Slovenia Times
Sat, 20 Feb 2021 06:02:44 +0000Logar and Austrian colleague praise bilateral relations
Vienna – Foreign Minister Anže Logar was on a working visit to Austria to meet his counterpart Alexander Schallenberg. The pair assessed the countries’ relations in the past year as positive and noted the importance of the 100th annivers...
Sat, 20 Feb 2021 05:58:38 +0000UKC Maribor wins first React-EU grant for pulmonary dept
Maribor – Slovenia’s second largest medical centre will get EUR 3.6 million from the European Regional Development Fund for a EUR 4 million investment to move its pulmonary department to a new location in what is the first grant from the ...
Sat, 20 Feb 2021 05:57:42 +0000E-tolling contract in parliamentary spotlight
Ljubljana – The parliamentary Commission for Oversight of Public Finances debated Friday the selection of Slovakia’s Skytoll for an e-tolling system for cars. While the opposition alleged irregularities, motorway company DARS and the Infr...
Sat, 20 Feb 2021 05:56:08 +0000Majbert Pharm to supply rapid tests to UKC Ljubljana
Ljubljana – The Ljubljana University Medical Centre (UKC) has signed a deal with Majbert Pharm to supply rapid antigen tests at virtually the same cost apiece as the company supplied to the Health Ministry for mass coronavirus testing under a c...
Sat, 20 Feb 2021 05:54:38 +0000Important dilemma of digital journalism is attitude to social networks
Ljubljana – Digital journalism in Slovenia is on the rise and is no longer only an additional channel. Working online has its specifics and brings new dilemmas, one of them being the attitude to social networks, sharing contents and communicati...
Sat, 20 Feb 2021 05:54:00 +0000Luka Koper sales slide 8% in 2020, net profit down 21%
Koper – Port operator Luka Koper reported sales dropping by 8% year-on-year to EUR 210 million as shipping volumes contracted across the board. Net profit declined by 21% to EUR 32 million but it was still a percent higher than planned. Profit ...
Sat, 20 Feb 2021 05:52:31 +0000Restaurants allowed to serve B2B meals under certain conditions
Ljubljana – Despite the ongoing ban on indoor food service, restaurants in Slovenia are allowed to serve business customers under certain conditions, a senior Economy Ministry official said Friday as he clarified government restrictions followi...
Sat, 20 Feb 2021 05:51:35 +0000Ski jumper Križnar remains overall leader
Rasnov – Slovenian ski jumper Nika Križnar remains the overall World Cup leader in the women’s competition, having won her ninth career podium on Friday with a third-place finish in Romania. Križnar managed jumps of 92 and 99 metres on ...
Sat, 20 Feb 2021 05:50:03 +0000SMC files bill to deregulate pharmacy business, chamber critical
Ljubljana – The coalition Modern Centre Party (SMC) has tabled amendments to the pharmacy practice act that would partly deregulate the retail pharmacy market, including by rolling back a ban on vertical integration of pharmacies and drug whole...
Fri, 19 Feb 2021 06:33:59 +0000Head of EP democracy group finds basis to monitor situation in Slovenia
Ljubljana – Dutch MEP Sophie in ‘t Veld (D66/Renew) believes there is sufficient ground for the European Parliament’s Democracy, Rule of Law and Fundamental Rights Monitoring Group, which she heads, to start monitoring the situation...