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Fri, 13 Aug 2021 07:40:42 +0000
Mura advance to last round of UEFA Europa League qualifying
Vilnius – Slovenian football champions Mura advanced to the play-off round of qualifying for the UEFA Europa League after beating Lithuanian champions Zalgiris 1:0 in the return leg in Vilnius on Thursday evening. In the last qualifying round, ...

Fri, 13 Aug 2021 07:37:21 +0000
Hi Festival of electronic music returns to Hrastnik
Hrastnik – After a one-year break due to Covid-19, Hi Festival returns to Hrastnik this year for its fourth edition, looking to combine music and art with the working class heritage of the eastern Slovenian town. The highlight of the two-day ev...

Thu, 12 Aug 2021 19:46:54 +0000
Financial Administration boosting cooperation with Bosnian tax authorities
Banja Luka – Ivan Simič, the acting director of Slovenia’s Financial Administration (FURS), signed a cooperation agreement with Goran Maričić, director of Tax Authority of Republika Srpska, in Banja Luka on Thursday. He also discussed ...

Thu, 12 Aug 2021 19:43:51 +0000
PLF not to be mandatory to enter Slovenia
Ljubljana – As Slovenia introduces the European Digital Passenger Locator Form (dPLF) on Monday for air and cruise ship passengers entering the country, the Health Ministry has told the STA filling out the form will not be compulsory. However, ...

Thu, 12 Aug 2021 19:42:35 +0000
Students oppose self-paying tests as condition to attend lectures
Ljubljana/Cerknica – The country is introducing the rule of being tested for or vaccinated against Covid or having recovered from it for a number of activities, while abolishing free rapid tests. While these will be paid for by employers for th...

Thu, 12 Aug 2021 19:40:54 +0000
Banking sector reports 84% higher half-year net profit
Ljubljana – Slovenian banks generated a cumulative after-tax profit of EUR 226.4 million in the first half of the year, an increase of 84% compared with the same period last year that the central bank says is the product of a release of impairm...

Thu, 12 Aug 2021 13:54:39 +0000
Peak Perseid meteor shower to light up the sky tonight
Ljubljana – The Perseid meteor shower will reach its peak tonight with meteors being most visible in areas without artificial lighting between 9pm and midnight or until the Moon overshadows them, the Cosmolab organisation has told the STA. Andr...

Thu, 12 Aug 2021 13:52:12 +0000
Govt endorses accords with several countries on joint border patrols
Ljubljana – The government has endorsed technical agreements with Poland, Hungary, Romania, Lithuania, Latvia and Estonia on joint patrols and other forms of joint action to manage illegal migration on Slovenia’s border with Croatia. The ...

Thu, 12 Aug 2021 13:48:05 +0000
Demand for new workers growing after spring lockdown
Ljubljana, 12 August – There were more than 20,500 job vacancies in Slovenia in the second quarter of the year, up almost 25% from the first quarter, with demand for workers strongest in hospitality and in culture and entertainment. The country...

Thu, 12 Aug 2021 09:11:53 +0000
Dnevnik welcomes regulation of electric scooters
Ljubljana – Dnevnik welcomes in Thursday’s commentary new rules which regulate the use of electric scooters, hoping riders will embrace them to improve safety in Slovenian streets. The newspaper says that better road safety starts with al...



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