Despite the fact that the number of new infections with Covid-19 has started to decline in Slovenia, the situation in hospitals remains serious. Minister of Health Janez Poklukar pointed out on Wednesday that healthcare is still having trouble withstanding all the daily pressures of Covid-19, so he asked everyone to listen to healthcare professionals, to …
“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 …
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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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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Coming out of a meeting of EU home affairs ministers, Slovenia’s Aleš Hojs said it had been agreed that Croatia meets the conditions for entering the Schengen Area, and that it was a key step towards a final decision on the expansion of the no-passport zone. Minister Hojs believes other steps will follow relatively soon. …
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The National Assembly passed the act on long-term care that brings a number of measures for adults who depend on other people’s assistance to perform basic activities. This field is now being systemically regulated after some 20 years of efforts. Under the act, adults who depend on other people’s assistance will be able to choose …
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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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 …
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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As a representative of the Slovenian EU presidency, Foreign Minister Anže Logar expressed strong support for the International Criminal Court (ICC) on behalf of the EU and its member states as he addressed via video call on Monday the 20th session of the assembly of states parties to the Rome Statute of the ICC. Logar …
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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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The foundry LTH Castings officially launched a new production line for aluminium components for powertrains of all-electric BMW cars in its Ljubljana facility. The company said on the occasion that the new line brought new jobs, and labelled it as a new step towards transition to e-mobility and digitalisation. By: J.S., STA
