Defence Minister Matej Tonin said that Slovenian soldiers remain in Mali for now and continue training Mali troops, after France announced its troops would withdraw from the country. Tonin noted that a formal decision on the EU mission there has not yet been adopted yet. He finds it hard to accept that the EU would …
Slovenia is still among the NATO countries with the lowest defence spending. It ranks 25th in terms of efforts to have 2% of GDP allocated for defence and 26th when it comes to defence investments, Defence Minister Matej Tonin said after a NATO ministerial. This year, Slovenia will allocate 1.3% of GDP for defence and …
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Prime Minister Janez Janša expressed “full support for EU efforts for de-escalation” after EU leaders discussed the situation in Ukraine. He lauded the EU’s unity on the issue, which he said would make it harder for Russian President Vladimir Putin to play his game. Defence Minister Matej Tonin meanwhile announced Slovenia would help Ukraine with …
Slovenia and the United Arab Emirates (UAE) signed a memorandum of understanding on sustainable development and food systems as Agriculture Minister Jože Podgoršek held talks with Emirati Environment and Climate Change Minister Mariam Bint Mohammed Saeed Hareb Almheiri. Podgoršek said the two countries would “develop cooperation in sustainable rural development, sustainable food production, food safety, …
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The meeting between President Vladimir Putin and Chancellor Olaf Scholz, originally scheduled for four hours, ended sooner. Following the talks Vladimir Putin stressed that Russia was still ready to engage in dialogue with the European Union and all Western states, but Russia’s security interests must be taken into account. Olaf Scholz, on the other hand, …
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Slovenia’s banking system generated an after-tax profit of EUR 527.3 million last year, an increase of 17.1% compared to the previous year. Pre-tax profit rose by about a fifth to stand at EUR 564.7 million, shows a report releases by the central bank. Banka Slovenije said the profit would only be a third of what …
Pensioners will get 4.4% higher pensions at the end of the month in line with regular annual adjustment with wages and consumer prices. Back rise for January will be paid out as well. The adjustment will cost the Pension and Disability Insurance Institute (ZPIZ) EUR 268 million at the annual level, said ZPIZ official Andraž …
The government endorsed at a correspondence session on Wednesday the financial plan of the public Health Insurance Institute (ZZZS) for 2022, which projects a shortfall of revenue over expenditure of around EUR 149 million. The ZZZS’s expenditure in 2022 is planned at EUR 3.72 billion, an increase of EUR 215.7 million or 6.2% compared to …
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Economy Ministry State Secretary Simon Zajc attended in Toulouse on Wednesday an informal meeting of the EU ministers in charge of competition to discuss initiatives on space traffic management and an informal session of the council of the European Space Agency (ESA). He expressed support to the European Commission’s proposals. By: P.T., STA
“And, last but not least, the events from Ilirska Bistrica prove that you do not listen and do not hear your own people, let alone listen to others,” the Mayor of Ilirska Bistrica, Emil Rojc, responded to the empty promises made by the Social Democrats party (Socialni Demokrati – SD) and its President, Tanja Fajon. …
“When in doubt, the employer has not only the right but also a duty to check whether the employee meets the conditions for his employment at all,” said Dr Matej Lahovnik, adding that the Supreme Court is obviously afraid of the truth and that they are trying to fool everyone by saying that there is …
At Wednesday’s session of the Council of the Pension and Disability Insurance Institute, a resolution was adopted, according to which the following payments of social transfers will be increased: – From the 1st of January 2022, pensions will be adjusted with an increase of 4.4 percent. The adjustment of pensions will be carried out in …
