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Fri, 19 Nov 2021 14:46:39 +0000
Education minister says criticism meant to silence her as woman
Ljubljana – Education Minister Simona Kustec responded to criticism mounted against her in a motion of no confidence as it is being debated in parliament on Friday by presenting achievements of her ministry so far. She sees the criticism of her...

Fri, 19 Nov 2021 14:45:37 +0000
Slovenian Food Day expands to traditional dishes
Ljubljana – Primary schools and kindergartens will serve traditional Slovenian breakfast on Slovenian Food Day, introducing a novelty this year – a story about traditional farmer dish – to further raise the youth’s awareness o...

Fri, 19 Nov 2021 14:43:07 +0000
Petrol group’s nine-month profit more than doubles to EUR 91m
Ljubljana – The energy group Petrol saw its revenue in the first nine months of the year increase by 34% to EUR 3.1 billion, while net profit more than doubled, increasing by 125% to EUR 91.2 million. Chairman Nada Drobne Popović said as Petro...

Fri, 19 Nov 2021 14:41:08 +0000
Men’s life expectancy down by almost a year
Ljubljana – The life expectancy of men in Slovenia dropped by 0.9 years last year compared to the year before, the Statistics Office said ahead of International Men’s Day, 19 November. However, men still assess their health more positivel...

Fri, 19 Nov 2021 14:39:58 +0000
Number of coronavirus cases up weekly, 20 deaths
Ljubljana – Another 3,517 people tested positive for coronavirus in Slovenia on Thursday, slightly up from the same day a week ago, figures released by the National Institute of Public Health (NIJZ) show. The positivity rate was up week-on-week...

Fri, 19 Nov 2021 14:38:22 +0000
Sava insurance group ups nine-month profit by 20% to EUR 57.2m
Ljubljana – In the first nine months of the year, the Sava insurance group generated EUR 548.8 million in operating revenue, up 11.1% year-on-year, and a net profit of EUR 57.2 million, or 20.3% more compared to the same period last year, show ...

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...



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