Slovenia Times
Mon, 19 Jul 2021 07:23:21 +0000Press on Pogačar win: Apex of Slovenian sporting achievements
Ljubljana/Maribor/Koper – Tadej Pogačar’s second Tour de France win dominates the front pages of Slovenian newspapers on Monday. Commentators hail him as one of the biggest sporting stars of all time and predict that the Slovenian team i...
Mon, 19 Jul 2021 07:16:18 +0000First Israel-Slovenia Friendship Day to be marked
Metlika/Cerklje ob Krki – A high-profile ceremony at the Prilozje air strip near the town of Metlika in the south-east of the country will mark the first Slovenia-Israel Friendship Day on Monday in memory of the joint fight against Nazism and F...
Mon, 19 Jul 2021 06:44:20 +0000Tadej Pogačar back-to-back winner of Tour de France
Paris – Slovenia’s Tadej Pogačar (UAE Team Emirates) has won the 108th Tour de France to become the youngest double winner of the world’s most prestigious cycling race. The 22-year-old also won the white jersey for the best young r...
Sun, 18 Jul 2021 16:00:46 +0000Slovenia’s tennis player Zidanšek wins first WTA tournament
Lausanne – Top seed Tamara Zidanšek, the French Open semi-finalist, won the WTA Lousanne Open in Switzerland on Sunday beating France’s Clara Burel in the finals after a good two hours with 4:6, 7:6 (5) and 6:1 for what is her first-ever...
Sat, 17 Jul 2021 18:59:45 +0000Tour de France: Pogačar defends title
Bordeaux – At 22 years of age Slovenian rider Tadej Pogačar secured his second straight overall victory of the Tour de France by placing 8th in the penultimate stage, the time-trial between Libourne and Saint-Emilion. To win his second yellow ...
Sat, 17 Jul 2021 14:53:12 +0000Slovenia’s positive net migration highest in over decade
Ljubljana – Slovenia recorded what is the highest positive net migration since 2008 last year as almost 18,400 people more moved in than out. The Statistics Office says part of the reason for the increase is administrative changes in the popula...
Sat, 17 Jul 2021 14:48:21 +0000Marinas happy with occupancy rates
Portorož/Izola – Slovenia’s largest marinas are happy with occupancy rates this summer with the one in Izola reporting a record 98% occupancy and the Portorož marina is seeing 30% higher figures than last year. Buy this article for 1€...
Sat, 17 Jul 2021 10:30:08 +0000Chemical company Melamin almost at pre-pandemic levels
Kočevje – Melamin, a chemical company in Kočevje with around EUR 50 million in annual revenues and around 200 employees, experienced significant problems during the Covid-19 epidemic. Now, says CFO Borut Hočevar, the situation is gradually r...
Sat, 17 Jul 2021 10:27:24 +0000Holiday traffic builds long queues at borders
Gruškovje – Slovenian roads and border crossings are congested with holiday traffic on what is one of the busiest weekends of the summer. A 10-kilometre tailback is reported on the motorway leading to the Gruškovje crossing with Croatia. A qu...
Fri, 16 Jul 2021 16:38:45 +0000Mohorič wins his second stage at Tour de France
Bordeaux – Slovenia’s Matej Mohorič (Bahrain Victorious) won stage 19 of the Tour de France from Mourenx to Libourne on Friday after attacking 25km from finish, surging clear from a large breakaway group. “During this stage I notic...