Slovenia Times
Thu, 17 Jun 2021 06:15:00 +0000SDS congress to endorse Janša as party leader on Saturday
Slovenske Konjice – The Slovenian Democratic Party (SDS) will set out its manifesto and endorse Prime Minister Janez Janša for another term as party leader as it meets for its 12th congress in Slovenske Konjice on Saturday with a pledge to bui...
Thu, 17 Jun 2021 06:14:37 +0000DeSUS electing new leadership on Saturday
Ljubljana – The Pensioners’ Party (DeSUS) will hold a congress on Saturday to elect what will be its third leadership in a year and a half. Last December, after less than a year under Aleksandra Pivec, the party again elected its ex-boss ...
Thu, 17 Jun 2021 06:12:43 +0000Ljubljana Airport gets new passenger terminal
Brnik – A new passenger terminal was inaugurated at the Ljubljana Jože Pučnik Airport on Wednesday. The expansion brings 10,000 square metres of new surfaces, including more space for security checks and baggage handling, and more check-in po...
Thu, 17 Jun 2021 06:10:21 +0000Central bank expects economy to expand by 5.2% this year
Ljubljana – Slovenia’s central bank has markedly upgraded its economic growth forecast for the country since December and is now projecting the economy to expand by 5.2% this year, up 2.1 percentage points, followed by a 4.8% growth in 20...
Thu, 17 Jun 2021 06:09:30 +0000AIK to buy regional Sberbank branches, including Slovenian
Ljubljana, 16 June – Finance reported on Wednesday that the Serbian AIK Banka is close to signing a deal to buy all of Russian Sberbank’s operations in Southeast Europe, including those in Slovenia. A potential merger of Sberbank in Slove...
Thu, 17 Jun 2021 06:07:58 +0000118 infections confirmed as 7-day average continued to drop
Ljubljana – A total of 2,643 PCR tests were performed in Slovenia on Tuesday for 118 new coronavirus infections to be confirmed, with the seven-day rolling average dropping from 132 to 113, the government said. The situation in hospitals also i...
Thu, 17 Jun 2021 06:06:43 +0000Luka Dončić makes All-NBA First Team again
New York – Slovenian basketball superstar Luka Dončić has been selected to the All-NBA First Team alongside Greek Giannis Antetokounmpo, Serb Nikola Jokić and Americans Stephen Curry and Kawhi Leonard in what is a second All-NBA First Team p...
Thu, 17 Jun 2021 06:03:26 +0000Biden sends congratulations to Pahor ahead of Statehood Day
Ljubljana – US President Joe Biden has sent his congratulations ahead of Statehood Day to President Borut Pahor. He extended his congratulations to all Slovenians at the 30th independence anniversary, adding that Slovenia was an esteemed partne...
Thu, 17 Jun 2021 06:01:37 +0000Campaign helps cut food waste in schools, kindergartens almost by half
Mengeš – Slovenian schools and kindergartens have reduced food waste by 42% as part of the Food is Not for Waste project by the Eco-School programme and the retailer Lidl Slovenia. The project, which aims to raise awareness of responsible food...
Wed, 16 Jun 2021 06:30:00 +0000Epidemic no more?
On June 15th Covid-19 epidemic in Slovenia officially ended. But as it turns out nothing has really changed. Dnevnik takes issue with formal end of epidemic Dnevnik argues in Wednesday’s commentary that the formal end of the coronavirus epidemi...