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Sat, 04 Dec 2021 22:20:38 +0000
1,908 new coronavirus cases recorded on Friday
Ljubljana – Another 1,908 coronavirus cases were discovered in Slovenia on Friday, as 34.6% of PCR tests came back positive, data provided by the National Institute of Public Health (NIJZ) show. The new daily cases are thus down week-on-week bu...

Sat, 04 Dec 2021 22:20:03 +0000
Italian army medical teams coming to Slovenian hospitals
Ljubljana – Fifteen Italian military health professionals will come to Slovenia on Sunday to join the medical teams of the Slovenian Armed Forces helping in Covid-19 hospitals. The Italian team will be greeted by Defence Minister Matej Tonin an...

Sat, 04 Dec 2021 22:19:29 +0000
Police commissioner issues dismissal warnings to trade unionists
Ljubljana – Police Commissioner Anton Olaj has allegedly signed dismissal warnings for the heads of the two police trade unions, Kristjan Mlekuš from the SPS trade union and Rok Cvetko from the PSS, the newspaper Dnevnik reported on Saturday. ...

Sat, 04 Dec 2021 22:18:55 +0000
GAS and SMC parties merge into Concretely
Celje – The coalition Modern Centre Party (SMC) and the non-parliamentary Economically Active Party (GAS) merged at a congress on Saturday into a new party called Concretely that will focus on the social and economic development of Slovenia. Th...

Sat, 04 Dec 2021 22:18:18 +0000
Protest against new Covid legislation held in Ljubljana
Ljubljana – A group of protesters against government Covid-19 measures and the new bill on additional measures for curbing the epidemic and its consequences gathered in the Ljubljana city centre on Saturday. There were some clashes with police ...

Sat, 04 Dec 2021 22:17:47 +0000
Slovenian ski jumping team third in Wisla
Wisla – The Slovenian ski jumping team featuring Cene Prevc, Peter Prevc, Timi Zajc and Anže Lanišek finished third in the first World Cup team event in Wisla, Poland on Saturday. The victory went to Austrians, while the German team was secon...

Sat, 04 Dec 2021 22:17:07 +0000
Small protest staged in Maribor targeting Mayor Arsenovič
Maribor – A small rally was held in Maribor’s central square on Saturday targeting Mayor Saša Aresnovoč. About a hundred people gathered near the Town Hall calling for his resignation. The protesters also burnt a few posters with the ma...

Sat, 04 Dec 2021 22:16:40 +0000
Fitch affirms Slovenia rating, outlook stable
Frankfurt – Rating agency Fitch has affirmed Slovenia’s credit rating at A with a stable outlook, Fitch said on its website on Friday, adding that this reflected the agency’s expectations of a permanent recovery of the Slovenian eco...

Sat, 04 Dec 2021 22:16:04 +0000
Ski jumper Urška Bogataj third in Lillehammer
Lillehammer – Slovenian ski jumper Urška Bogataj finished third at Saturday’s World Cup event in Lillehammer, Norway, which is her fourth podium finish in the World Cup. The winner today was Katharina Althaus from Germany, and the second...

Sat, 04 Dec 2021 22:15:31 +0000
Parliamentary body endorsees changes in education
Ljubljana – The parliamentary Education Committee endorsed late on Friday amendments to the organisation and financing of education act, which would change the composition of school and kindergarten councils to increase the influence of the fou...



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