirus infections were recorded in Slovenia on Saturday, up 366 from a week ago. The National Institute for Public Health estimates there are currently 32,946 active infections in the country, which is 7,290 more than a week ago. Hospitalisations dropped further with 181 patients being treated due to Covid-19 this morning,
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“Receiving decoration from an international criminal like Vladimir Putin, not only because of Ukraine but also because of his previous work for the KGB and at least 250 people he has on his conscience from the time he has been president, is a difficult moral issue,” historian Dr Stane Granda believes, who added that each
On the 17th of March 2022, Prime Minister Janez Janša was a guest on the show Tema dneva (Topic of the Day) on Nova24TV, where he talked about his trip to Ukraine and the current situation there. “Traveling to Kyiv is much safer than reporting from battlefields, as people are killed almost every day in
After the recent discussion, the Programme Council of the national media outlet, RTV Slovenia, concluded that the allegations of illegal appointment of the editor-in-chief of the TV Slovenia News Programme, impoverishment of the first television programme, the accusations from rallies and protests, and the allegation that the Programme Council is doing its job in a
Slovenia will deploy up to 200 troops to Slovakia as part NATO’s enhanced Forward Presence, Defence Minister Matej Tonin announced as he met his counterpart Jaroslav Nad. Slovenia would like to “send a whole company, we don’t want to divide it into several parts”. Initial indications were that Slovenia could deploy up to 100 troops.
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US industrial conglomerate Textron, the owner of the Beechcraft, Hawker, and Cessna brands, has signed a deal on the acquisition of the Slovenian maker of ultralight aircraft Pipistrel worth EUR 218 million. Pipistrel said its founder and CEO Ivo Boscarol will remain a minority owner and will be appointed chairman emeritus. The transaction is expected
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Ukrainian cross-country mountain biker Yana Belomoina, who is considered one of the best athletes in this sport, has found refuge in Slovenia and is soon to be joined by her teammates from the national cross-country Olympic team, the sports portal Sportal reported. The Slovenian Cycling Federation is in charge of coordinating their arrival and accommodation
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A day after the official closure of the Ljubljana Documentary Film Festival, a special screening of a documentary by a Ukrainian film-maker will be held at the Cankarjev Dom arts centre this afternoon. The funds raised from ticket sales will be donated to Ukrainian film-makers who have remained in their homeland and are documenting the
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Andrej Grah Whatmough received a four-year term as director general of public broadcaster RTV Slovenija after seeking a confidence vote a year after he was first named to the post. Grah Whatmough was the only candidate to submit a complete application, according to the Programming Council, which is in charge of the appointment. Natalija Gorščak,
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The government adopted a regulation establishing an office to maintain a central register of prices of medical devices and equipment in a bid to reduce procurement prices and reduce the cost on public finances. The new office comes after parliament passed amendments to the public procurement act in January to regulate the prices of medical
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Yesterday in Brdo pri Kranju, Prime Minister Janez Janša attended a solemn event of the Chamber of Craft and Entrepreneurship of Slovenia, at which he was the keynote speaker. At the ceremony, the awards Craftsman of the Year and Entrepreneur of the Year for 2020 and 2021 and the Oldest Craftsman in 2020 were presented.
Prime Minister Janez Janša gave an interview today for the BBC World Service. Most of the interview was devoted to the visit of the Prime Ministers of Slovenia, the Czech Republic and Poland to Kyiv. The Slovenian Prime Minister began by saying that he and the Polish and Czech Prime Ministers had travelled through the
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