Another 2,313 people tested positive for coronavirus in Slovenia on Saturday as over 42% of the PCR tests came back positive. Hospitalisations rose by nearly 50 from the day before to 797 with 184 being treated in intensive care. Eleven more Covid-19 patients died, bringing the total death toll to 5,149, data released by the …
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“The Constitutional Court’s decision U-I-155/20-24 regarding the constitutionality of paragraph four of article 39 of the Communicable Diseases Act and the relevant government decree reaches the level of being unreadable. Even a lenient editorial board of a lenient, semi-serious legal journal would return something so badly written to the author and refuse to publish it. …
The Madagascar-based missionary, Pedro Opeka, is undoubtedly a Slovenian for whom it can be said that he is the personification of goodness, especially in terms of selfless help to fellow human beings when they find themselves in distress. While the vast majority resort to pleasant but empty words, the effects of Opeka’s work are visible …
On Friday, the 5th of November, at 5 p.m., the government met with health experts at Brdo near Kranj to discuss the measures to limit the spread of covid-19. At the meeting, they assessed the current situation, talked about the forecasts for the coming days, and the measures which should be adopted as soon as …
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In the dispute over a security incident on the Polish-Belarusian border, the government in Warsaw has summoned the chardr of the Belarusian embassy in Poland. The conversation was about a group of “uniformed and armed with guns” who entered Polish territory from Belarus on Tuesday night, the Foreign Ministry in Warsaw said on Wednesday. “Poland …
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In Slovenia, just like in the rest of the former Yugoslav republics, there was no lustration; the old networks are still predominant – not only in politics and the economy but also in the judiciary. The conservative Prime Minister Janez Janša is a victim of their machinations. In 1988, a military court sentenced him to …
The European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) receives around 240 complaints from Slovenia every year. The court convicted Slovenia of human rights violations in 332 cases so far (93 percent). Slovenia has so far paid 295,644,418.49 euros in compensation from the state budget. In addition to the media, the judiciary is also a big problem …
The government appointed Ivan Simič, the acting director of the Financial Administration (FURS), for a full term, effective on 18 November. His term will expire in November 2026 with the possibility of reappointment, the Government Communication Office (UKOM) said. Simič is a tax expert and the head of the Strategic Council for Debureaucratisation, which is …
FURS acting head to get full term in mid-November Read More »
The Madagascar-based missionary, Pedro Opeka, is undoubtedly a Slovenian for whom it can be said that he is the personification of goodness, especially in terms of selfless help to fellow human beings when they find themselves in distress. While the vast majority resort to pleasant but empty words, the effects of Opeka’s work are visible …
The Slovenian pavilion at the Expo show in Dubai attracted more than 120,000 visitors in the first month since the opening, which SPIRIT Slovenija, the agency in charge of the country’s Expo showcase, sees as a very successful start of the project. In a press release, SPIRIT said that impressions were overly positive with the …
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Slovenia’s joblessness saw a slight monthly increase in October, as a total of 66,654 people were registered as unemployed at the end of the month. The total number was up 0.8% compared to September and down 20.3% year-on-year. The Employment Service said the uptick was typical for this time of year as first-time job seekers …
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A larger portion of the French population trust the right-wing presidential candidate the most, according to the findings of recent survey. Le Pen enjoys particularly high support from three social groups: traders, manual workers and young people. Emmanuel Macron’s supporters come from a completely different background. On security issues, the French population has more confidence …
