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Tue, 21 Sep 2021 19:49:52 +0000
Potočar wins silver in lead at Climbing World Championships
Moscow – Luka Potočar won silver in the men’s lead event at the IFSC Climbing World Championships in Moscow on Tuesday in what is the best career achievement for the 19-year-old Slovenian climber. Potočar appeared in his first finals at...

Tue, 21 Sep 2021 19:49:22 +0000
Four opposition parties finalise agreement on post-election cooperation
Ljubljana – Four centre-left opposition parties have finalised an agreement on cooperation after the election. Party leaders initialled the agreement on Tuesday and will sign it next week pending approval by the top decision-making bodies of ea...

Tue, 21 Sep 2021 19:48:52 +0000
Diaspora painter Klavdij Palčič dies
Trieste – Klavdij Palčič, a leading ethnic Slovenian artist from Italy, has died aged 81 after a long illness, Primorski Dnevnik reported. He was a politically active member of the minority and presided the Slovenian Cultural and Economic Ass...

Tue, 21 Sep 2021 19:48:27 +0000
Jurists agree mandatory vaccination should be expert decision
Ljubljana – As part of a debate on mandatory vaccination on Tuesday, jurists noted that such a decision should be first and foremost an expert decision, and only then a political decision. Public Administration Minister Boštjan Koritnik said h...

Tue, 21 Sep 2021 19:47:52 +0000
Tomaž Barada to head Slovenian team at 2022 Winter Olympics
Ljubljana – The executive committee of the Slovenian Olympic Committee (OKS) named on Tuesday Tomaž Barada, the president of the OKS expert committee for professional sport, the head of the Slovenian team at the Winter Olympics in Beijing, whi...

Tue, 21 Sep 2021 19:47:20 +0000
Ministers call for greater energy connectivity in region
Ljubljana – A ministerial of the Initiative on Central and South-Eastern European Energy Connectivity (CESEC) on Tuesday agreed that energy connectivity is key for successful and cost-effective energy transition. The current situation and futur...

Tue, 21 Sep 2021 11:00:10 +0000
Over 1,300 new coronavirus infections in Slovenia on Monday
Ljubljana – The number of positive coronavirus tests totalled 1,308 in Slovenia on Monday, according to the National Institute of Public Health (NIJZ), in what is a slight drop from a week ago. The number of patients in hospitals was up further...

Tue, 21 Sep 2021 10:59:44 +0000
Slovenian, South Korean presidents exchange decorations
New York – Slovenian President Borut Pahor and South Korean President Moon Jae-in exchanged state decorations as they held talks on the margins of the United Nations General Assembly meeting on Monday. Moon received the Order of Merit for Disti...

Tue, 21 Sep 2021 10:59:17 +0000
Logar calls for implementation of Afghanistan benchmarks
New York – Slovenian Foreign Minister Anže Logar urged his EU peers to stick with the agreement the ministers reached an an informal meeting in Slovenia in September regarding Afghanistan, as EU foreign ministers held a meeting on the margins ...

Tue, 21 Sep 2021 10:58:44 +0000
Slovenia generated almost 9% less waste last year y/y
Ljubljana – Slovenia generated less waste in 2020 compared to 2019, according to the Statistics Office. Less waste was generated in economic activities, while municipal waste from households and the healthcare sector increased, especially waste...



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