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Sun, 03 Oct 2021 21:19:51 +0000
CoE urges Slovenia to address all types of violence against women
Ljubljana – The government has received a report by the Council of Europe’s group of experts on Slovenia’s implementation of the Istanbul Convention. The group believes that the measures taken in Slovenia do not cover all types of v...

Sun, 03 Oct 2021 21:18:54 +0000
Victims of post-war executions commemorated in Teharje
Teharje – An estimated 5,000 victims of war and post-war summary executions were commemorated at a memorial mass in Teharje on Sunday. More than 600 unmarked killing sites across Slovenia bear witness to these atrocities, said retired Celje Bis...

Sun, 03 Oct 2021 21:17:19 +0000
Merkel to visit Slovenia on Tuesday to receive Order of Merit
Ljubljana – President Borut Pahor will receive German Chancellor Angela Merkel in Brdo pri Kranju on Tuesday to confer on her the Order of Merit for Distinguished Service, Slovenia’s top honour, Pahor’s office said on Sunday. Merkel...

Sun, 03 Oct 2021 21:16:21 +0000
Coronavirus case count goes up week-on-week
Ljubljana – Slovenia logged 531 new coronavirus infections on Saturday as week-on-week increase in new daily cases continued, fresh official data show. Another five Covid-19 patients have died. Figures released by the government show 428 Covid-...

Sun, 03 Oct 2021 21:15:22 +0000
Hojs says possibility of early election on the table
Ljubljana – Interior Minister Aleš Hojs told commercial broadcaster POP TV on Sunday that the possibility of an early election was completely justified. The ruling Democrats (SDS) are discussing this possibility a lot, he said, adding that goi...

Sun, 03 Oct 2021 21:14:14 +0000
Radeče becomes first energy self-sufficient town centre in Slovenia
Radeče – Radeče has become the first Slovenian town whose town centre will be fully self-sufficient in terms of electricity as a solar system was installed on the roof of its community health centre on Friday. This is after the Sonce company ...

Sat, 02 Oct 2021 20:10:36 +0000
Počivalšek officially inaugurates Slovenia’s pavilion at Expo
Dubai – Economy Minister Zdravko Počivalšek officially inaugurated Slovenia’s pavilion at the Expo 2020 in Dubai on Saturday, saying that the event was an excellent opportunity to boost international cooperation and for Slovenia to show...

Sat, 02 Oct 2021 20:09:54 +0000
Jaklitsch stress importance of sport for minorities’ identity
Szentgotthard – Minister for Slovenians Abroad Helena Jaklitsch attended a traditional meeting of Slovenian sport organisations from the neighbouring countries in Hungary’s Szentgotthárd on Saturday. The minister emphasised the importanc...

Sat, 02 Oct 2021 20:09:03 +0000
Vizjak notes importance of agreement at Glasgow COP26 summit
Milan – Environment Minister Andrej Vizjak attended a three-day Pre-COP meeting in Milan whose participants tried to bring their positions closer together ahead of the COP26 summit in Glasgow. He noted the importance of an agreement being reach...

Sat, 02 Oct 2021 12:32:43 +0000
Electronic communication service revenue down 2% last year
Ljubljana – Revenue from electronic communication services in Slovenia amounted to slightly more than one billion euro last year, or 2% less then in 2019. Users sent fewer SMS and more MMS messages and there were more calls in the home network,...



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