Slovenia “must be pleased” with the EU’s Strategic Compass, a shared vision for EU security and defence, Defence Minister Matej Tonin said after EU defence ministers launched debated the draft document. The first responses to the document, prepared by the presiding trio of Germany, Portugal and Slovenia, are good and confirm that the direction is …
Slovenia’s top officials have received booster shots of coronavirus vaccines nearly nine months after they received their first shots in the early stages of the vaccination campaign. President Borut Pahor received his booster shot on Tuesday and Prime Minister Janez Janša on Monday. A total of 176,740 people in Slovenia have so far received booster …
The Slovenian police force got its first hybrid patrol vehicles which officials said would reduce noise pollution in settled areas and contribute to cleaner environment. A total of 56 new vehicles were formally handed over to the police at a ceremony at the Tacen Police Academy compound by Interior Minister Aleš Hojs and Deputy Police …
The Minister of Health, Janez Poklukar, and pediatrician Denis Baš took part in a press conference to provide a COVID-19 update. Minister Poklukar presented the latest information on capacities in the healthcare sector and the mobilisation of staff. Today, 3763 people have been newly infected, or 419 more than last Tuesday. A total of 838 people …
“It is high time for the judges to make up their minds. Because at the moment, the government does not know whether it can continue in a certain direction, similar to that of the countries that are much more successful in fighting the epidemic than us – like Austria, for example – or if we …
These days, you can often hear Boris Sovič explain to the media how his dismissal from the position of President of the Management Board of the energy company Elektro Maribor was “politically motivated.” However, he always forgets to mention the fact that he was also appointed to his position in the company in the same …
“This is not the time for media sponsorship of mass gatherings, at which it is practically impossible to follow the safety measures, now is not the time to harass and try to find loopholes in a multitude of anti-corona legislative measures. And now is not the time for undermining and opposing the instructions of the …
A total of 2,365 new cases of coronavirus were recorded in Slovenia on Saturday, which is a slight increase week-on-week, with the positivity rate standing at 44.3%, the National Institute for Public Health (NIJZ) announced. The 7-day average of new cases was up by seven to 3,148, and the 14-day incidence rate per 100,000 population …
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The numbers of people infected with the new coronavirus remain high. After setting a new record on Tuesday – 4,481 infections, according to the NIJZ, 3,568 infections with the new coronavirus were confirmed on Wednesday. The share of positives was 39.3 percent. As more and more patients require hospital treatment due to respiratory failure, the …
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By: Matej Avbelj, Peter Jambrek, Ernest Petrič, Janez Podobnik, Dimitrij Rupel, Ivan Štuhec, Žiga Turk, Marko Voljč in Tomaž Zalaznik The signatories of the initiative are from the wider circles of the Cathedral of Freedom, the Assembly for the Republic and ActTank, which bring together people from the world of culture, science, and entrepreneurship. Interlocutors from …
While in Western media the mood for the imminent recording of tens of thousands of “people seeking protection” is mainly made with pictures of women with hearty children with cuddly eyes, the Polish border guards have a completely different picture: They are rather criminal types (see video 2 below), who have been persuaded that one …
Slovenia will this year produce 10-15% less wine than last year, mostly due to the Dolenjska wine region being strongly affected by the spring frost. However, wine growers around the country report above-average vintage in terms of quality. Marjan Colja, director of the wine producer Vina Kras, noted that the production was close to normal …
