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Sat, 21 Aug 2021 14:30:03 +0000
Agra fair with some 1,100 exhibitors in-person again
Gornja Radgona – Some 1,100 exhibitors from 29 countries will be featured at the 59th Agra trade fair for agricultural products opening in Gornja Radgona in the north-east of the country on Saturday as the event returns to an in-person format a...

Sat, 21 Aug 2021 14:28:19 +0000
Contemporary dance festival defies pandemic and Brexit
Murska Sobota – The Front@ festival is bringing over 30 events to the city of Murska Sobota, starting today under the slogan Despite Everything – in the Trenches of Pandemic and Brexit. It will feature dance productions from Great Britain...

Sat, 21 Aug 2021 14:26:52 +0000
Summer season better than last year’s, still far below peak
Ljubljana – The summer tourism season looks set to be better than last year’s, but figures are still below the 2019 peaks, according to preliminary figures and estimates. New tourism vouchers have had a positive impact, but foreigners hav...

Sat, 21 Aug 2021 14:22:59 +0000
Agra fair opens with appeal to help farmers adjust to climate change
Gornja Radgona – Agra, Slovenia’s largest agriculture fair, opened on Saturday with appeals to the state to help farmers adjust to climate change. President Borut Pahor said that the climate crisis was a fact, noting that “everyone ...

Sat, 21 Aug 2021 14:21:12 +0000
Janša, Hojs heckled at mountain hut
Kredarica – Prime Minister Janez Janša and Interior Minister Aleš Hojs were heckled by anti-government protesters at a mountain hut below Mt Triglav, Slovenia’s tallest peak, on Friday evening. Video shared on social media and reports b...

Sat, 21 Aug 2021 14:20:03 +0000
Afghan interpreter safely evacuated to Slovenia
Ljubljana – An Afghan interpreter who worked for the Slovenian Armed Forces has been evacuated from Afghanistan and arrived in Slovenia on Friday evening together with his family, the Defence Ministry said. Accommodation for the family will ini...

Fri, 20 Aug 2021 19:13:27 +0000
Transit passengers need to produce Covid certificate after 29 August
Ljubljana – Passengers transiting through Slovenia are not required to produce a Covid certificate only until 29 August, the government decided on Friday, extending its previous decision regarding transit passengers by a week. To enter Slovenia...

Fri, 20 Aug 2021 19:11:15 +0000
Opposition wants parliament to discuss developments at Pošta Slovenije
Ljubljana – The deputy group of the opposition Social Democrats (SD) will request a session of the parliamentary Commission for Public Finance Oversight to discuss management of national postal company Pošta Slovenije. The announcement comes a...

Fri, 20 Aug 2021 19:10:15 +0000
President Pahor to attend Crimea conference on Monday
Ljubljana – President Borut Pahor will be in Kyiv on Monday to attend an international conference dedicated to Russia’s unlawful annexation of the Crimea in 2014, at which a joint declaration will be adopted and the Crimea Platform formed...

Fri, 20 Aug 2021 19:09:19 +0000
Public broadcaster TV Slovenija director Natalija Gorščak dismissed
Ljubljana – The director general of public broadcaster RTV Slovenija Andrej Grah Whatmough has dismissed Natalija Gorščak, the director of TV programmes, after accusing her of violating bylaws and allowing ratings to plummet. Gorščak, who i...



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