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Thu, 18 Nov 2021 23:23:07 +0000
Universities, research institutes issue joint call for vaccination
Ljubljana/Koper – All three Slovenian public universities and one private, and an association of independent research institutes have issued a joint call for Covid-19 vaccination. They stressed the importance of a joint battle against the Covid...

Thu, 18 Nov 2021 23:22:15 +0000
Italy to help Slovenia tackle Covid with army medical teams
Ljubljana – The Italian Army plans to help Slovenia with up to 30 doctors and nurses as the country battles an increasing number of Covid-19 patients, it was agreed at a meeting between the Slovenian and Italian defence ministers. Slovenian Def...

Thu, 18 Nov 2021 23:21:06 +0000
Parliament endorses investment-boosting budget documents for 2022-23
Ljubljana – The National Assembly has passed investment-oriented budget documents for the next two years under which the deficit is to be reduced from EUR 4 billion this year to EUR 2.47 billion in 2022 and EUR 1.52 billion in 2023, although op...

Thu, 18 Nov 2021 23:19:57 +0000
Pahor warns against cutting funding to some institutions
Ljubljana – President Borut Pahor attended a session of the Judicial Council on Thursday, focussing on the passing of the 2022 budget bill, which cuts funding to some independent state institutions. Pahor said the way in which budget funding ha...

Thu, 18 Nov 2021 23:16:57 +0000
Parliament passes scientific research and innovation activities act
Ljubljana – The National Assembly passed in an 80:0 vote the scientific research and innovation activities act on Thursday. The government-sponsored legislation is to promote the development of quality and globally comparable scientific researc...

Thu, 18 Nov 2021 23:15:32 +0000
Hojs advocates unity in migration response in Sarajevo
Sarajevo – Interior Minister Aleš Hojs took part in a regional ministerial conference in Sarajevo on Thursday, advocating the strengthening of cooperation and partnership in the Western Balkans region regarding migration management and maintai...

Thu, 18 Nov 2021 17:44:13 +0000
Slovenia logs another 3,662 coronavirus cases
Ljubljana – Another 3,662 people tested positive for coronavirus in Slovenia on Wednesday, just slightly up from the same day a week ago, figures released by the National Institute of Public Health show. Another 24 Covid-19 patients died, the l...

Thu, 18 Nov 2021 17:43:18 +0000
Environmentalists warn of flaws in EU deforestation regulation
Ljubljana – The proposal for a regulation on deforestation-free products put forward by the European Commission is an important step towards protecting the world’s forests but contains many gaps and flaws that raise doubts about its poten...

Thu, 18 Nov 2021 17:42:22 +0000
Bad bank denies allegations of impropriety in biogas plant sale
Ljubljana – The Bank Assets Management Company (BAMC) has denied media allegations that its current chairman has been involved in a conflict of interest in the sale a biogas plant, saying the decision to sell was taken before his time at the ba...

Thu, 18 Nov 2021 17:40:52 +0000
Exhibition of Picasso’s drawings opens at +MSUM
Ljubljana – An exhibition of Pablo Picasso’s illustrations termed Picasso: Writing into Drawing, marking the 140th anniversary of the birth of the great artist, will open at the Museum of Contemporary Art Metelkova (+MSUM) this evening, b...



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