Slovenia Times
Tue, 02 Mar 2021 06:17:56 +0000STA cuts off govt administration in funding row
Ljubljana – Two months after the expiration of public and commercial news service contracts between the STA and the government, which had previously been renewed annually, the STA restricted access to its news items for the government administr...
Tue, 02 Mar 2021 06:10:23 +0000Youths summoned to appear in court due to remote schooling protests
Maribor – Underage secondary school students from the Maribor area who participated in a protest urging return to in-classroom learning in early February have been issued court summons for the purpose of answering charges of violation of the co...
Tue, 02 Mar 2021 06:08:21 +0000C5 ministers discuss Slovenia’s EU presidency, pandemic
Brdo pri Kranju – Foreign Minister Anže Logar hosted his counterparts from Austria, the Czech Republic, Hungary and Slovakia in Brdo pri Kranju on Monday. Apart from talking about Slovenia’s upcoming EU presidency, the Central 5 (C5) for...
Tue, 02 Mar 2021 06:05:43 +0000Event organisers want gradual return of public events
Ljubljana – Musicians and event organisers are pushing for the gradual relaunch of public events and the revival of the events sector after several countries already took steps in this direction. They believe now is the time to save the summer ...
Tue, 02 Mar 2021 06:03:00 +0000Layoffs announced at Alpina
Žiri – Alpina, a footwear maker best known for ski and hiking boots, plans to reduce its headcount by more than a tenth at its main production location in Žiri after a dismal year marked by store closures and the long shutdown of ski slopes a...
Tue, 02 Mar 2021 06:02:48 +0000Tourism ministers urge predictability of border crossing regimes
Ljubljana – EU ministers in charge of tourism have agreed it is important to ensure simple and predictable border crossing regimes, as they held a virtual meeting on Monday. This effort will expectedly be made easier with a digital vaccination ...
Tue, 02 Mar 2021 06:01:00 +0000Loginov and Jörg defend snowboard world titles
Zreče – Russia’s Dmitry Loginov and Germany’s Selina Jörg defended their world titles in the parallel giant slalom at the Snowboarding World Championships in Rogla, Slovenia on Monday. Slovenian snowboarders underperformed. Silver...
Tue, 02 Mar 2021 05:59:41 +0000Govt in dilemma about new coronavirus variants and new lockdown
Ljubljana – New variants of coronavirus pose a dilemma whether to proceed with the planned colour-coded exit strategy or impose stricter lockdown for a short period of time, PM Janez Janša said in parliament on Monday, as he answered a coaliti...
Tue, 02 Mar 2021 05:56:57 +0000Expo Dubai official excited about Slovenia’s pavilion
Ljubljana – Preparations for the 2020 Dubai Expo are going as planned despite the pandemic, Omar Shehadeh, chief international participants officer for the Expo 2020 Dubai told the STA in an interview. He said every participating country would ...
Mon, 01 Mar 2021 06:01:27 +0000Rogla hosting Snowboarding World Championships
Zreče – The Slovenian ski resort of Rogla is hosting a segment of the Freestyle Ski and Snowboarding World Championships, with the parallel giant slalom and parallel slalom disciplines scheduled for Monday and Tuesday, respectively. Slovenians...